PHILIPS DVDQ50/052
Owner's Manual

Access Control
Access Control: Child Lock (DVD Video and Video CD)
Activating/deactivating the Child Lock
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1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS 2 3 4 5 6 7
CONTROL in the features menu using the 3/4 keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time. Move to �CHILD LOCK� using the 3/4 keys. Move to LOCK/UNLOCK using the 2 key. Select LOCK using the 3/4 keys. Press OK or 1 to confirm, then press 1 again to exit the menu. � Now unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is entered. ¶ ¶ Note: Confirmation of the 4-digit code is necessary when: � The code is entered for the very first time (see above), � The code is changed (see �Changing the 4-digit code�), � The code is cancelled (see �Changing the 4-digit code�).

Deauthorizing discs
Insert the disc. See �Loading discs�. � Playback starts automatically. Press 9 while { is visible. � The | will appear and the disc is now deauthorized.

8 Select UNLOCK to deactivate the CHILD LOCK.

Access Control: Parental Control (DVD Video only)
Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain �Parental Control� information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. Ratings are country dependent. The �Parental Control� feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes.

Authorizing discs
¶ Insert the disc. See �Loading discs�. � The �child protect� dialog will appear. You will be asked to enter your secret code for �Playback Once �or �Playback Always.� If you select �Playback Once�, the disc can be played as long as it is in the player and the player is ON. If you select �Playback Always�, the disc will become child safe (authorized) and can always be played, even if the Child Lock is set to ON. Notes: � The player memory maintains a list of 120 authorized (�Child safe�) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when �Playback Always� is selected in the �child protect� dialog. � Each time a �child safe� disc is played, it will be placed on top of the list.When the list is full and a new disc is added, the last disc in the list will be removed from the list. � Double-sided DVDs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc �child safe�, each side has to be authorized. � Multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each volume. In order to make the complete set �child safe�, each volume has to be authorized.

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