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BLOCK RECORDINGS WITH PARENTAL CONTROL

1. Using the remote, press twice to access General Settings.

2. Press or to scroll to Viewer: Favorites.

3. Press .

4. Press

or to scroll to the channel you want to mark as a favorite, and

then press .

5. Repeat step 4 to mark other desired channels as favorites.

6. Press

to save your favorite list.

7. Press to exit General Settings.

ACCESSING YOUR FAVORITE CHANNELS

1. Press on the remote to access a channel you have set up as a favorite.

2. Continue pressing

until the channel you want to watch appears.

SET FAVORITE CHANNELS

WATCH BLOCKED RECORDINGS

You can keep others from watching a recording by using the Block feature. This

feature is useful if children also use the DVR and you do not want them to watch

certain recordings.

Note: To block a program that is scheduled to be recorded, block the program

rating from the General Settings menu. (For details, see “Blocking Channels,

Ratings, and Program Times” on page 7.) The DVR records the program, but

the recording can be watched only after entering your 4-digit Parental Blocking

PIN.

1. Press

to access the Recorded List.

2. Press or to select the recording you want to block.

3. Press

to access the Recorded Program Options screen.

4. Press

to select the “Block [title of program]” option.

5. Press

. The PIN Entry screen appears.

6. Enter your 4-digit PIN. The PIN Entry screen disappears, and

appears next to

the Info icon in the Information area of the Recorded List screen. The lock icon

indicates that the program is blocked.

Use either of the two methods described here to watch a blocked program.

Note: If the titles of blocked programs are blocked, see “Hiding or Viewing Blocked

Titles” on page 7.

1. Press

to access the Recorded List.

2. Choose one of the following options:

• Press

or to select the “Play [title of program]” option, and then press

. Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Note: Entering your PIN in this screen allows viewing of all programs and

recordings.

• Press

or to select the “Unblock [title of program]” option, and then

press

. Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Note: Entering your PIN in this screen turns off blocking only for this recording.

Options

Preferences

Press to record this program

or press for more recording options.

"Soul Food"

Recorded: Fri 6/13

7:00pm 1hr 0min

Save: Until I erase

Choose Highlighted Item Recorded List

Recorded Program Options

Options

Copy to VCR

Play "Soul Food"

Unblock "Soul Food"

Erase

Change Save Time

Clear PIN Entry Cancel

PIN Entry

Enter your PIN to turn OFF Parental Control

and ALLOW viewing of All programs.

Clear PIN Entry Cancel

PIN Entry

This program is blocked.

Enter your PIN to unblock.

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