digital television is opening upa whole new world of viewing options. many new channels are already available,and more to come. but with these increasing optionscomes the need to make sure your children are protected from inappropriate content. while a parental lock is already availableon many digital television devices,
Android TV parental control, such as tvs, set top boxes andpersonal video recorders, it's now compulsory for allnew models of digital television receivers sold in australia to include a parental lock feature. for most systems you'll start outby clicking on the (menu) button on the remote.
use the arrows to move to the (setup) option. select (child lock) and you most probablybe prompted to enter your pin, which in this case is the default 0000. the (change pin) options allows youto change the pin from the default four zeros, to a new one that you can access but your children can't. the (child lock list) option allows you to selectindividual channels that you wish to block access to. the (parental rating) option is the one that we want. this allows you to select a classification levelabove which you want all content to be blocked. for example, selecting pg will allow youto access g classified content only
as well as new sport and current affairs programswhich are not subject to classification. this function may be referred to as parental lock orparental block on your particular equipment. you may also need to switch the tv offand back on again for the parental lock to take effect. you should also note that the parental lock featurein some sets will only work to block access to inappropriate content in direct receptionof digital free to air television services.
this parental lock function will not necessarily work onrecorded programs or content on dvd or videos. you may need to adjust the features contained onyour dvd player or personal video recorder. more information on parental lock isavailable at the acma website, www.acma.gov.au/digitaltv.
