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Parental Controls Instructions

Enabling Parental Controls
You can set up parental controls to block certain TV shows, movies, and VOD rentals based on their ratings and content.

  1. Press the MENU button on the remote and select Settings from the main menu.
  2. Enter your password and press OK (default password is 1234).
  3. In the Settings screen, select Preferences.
  4. In the Preferences screen, use the arrow keys on the remote to select the check box for Parental Control and press the OK button on the remote to enable/disable. (Fig. 1)
  5. Select the Edit option next to Parental Control to edit the settings.
  6. Change the settings as needed and select the Submit option to save your changes.

Disabling Parental Controls

To Temporarily Disable Parental Controls

  1. Press the MENU button on the remote and select Control On in the main menu.
  2. Enter your password when asked (this will disable settings for 30 minutes).

To Manually Re-enable Parental Controls

  1. Press the MENU button on the remote and select Parental Controls.

Enable a PIN Number

  1. Press the MENU button on your remote and select Settings from the main menu.
  2. Enter your password and press OK (default password is 1234).
  3. Select the Users option at the top of the screen then select the Edit at the bottom of the screen. (Fig. 2)
  4. Enter your current PIN in the PIN box (default password is 1234).
  5. Enter your new PIN number in the New PIN and Confirm PIN boxes (PIN numbers can be up to 8 digits).
  6. Select the check box for Enable PIN to require a PIN for all VOD rentals.
  7. Select Submit option to save your changes.

Parental Control Options

Movie Rating
This will block all movies rated at a particular level or higher.

TV Rating
This will block all TV programs rated at a particular level or higher.

Unlock Timeout
This will determine how long Parental Controls are temporarily disabled after the password is entered.

Block Unrated
This option will block all unrated movies and TV programs.

Content Rating
Select the TV content rating you want to be blocked. (Fig. 3)

  • S – Sexual Situations
  • L – Language
  • D – Suggestive Dialog
  • V – Violence
  • F – Fantasy Violence

-Visit www.tvguidelines.org for more information about TV and content ratings and www.mpaa.org/ratings for more information about film ratings.

For additional help or support contact RS Fiber Technical Support at (800) 628-1754.

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