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Parental Controls
To set up your parental controls, follow these simple steps:
- Open the Settings Menu
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “Parental Control ” icon on the left.
- Press “OK”
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “Edit” icon to the right.
- Press “OK”
- Adjust the settings as you see fit for your viewers
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “Submit” icon on the bottom right.
To Unlock your parental controls,
- Press “MENU”
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “Parental Controls” icon
- Press “OK”
- A password screen will appear
- Enter your numerical password with the NUMBER buttons on your remote. Your password is your 7-digit phone number.
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “OK” icon
- Press “OK”
- Parental Controls are now unlocked as indicated by the words Parental Controls – Off.
Blocking Channels
**NOTE: Blocked channels do not show up in the Guide Menu. Parental controls do not affect this setting. The only way to see a channel in the Guide Menu is to remove it from the Channel Blocking list or to disable Channel Blocking.
To Block Channels:
- Open the Settings menu
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the Channel Blocking icon
- Press “OK”
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “Edit” icon to the right.
- Press “OK”
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the channel to be blocked
- Press “OK” to check the box.
- To move to the next screen of channel options, use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “NEXT PAGE” arrow/icon
- Press “OK”
- When finished, use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “UPDATE” icon.
- Press “OK”
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “SUBMIT” icon.
- Press “OK”
Using the Guide Menu
- Press the “GUIDE” button on the remote control to access the Electronic Program Guide.
- The Program Guide contains:
- Information about the program showing at the current time
- Channel Guide Choice Settings (All Channels, Subscribed Channels and Favorite Channels)
- The current half-hour of television is highlighted
- Current program showing is highlighted
- Channel ID– Currently selected channel is indicated by an arrow shape in the right end.
- Programs that extend beyond the time showing have a small arrow next to the program name.
- To scroll through channels, press either the ARROW UP or ARROW DOWN buttons on the remote.
**NOTE: If channels seem to be missing from the Guide Menu is probably set on a Favorites List. Check the Channel Guide Tab to make sure it is set to “All” or “Subscribed.” If it is not set to “All” or “Subscribed,” press the GUIDE button until the “All” or “Subscribed” tab is visible.
To Change Channels Using the Program Guide:
- Use the ARROW UP and ARROW DOWN buttons on the remote to scroll through the channels available. **HINT: Use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons to scroll by screen (showing 5 channels at a time).
- To select a new channel to view, use the ARROW buttons to highlight that channel.
- Press the OK/SELECT button.
- Press the OK/SELECT button to close the Electronic Program Guide.
Operating Your Favorites Menu
- Press the MENU Button on the remote.
- Press the ARROW buttons to highlight the FAVORITES icon.
- Press the OK/SELECT button.
To Create a New Favorites List
- Open the Favorites Menu (see above).
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the CREATE icon.
- Press the OK/SELECT button.
- Use the ARROW buttons to highlight the “NAME” field for this Favorites List.
- Press the CL/CLEAR button to delete any unwanted characters.
- Use the number buttons on your remote to enter each letter.
- Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to scroll to and highlight the channels to add to favorites.
- To select a channel, highlight it and press the OK/SELECT button.
- To move to the next screen of channel selection choice, use the ARROW buttons to highlight the NEXT PAGE ARROW icon on the lower left of the screen.
- Press the OK/SELECT button.
- When finished selecting channels, use the ARROW buttons to highlight the DONE icon on the screen.
- Press the OK/SELECT button.
- Press the GUIDE button on the remote to bring up the Channel Guide.
- Continue to press the GUIDE button until the new Favorites List is visible.
- The selected channels are now part of the new Favorites List.