What Are Locks And Restrictions - Dish Network Hopper Sling User Manual

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Chapter 6

What are Locks and Restrictions?

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Locks and restrictions are powerful parental controls that allow you to password-protect
programming based on ratings, or on a channel-by-channel basis. When you set locks:
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Locks for programming on the TV where your Hopper with Sling is located are set using
the on-screen menus of the Hopper. Locks for programming on the TV(s) connected to the
Joey Receiver(s) in other locations are set using the on-screen menus for those TVs.
Programming locks set for the TV where the Hopper with Sling is located are separate
from programming locks set for the TVs connected to any Joey Receivers. The
information in this chapter applies to locks set using either set of parental-control menus.
Locking your receiver is a two-step process:
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Create the parental-control locks that you want. Available types of locks are:
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Set a password. When you have set locks and restrictions, the receiver is locked, and any-
one who wants to access locked items must enter that password each time they do so.
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If you try to access a locked channel or restricted program, or you open the Parental
Controls menu, the receiver displays a message asking you to enter the password.
The receiver permits three attempts to enter the correct password. If you fail to enter
the correct password, the receiver does not allow you to try again for several minutes.
If you enter the correct password, then you can access the locked or restricted item or
access the Parental Controls screen to make changes to any locks and restrictions.
If you exit a locked or restricted item or close the Parental Controls screen, then you
must enter the password again in order to access the item or screen.
When a receiver is in a Whole-Home DVR system, the parental-control locks and
restrictions for other TVs in the system are not available. Go to the other locations.
When you unlock programming delivered through the H
output to your in-home coaxial cabling system, you are allowing all the TVs
connected to your in-home system to have access to this programming. In this
case, you must rely on the V-Chip technology and control settings in the
individual TVs to prevent viewing of inappropriate programming on each TV.
Consult your TVs' user guides for instructions to set up the V-Chip protection.
Ratings Restrictions—to lock programs based on their ratings.
Channel Locks—to lock channels, regardless of content.
Hide Adult Channels or Hide Locked Channels—to hide adult channels or locked
channels from being displayed in the Program Guide, Browse Banner, and Themes
list screens.
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