DVD 25 (serv.man9) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 19

SYSTEM SETUP  19

Parental Control
The DVD 25’s Password System is used to control
viewing of restricted programs and the capability
to change the password itself and the rating. The
DVD 25 is shipped with ”8888” as the default
password and with the parental control settings
”OFF”. The following instructions will show how
to change the password and to lock the settings.

Note: The DVD must be specifically encoded with
rating information for Parental Control to work.

The rating levels
The five standard US rating symbols are ”G”
(General, level 2), ”PG” (Parental Guidance, level
4), ”PG13” (Parental Guidance and 13 years old,
level 4), ”R” (Restricted, level 6) and ”NC 17”
(from 17 years old, level 7). The DVD 25 will
accommodate a total of eight rating steps, as set
by the DVD creators. These additional steps allow
for more critical control of program playback for
all audiences.

Level 8: All DVDs can be played.
Levels 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/chil-
dren can be played.
Level 1: DVDs for children can be played, DVDs
for adults/general audiences are prohibited.

Password
Important: You must write the password in a safe
place or remember it reliably. You cannot access
rated discs or rating/password menus or change
or clear the password (see below) without enter-
ing the correct password.

If you forget your password, you can re-set DVD
25 to the factory default password (8888) when
the player is in Standby, by pressing and holding
CLEAR for six seconds. Note: This will restore all
menu settings to the factory default settings. Any
changes you have made will be lost.

Enter Password and Setting Level
For disabling the playback of rated DVD's a pass-
word consisting of four digits must be entered.

Select PARENTAL CONTROL in the Player Setup
Menu, then press ARROW (

N) or ENTER to

access the PARENTAL CONTROL sub-menu.
”PASSWORD” appears in the right column. Enter
the password (The initial password is 8888.)

If the password is correct, the following display
will appear in the menu:

The top line indicates the current parental control
level. Press ENTER, then use the ARROW (

M

N ) buttons to select the level of restricted access
you want. REMEMBER: the lower the number,
the higher the restriction. When the level you pre-
fer is highlighted, press ENTER to activate it.

Change Password
After the password was entered or the parental
control level was set, use the ARROW (

L) but-

ton to make sure the cursor is pointing to ”NEW
PASSWORD.” Enter the new password. The dis-
play will change to ”CONFIRM”, requesting that
you repeat the new password to confirm that it is
correct. If you have correctly entered the new
password twice, the display will confirm the
change by ”OK”. Press Arrow (

M ) button to exit

the level/password sub-menu.

Press SETUP or PLAY on the remote control to
exit the set-up menu.

EzMenu Time Out
Select Ez MENU TIMEOUT in the Player Setup
Menu, then press ARROW (

N) or ENTER to

access the Ez MENU TIMEOUT sub-menu. The
right column now shows the current timeout set-
ting (highlighted) and the options.

When set to OFF, the EzMenu banner display will
remain onscreen when selected, until EzMenu or
CLEAR is pressed on the remote control. If set to
5 or 60 seconds, the EzMenu will disappear after
that number of seconds. However, during CD
playback, the EZMenu will always remain on-
screen unless CLEAR or EzMenu is pressed.

Light Control
Select LIGHT CONTROL in the Player Setup Menu,
then press ARROW (

N) or ENTER to access the

LIGHT CONTROL sub-menu. The right column
now shows the current setting (highlighted) and
the options.

If you wish the front panel display to be lit when-
ever DVD 25 is on, select Off.

If you wish the display to dim in normal play
mode and to light up for 5 or 60 seconds only
when a button has been pressed on the front or
remote, select 5 seconds or 60 seconds as the
timeout.

The 5 or 60 second timeout interacts with the
remote Dimmer button in the following way: If
display lighting has been turned off with the
Dimmer button, the light control will only turn on
the green LED's, not the full display. If display
lighting has been set to half brightness with the
Dimmer button, the display will light up to this
level and the LED's to full level.