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Main Menu (cont’d)
Main Menu: Parental Controls
If you want to control what channels and programs are being watched or how much is being spent on each pay per view
purchase, Parental Controls allows you to do this with channel locks, spending limits, and rating limits. Parental Controls
are protected by a 4-digit numeric password that you set.
To access this feature:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press ▼ to select “Parental Controls” and press OK.
3. Use the ▲▼ buttons to choose from the options and press OK.
Parental Controls: Lock The System
(Lock/Unlock the DIRECTV
®
Multi-Room
Receiver)
Once any Parental Control setting has been configured, the DIRECTV
Receiver must be locked in order for those changes to take effect.
Your DIRECTV Receiver can be locked or unlocked.When it is
locked, the system will prompt you to enter the password whenever
you want to change settings in the following menus:“Channel Locks”,
”Set Rating Limits”, or “Set Spending Limits”.TV1 and TV2 share this
setting.The lock icon in the banner indicates a locked system.
To lock or unlock the system:
1. Choose “Lock The System” (if the system is not locked) or
“Unlock The System” (if the system is locked) from the “Parental
Controls” menu.
2. When the system prompts you for a password, enter it using the
numeric buttons on the remote control. If locking the system,
you will need to confirm it before it takes effect. If you have for-
gotten or lost your password, contact your service provider.
Parental Controls: Channel Locks
Locking channels prevents a viewer from accessing these
channels by requiring a password.Additionnally, the system
prompts the viewer to choose to lock TV1 or both TVs.
You must lock the DIRECTV Receiver to enforce the locks
(see above).
To set Channel Locks:
1. Choose “Channel Locks” from the “Parental Controls” menu
and press OK.
2. To lock /unlock all channels, use the ▲▼ buttons to select
“Lock All”, or “Unlock All” and press OK.
3. To manually lock/unlock individual channels, press ᮣ.Then, use
the ▲▼ buttons to select a channel and press OK to toggle
between lock and unlock.
4. Use the PAGE +/- buttons to scroll the channel list by a full page.
5. To store your new settings, select “Save Changes” using the ▲▼
buttons and press OK.
Parental Controls: Lock Status
The Lock Status feature is used to view the system status, i.e.
Locked or Temporarily Unlocked.
To view the receiver Lock Status:
1. Choose “Lock Status” from the “Parental Controls” menu and
press OK. Status of both TV1 and TV 2 are displayed.
“Parental Controls” menu
“Lock Status” menu
“Channel Locks” menu
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