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Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News (U.S. only)
One of the parental control options is to completely hide t he entertainment options
that are available directly on the Home screen menu.
To hide Home screen entertainment options:
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and
then enter your parental control PIN.
2. In the Parental controls screen, highlight Home screen and then select or clear
either of these options:
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Removes the Movie Store and TV Store
options from the Home screen menu.
•
Removes the News option from the Home screen menu.
Tip:
screen and remove the check mark from the corresponding Hide command.
Blocking Broadcast TV shows
For broadcast TV, parental controls use informat ion embedded in the broadcast
signal to determine w hether to allow a program to be displayed. Parents can
configure parental controls to block broadcast TV programs that meet or exceed a
specific rating, so they cannot be viewed or heard unless the correct parental control
PIN is entered.
Note:
Rating standards differ by country.
Enabling parental control of TV shows
The first step in blocking TV show s is to enable parental control of TV shows.
This setting is provided separately to make it easier for you to turn parental control of
TV show s on and off w ithout disturbing their settings. For example, your kids are
have to deal w ith unblocking show s that you want to watch by entering your parental
control PIN. All you need to do is clear Enable parental controls, and all TV show s are
unblocked. W hen the kids return, select Enable parental controls again, and all of
your parental control settings are restored in a single operation.
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