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How do I set up Parental Control on my DM Box?
Why and what is this function?
- Why? To stop family members viewing certain channels / menus on your DM box.
- What? Parental Control is just that, it controls or locks channels with a password to stop family members viewing inappropriate content and so on. You might want to stop your five (5) year old from watching the sexy channel so you would block the sexy channel with a PIN code only you know.
Any other uses for this feature? Yes to stop your husband, wife, kids, friends etc from going to your menu options and mucking up the setting on your DM box i.e deleting bouquets, channels, recordings etc. But more on these options below.
Important thing to remember here:
1. When you first select this option the menu looks like this one displayed below.
2. However if Parental Lock has been enabled in the past it looks like this;
Howto set up Parental Lock on your DM box from scratch
1. Select Parental Lock from the setting menu.
2. Press the OK button over the first option on this screen being Parental lock, making it enabled. Now enter into the screen shown below a four (4) digit code i.e. 1234 and then do it again 1234 (see the reenter option below?)
3. Now confirm the code you just entered is OK by saving it and pressing the GREEN button.
4. Once you have saved this PIN code this menu will be shown to you, and also shown every time you enter this screen unless you disable Parental lock.
The options on this screen are as follows:
Parental Lock: As shown above
change Pin: As it suggests - change your PIN code anytime you want to
OK so we have entered a Pin code what does it do?
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