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What are Locks and Restrictions?
WHAT ARE LOCKS AND RESTRICTIONS?
Locks and restrictions are parental controls that allow you to password-protect
programming based on ratings, or on a channel-by-channel basis. When you set locks:
• If you try to access a locked channel or restricted program, or open the Parental
Controls menu, the receiver displays a message asking you to enter the password.
• The receiver permits three attempts to enter the correct password. If you fail to enter
the correct password, the receiver does not allow you to try again for several minutes.
• If you enter the correct password, then you can access the locked or restricted item or
access the Parental Controls screen to make changes locks and restrictions.
• If you exit a locked or restricted item or close the Parental Controls screen, then you
must enter the password to access the item or screen again.
• When the receiver is in a Whole-Home DVR system, parental control locks and
restrictions for other TVs are not available.
Locks for programming on the TV near the Hopper are set using the Hopper’s on-screen
menus. Locks for programming on the remote TVs connected to Joey Receivers are set
using those TV’s on-screen menus. Locks set for the nearby TV’s programming are
separate from locks set for remote TV’s programming. The information in this chapter
applies to locks set using either menu.
Locking your receiver is a two-step process:
1 Create the parental-control locks that you want. Available types of locks are:
• Ratings Restrictions—to lock programs based on their ratings.
• Channel Locks—to lock channels, regardless of content.
• Hide Adult Channels or Hide Locked Channels—to hide adult channels or locked
channels from being displayed in the Program Guide, Browse Banner, and Themes
list screens.
2 Set a password. When you have set locks and restrictions, the receiver is locked, and any-
one who wants to access locked items must enter the password each time they do so.
When you unlock programming delivered through the H
OME VIDEO NETWORK
output to your in-home coaxial cabling system, you are allowing all the TVs
connected to your in-home system to have access to this programming. In this
case, you must rely on the V-Chip technology and control settings in the
individual TVs to prevent viewing of inappropriate programming on each TV.
Consult your TVs’ user guides for instructions to set up the V-Chip protection.
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