Using A Password - Pioneer KRP-500A Operating Instructions Manual

09 Useful adjustment settings
Note
• Five minutes before the selected time elapses, the remaining
time appears every minute.
• To check the remaining time, perform steps 1 and 2. After
checking the time, press HOME MENU to restore the previous
display.
• The SLEEP indicator on the front of the Media Receiver lights
up in orange when the Sleep Timer is set.

Using a password

The flat screen TV provides a Channel Lock function for preventing
children from watching inappropriate programs. You need to enter
a password when watching programs with "Block" specified.
Before the system is shipped, "1234" is preset as the factory-default
password. You can however, change the password as you want.
You will need to enter the password before using the "Auto
Installation", "Analog TV Setup", or "Password" functions from the
HOME MENU to prevent unauthorized changes to the settings.
Entering a password
In a case where you select a channel blocked with the Channel
Lock function or if password entry is requested when attempting to
open the menu, enter a password correctly.
Enter your four-digit password using buttons 0 to 9.
•
Please Input Your Password.
Note
• If you fail password entry three times, "Invalid password."
appears, and the menu is closed. In order to display the
password entry screen again to unlock the password, select
the blocked channel or open the menu again.
• If the password entry screen disappears before entry, you may
recall it by pressing ENTER.
Changing the password
Use the following procedure to change the password.
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select "Setup" (/ then ENTER).
3 Select "Password" (/ then ENTER).
The password entry screen appears. Enter the current four-digit
password using buttons 0 to 9.
We suggest you write down your password so you don't forget it.
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4 Select "Change Password" (/ then ENTER).
5 Enter a four-digit password to be newly set, using the
buttons 0 to 9.
Change Password
Please Input New Password.
Reconfirm New Password.
6 Enter the same password that you have entered in step 5.
• If a different password is entered, the operation goes back to
step 5 for reentry from the beginning.
• You can try up to three times to reconfirm the new password
before the Change Password screen is automatically exited.
7 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.
Note
• Take a note of the newly set password and keep it handy.
Resetting the password function
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select "Setup" (/ then ENTER).
3 Select "Password" (/ then ENTER).
The password entry screen appears. Enter your four-digit password
using buttons 0 to 9.
4 Select "Reset" (/ then ENTER).
5 Select "Yes" (/ then ENTER).
6 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.
Note
• The above procedure will reset the password to the factory
default (1 2 3 4).
If you forget the password
When the message "Please Input Your Password" is displayed,
press the ENTER button on the remote control unit and hold it
down for three seconds or longer.
The password reverts to "1234".