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Parental or Purchase Controls for i-Guide Boxes

 

PIN Types

  • Locks PIN: used to restrict viewing to particular channels, ratings, or programming
  • Purchase PIN: restricts viewers from ordering anything that requires a purchase

 

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Parental Controls allow programming blocks by channel number, rating, or time period

 

Change PIN(s)

  1. Press the Menu button twice on the remote control

  2. Scroll Down to the second page of the Main Menu and choose Setup

  3. Select PINs Setup, and choose either Lock or Purchase PIN
     
  4. Enter the current PIN
     
  5. When prompted, enter a new PIN, then again to confirm
     
 

Locking Preferences

  1. Press Menu twice for the Main Menu

  2. Select  Setup (usually on the second page of options)

  3. Select Parental Control Setup
    • If you haven't created a PIN, you must do so

  4. Select Locks Setup

  5. Choose TV Ratings, or Movie Ratings  to set a ratings control

  6. Choose Title Locks to lock specific titles

  7. Choose Hide Titles to hide racy or mature titles
     
 

Bypass or Clear Locks

  1. Go to Main Menu | Setup | Locks Setup and enter your current PIN

  2. Select Master Locks from the Locks Setup screen

  3. Change the Bypass Locks option from No to Yes to temporarily clear all locks
     
  4. Change the Clear All Locks option from No to Yes to permanently clear all locks
     
 

Restore Locks (Turn on Locks)

  1. Go to Main Menu | Setup | Locks Setup

  2. Select Turn on Locks and enter your current PIN

  3. Power the converter off, then back on
     
 

Setting Locks while watching TV

  1. Highlight the Lock Icon on the Information screen

  2. Enter your Parental Locks PIN and lock the channel, title or rating using the on-screen prompts