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Hiding Adult Content

 

Hide Adult Content Overview

  • Blocks Adult VOD titles from being displayed

  • Category names in the Adult Video On Demand section are still visible

  • Blocks the purchase of adult content through PPV and Video On Demand without a PIN
 

User Interface Identification

 

TiVo Equipment

4 Tuners, 2 Tuners, Single Tuners, and Minis on TiVo Experience 3

  • ​​​​​Go to TiVo Central | Settings and Messages | Parental Controls | Hide Adult Content

 

​​​​​​4K 6 Tuners, 6 Tuners , 4K Minis, and Minis on TiVo Experience 4

  • Go to TiVo Home | left arrow to Menu | Settings | Parental & Purchase Controls | Hide Adult Content
 

Passport Echo: DVR

Securing VOD channel with a PIN

  1. Press Menu and then press the left arrow button to show Locking Status

  2. Press Select to go to the General Settings Preferences screen

  3. Press Select again to choose Locking Status

  4. Press the down arrow button to highlight On, then press Select

  5. Enter a PIN and press the down arrow button to Hide Adult Titles

  6. Press Select and arrow up to highlight Always and press Select again

  7. Press the up arrow button to scroll to Locked Ratings; Adult and NC-17 are already selected

  8.  To lock more ratings, press Select to lock more options; press the left arrow button to go back in the menu

  9. Press the left arrow button to go back and see

    • Parental Control Locking Status is On
    • Locked ratings include NR(Adult)
    • Hide Adult Titles is set to Always

  10. Press the Guide button to see that the adult titles will now show Title Blocked
 

Passport / Passport DCT: Standard Digital

  1. Press the Menu button twice to reach the Settings menu 

  2. Under Parental Control preference, go to Locking Status and turn it On

  3. Enter your PIN or press the A button on the remote to set up a PIN; if needed, reset the Parental PIN

  4. Arrow down and select Hide Titles 

    • Press OK or arrow right to change the setting
    • Select Yes to hide adult titles in the Guide, then press OK
       
  5. Arrow up to Locking to make sure the option is set up Off / Disable
     
  6. Change the Locking setting to On to activate Hide Titles and press Exit
 

i-Guide: Standard Digital / DVR

  1. Press Menu twice on the remote Select Parental Controls 

    • If you haven't created a PIN, you must do so

  2. Select TV Ratings Locks   |   TV-MA

  3. Select Movie Ratings Locks   |   Adult Select Hide Titles   |   Adult and TV-MA

  4. Select TV Channel Locks, then choose the Adult VOD Channels

  5. The guide shows Adult Programming or TV MA Programming instead of the actual titles

    • Accessing a channel with the adult programming will prompt for a PIN