Philips DVDR985 Owner's Manual page 51

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Locking or Unlocking Specific Discs
Not all DVDs are rated or coded by Parental levels.You may choose to
specifically lock or unlock a Disc by choosing Play once or Play always. This
way, you can disable viewing regardless of the rating of the DVD. You will
need to know your 4-digit code in order to view the Disc.
Insert a Disc. The Access Control message will appear on the TV
screen. (Child Lock should be Locked. Details are on page 50.)
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Press &V to select Play once or Play always. Then, press
the Number buttons to enter your four-digit code.
If you select PlayOnce, the Disc will play one time. If you stop play-
back, open the Disc tray, or turn off the Recorder's power, the
Access Control screen will reappear when you try to play the Disc
again.
If you select PlayAlways, the Disc will play even if you turn off the
DVD Recorder, open the disc tray, or set Child Lock to
(Locked). Details are on page 50.
If you later decide to lock the Disc so that it will not play
always:
When you insert the Disc, playback begins automatically and safe @
appears on the TV screen. Press STOP • while safe @ is on
the TV screen. Locked @ will appear. If the Disc continues play-
ing, press STOP • again to stop playback. You may need to turn off
the DVD Recorder or remove the Disc before the Disc is com-
pletely Locked. The next time you turn on the DVD Recorder or
try to play the Disc, the Access Control screen will appear. The
Disc will not play unless you enter the four-digit code.
Insert a Disc.
TheAccessControlscreenwill
appear whenyou try to play a
LockedDisc. If youdo not know
yourcode,pressSTOP•. Then,
selectAccessControlas
described in steps I-3 on page
49. When you are askedto
enterthe code,press STOP •
four times. PressSYSTEM
MENU, then press PLAY • to
start playback.Thisrestoresall
the Access Controlsettingsto
their originalfactory settings.
Two-sided DVDsmay havea dif-
ferent ID for eachside. To
unlockthe entire Disc,unlock
eachside.
Multi-volumeDisc setsmay have
a different ID for eachvolume.
Unlockeachvolume.