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Chapter 10 Filter the Service List
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Show or Hide Blocked Services
The Services Portal displays blocked services by default. With this configuration, any
service the subscriber blocks still appears in the Services Portal. If subscribers select a
blocked service from the Services Portal, they get a message which does the
following:
States the service is blocked
Provides the option to turn off Parental Control completely (after entering a PIN)
Provides the option to unblock that specific service only (after entering a PIN)
When blocked services are always visible, subscribers can quickly find services they
may want to unblock.
In contrast, an advantage to hiding blocked services is that subscribers will only see
In contrast, an advantage to hiding blocked services is that subscribers will only see
the services they can immediately access. While you may offer 32 services in your
Services Portal, a subscriber may only have interest in half of these services. If you
configure the Services Portal to hide blocked services, the list of services is
simplified.
Perhaps more importantly, if you hide blocked services, parents rest assured that
Perhaps more importantly, if you hide blocked services, parents rest assured that
their children do not see programs such as Adult-On-Demand listed in the portal.
If blocked services are hidden in the Services Portal, subscribers can still view the list
If blocked services are hidden in the Services Portal, subscribers can still view the list
of all services (including blocked services) by clicking the B key on their remote
control and entering a correct Parental Control PIN. Once the PIN is accepted,
subscribers can block or unblock services that are defined as blockable.
Example:
Example:
Showing or Hiding Blocked Services
1 From the SP Service Guide, click the Display Information tab.
2 Select or clear the Display Blocked Service check box, depending on the
2 Select or clear the Display Blocked Service check box, depending on the
configuration you prefer.
3 On the File menu, click Save.