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Parental Controls

1. RATING

You can lock individual ratings by

pressing OK on the focus. Lock-

ing a rating locks all higher ratings

above it.

2. MINI TV

Your current program, if unlocked,

will continue to play in the Mini TV.

3. LOCK ICON

The Lock icon displays if the item

is locked.

4. CATEGORY TITLES

Category titles display the parental

control category.

5. HELP

Help explains details about the cur-

rently-selected rating.

Working with your PIN

Creating a PIN

1. The ﬁrst time you use Parental Controls (or purchase a PPV or VOD program),

the system asks you to create a PIN.

2. In the Settings category, scroll to the Parental Controls card, and press OK.

3. Press the numbers on the remote to enter a four digit PIN and then enter the

PIN again to conﬁrm it.

4. Choose close.

Changing a PIN

1. In the Settings category, scroll to the Parental Controls card, and press OK.

2. Choose settings, use the left arrow to scroll left to the Change PIN card, and

then press OK.

3. Enter the old PIN, enter the new PIN, and then enter the new PIN again to

conﬁrm it.

If You Forget Your PIN

1. Go to www.bendbroadband.com, log in to your account, and click on the

BendBroadband Alpha device whose PIN you want to reset.

2. When the selected device’s summary screen appears, a Reset PIN button

displays at the bottom left. Click the Reset PIN button.

3. When the PIN reset is complete, a conﬁrmation note appears. Parental Con-

trols are now unlocked.

4. Go to the BendBroadband Alpha menu and create a new PIN in order to re-

lock Parental Controls.

VOD/PPV PIN

You can choose to turn off the PIN prompt before a VOD or PPV purchase from

the Parental Control section. Select the On Demand/Pay Per View card and press

OK to turn the PIN prompt on or off.