Setting The Parental Control; Selecting Parental Control; Temporarily Cancelling Parental Control - Pioneer DVR-RT500 Operating Instructions Manual

Getting started

Setting the parental control

Some discs are specified as not suitable for children.
This unit can prevent playback of such discs.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select "PARENTAL" from "SYSTEM SETUP". For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in "Using the SETUP
MENU" on page 23.
SETUP MENU
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
SELECT
ENTER/
ENTER
SELECT

Selecting parental control

Select "PARENTAL" and select the parental control level.
If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will
require you to enter a password before the disc will play.
To lock the selected parental control level
1 To lock the selected parental control level, press
or to select "PASSWORD".
2 Use the numeric keys to input a 4-digit pass-
word.
• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.
• Be sure to remember this number!
3 Press ENTER.
change to
1234
To cancel the locked parental control level
1 Select "PASSWORD" shown in step 1 of the
above section and use the numeric keys to input
the password.
2 Press ENTER.
The locked mark "
mark " ".
Then, you can change the parental control level, or
enter a new password.
VRB1351A_EN_22_32
LANGUAGE PARENTAL PARENTAL
PARENTAL
- - - -
PASSWORD
CLOCK
PARENTAL OFF
DISC SETUP
OTHER
CLEAR/
0 9
INPUT NO. DELETE
CANCEL
RETURN BACK SETUP END
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Note
• The selected level will apply to operations executed
after this.
• The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.
• Some discs may not be encoded with specific
rating level information though its disc jacket says
"adult". Parental control will not work with those
discs.
• Do not forget the password. If you forget the
password, contact customer service.

Temporarily cancelling parental control

Parental control can temporarily be cancelled with
some DVDs.
1 Playback a DVD. (See page 33.)
2 If the DVD disc has been designed to tempo-
rarily cancel the rating level, the screen that follows
the "READING" screen will change. If you select
"YES" with the ENTER, the message "YOUR DISC
EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1." (for
example) will then appear.
YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL
CONTROL LEVEL 1.
PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL
CANCEL PICTURE
3 If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo-
rarily, select "PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL" with
, then press ENTER. If the password has been
selected, the password input screen will appear.
Alternatively, if the password has not been set, playback
will commence. If you don't know (or have forgotten) the
password, select "CANCEL PICTURE".
The setting screen will disappear. Press OPEN/CLOSE to
remove the disc.
4 Use the numeric keys to input the password.
• To interrupt the input process, press RETURN.
5 Press ENTER.
6 Playback will commence if the entered pass-
word was correct.
Note
• This temporary cancellation of the rating level will
remain active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level
will be set again automatically.
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