Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News (U.S. only)
One of t he p arent al cont rol opt ions is t o com p let ely hide t he ent ert ainm ent op t ions
t hat are availab le d irect ly on t he Hom e screen m enu.
To hid e Hom e screen ent ert ainm ent op t ions:
1 . From t he Hom e screen m enu, navig at e t o Set t ing s > Parent al cont rols, and
t hen ent er your parent al cont rol PIN.
2. In t he Parent al cont rols screen, hig hlig ht Hom e screen and t hen select or clear
eit her of t hese op t ions:
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op t ions from t he Hom e screen m enu.
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Tip :
screen and rem ove t he check m ark from t he corresp ond ing Hid e com m and.
Blocking Broadcast TV shows
For b roadcast TV, parent al cont rols use inform at ion em bedd ed in t he b roadcast
sig nal t o d et erm ine w het her t o allow a p rogram t o b e d isp layed . Parent s can
config ure p arent al cont rols t o b lock broadcast TV prog ram s t hat m eet or exceed a
sp ecific rat ing , so t hey cannot b e view ed or heard unless t he correct p arent al cont rol
PIN is ent ered .
Rat ing st and ards differ b y count ry.
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Enabling parental control of TV shows
The first st ep in b locking TV show s is t o enab le parent al cont rol of TV show s.
This set t ing is p rovid ed separat ely t o m ake it easier for you t o t urn p arent al cont rol of
TV show s on and off w it hout d ist urbing t heir set t ing s. For exam p le, your kids are
have t o deal w it h unb locking show s t hat you w ant t o w at ch b y ent ering your parent al
cont rol PIN. A ll you need t o d o is clear Enab le p arent al cont rols, and all TV show s are
unb locked . W hen t he kids ret urn, select Enab le p arent al cont ro ls ag ain, and all of
your p arent al cont rol set t ing s are rest ored in a sing le operat ion.
Rem oves t he New s opt ion from t he Hom e screen m enu.
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Rem oves t he Movie St ore and TV St ore