User Manual
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Setting the parental control
Some discs are specified as not suitable for chil-
dren. This unit can prevent playback of such discs.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and select its AV channel (this may
be labelled EXT / AUX etc.)
• Select “PARENTAL” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 17.
NOTES:
• The selected level will apply to operations executed
after this.
• The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.
• Some discs may not be encoded with specific rating
level information though its disc jacket says “adult”.
Parental control will not work with those discs.
• If you forget your password, open the disc tray; if there
is a disc inside then remove it and close the tray. To
reset the code press and hold the number 7 button
on the remote control, then press and hold the STOP
button on the front panel at the same time. The On-
Screen Display will show “PARENTAL UNLOCK”. You
can now set a new password.
Temporarily cancelling parental control
Parental control can temporarily be cancelled with some
DVDs.
1
Playback a DVD. (See page 28.)
2
If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily
cancel the rating level, the screen that follows the
“READING” screen will change. If you select “YES”
with the ENTER, the message “YOUR DISC EX-
CEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1.” will
then appear.
3
If you wish to cancel the set rating level temporarily,
select “PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL” with
or
, then press ENTER. If the password has been
selected, the password input screen will appear.
Alternatively, if the password has not been set, play-
back will commence. If you don’t know (or have
forgotten) the password, select “CANCEL PIC-
TURE”.
The setting screen will disappear. Press OPEN/
CLOSE to remove the disc.
4
Use the numeric keys to input the password.
•To interrupt the input process, press RETURN.
5
Press ENTER.
6
Playback will commence if the entered password
was correct.
NOTE:
This temporary cancellation of the rating level will re-
main active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level will be
set again automatically.
Selecting parental control
Select “PARENTAL” and select the parental control level
from the list below.
Level OFF: Parental control is turned off.
Level 1:
Adult discs and general discs (R-rated
discs included) cannot be played back.
Level 2 to 3: Adult discs and R-rated discs cannot
be played back.
Level 4 to 7: Adult discs cannot be played back.
(Level 4 to 7 discs contain content chil-
dren age 15 and younger may not see.)
Level 8: All discs can be played back without
restriction.
Select from level 1 to level 8.
On a scale of 1- 8, “1” is the most restrictive.
To lock the selected parental control level
1
To lock the selected parental control level, press
or to select “PASSWORD”.
2
Use the numeric keys to input a 4-digit password.
• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.
• Be sure to remember this number!
3
Press ENTER.
To cancel the locked parental control level
1
Select “PASSWORD” shown in step 1 of the above
section and use the numeric keys to input the pass-
word.
2
Press ENTER.
The locked mark
“
”
will change to an unlocked
mark “
”.
Then, you can change the parental control level,
or enter a new password.
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change to
1234
YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL
CONTROL LEVEL 1.
PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL
CANCEL PICTURE