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Hookup and
Settings
Lock (Parental Control) Settings
Rating
Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on their
content. Not all discs are rated.
1. Select [Rating] option then press B.
2. To access the Rating, Set Password and Area
Code features, you must input the 4-digit security
code you created.
If you have not yet entered a security code you
are prompted to do so. Input a 4-digit code. Enter
it again to verify. If you make a mistake while
entering number, press CLEAR repeatedly to
delete numbers one by one then correct it.
3. Select a rating using the v / V buttons.
[1] - [8]: Rating one (1) has the most restrictions
and rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.
[No Limit]: If you select [No Limit], parental control
is not active and the disc plays in full.
4. Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection.
Note:
If you set a rating for the recorder, all disc scenes with
the same rating or lower are played. Higher rated
scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is
available on the disc. The alternative must have the
same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is
found, playback stops. You must enter the 4-digit
password or change the rating level in order to play
the disc.
Set Password
1. Select [Set Password] option then press B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown “Rating”.
To change the password, select the [Change],
press ENTER then input the current password
and input the new 4-digit code. Input it again to
verify. To delete the password, select the [Delete],
press ENTER then input the current password.
If you forget your 4-digit code
If you forget your password, to clear the current
password, follow the procedure below.
1. Display Setup menu then select an 1 level icon.
2. Use the Number buttons to enter the 6-digit
number “210499”.
3. Select [OK] then press ENTER. The 4-digit
password is cleared. Enter a new code.
Area Code
Enter the code of an area whose standards were used
to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (See
“Area Codes”, page 50.).
1. Select [Area Code] option then press B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown “Rating”.
3. Select the first character using the v / V
buttons.
4. Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the
second character using v / V buttons.
5. Press ENTER to confirm your area code selection.
