Alpine dva-9965r User Manual

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ALPINE DVA-9965R 68-02065Z31-A (EN)
Setting the Rating Level (Parental Lock)
Use this function to restrict the viewing of movies to children of
appropriate age levels only.
Setting item: PARENTAL
Setting contents: PASSWORD
1 Press 8 or 9 to select “PARENTAL,” then press ENT.
The password input mode is activated.
2 Use the number keys “0” to “9” to input the 4-digit
password, then press ENT.
PASSWORD 
 ∗  ∗  ∗  ∗
Input numbers are displayed as “
∗.”
The default password is 1111 upon shipment from the
factory.
The restriction level (PARENTAL LEVEL) input display
appears.
• Each time you press CLR one digit is erased. Press CLR for at
least 2 seconds to delete all digits.
• Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.
3 Press 8 , 9 ; or : to select the restriction level (1 to 8),
then press ENT.
Select “OFF” to cancel the parental lock or if you do not
want to set a rating level.
The lower the number, the higher the rating level.
• Press RETURN to return to the previous display.
4 Press RETURN repeatedly until the SETUP mode is
deactivated.
• If you want to change the password, select
“CHANGE PASSWORD,” then input the new password (4 digits).
• Write down the password on a piece of paper and store the paper
somewhere in case you forget it.
• On unrated DVDs, playback will not be restricted even if the rating
level is set.
• Once set, this rating level remains in memory until changed. To
enable the play of discs of higher rating levels or to cancel the
parental lock, the setting must be changed.
• Not all DVDs provide a Parental Lock feature. If you are unsure
about a DVD, play it first to confirm. Do not leave DVDs
accessible to young children for whom you deem them
inappropriate.
Tips
• Changing the rating level temporarily
Some discs may request that you change the rating level set
in the default settings during playback. In this case, the
message appears on the monitor screen “PARENTAL
LEVEL CHANGE OK?”
• To change parental level and play, press ENT.
The password input mode is displayed. Input the 4-digit
password you set in “Setting the Rating Level (Parental
Lock)”, then press ENT.
• To play without changing the parental level, press L.
(When L is pressed, playback will be at the parental level
set with “Setting the Rating Level (Parental Lock).” )
Setting the TV Screen
Use the procedure described below to set the output screen according
to the type of TV monitor being used.
Setting item: TV SCREEN
Setting contents: 16:9 (WIDE) / 4:3 (LB) / 4:3 (PS)
• For some discs, the picture may not be set to the selected screen
size. (For details, refer to the explanation on the disc’s jacket.)
• Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.
16:9 (WIDE)
Select this when
connected to a wide
screen TV. This is selected
upon shipment from the
factory.
4:3 LB (LETTER BOX)
Select this when connected to a
conventional 4:3 size (normal TV
aspect ratio) monitor. There may
be black bands visible at the top
and bottom of  the screen (when
playing a 16:9 size movie). The
width of these stripes will depend
upon the original aspect ratio of
the theatre release of the movie.
4:3 PS (PAN- SCAN)
Select this when connected
to a conventional 4:3 size
monitor. The picture will fill
the entire TV screen.
However, due to the
mismatch in aspect ratio,
parts of the movie at the
extreme left and right sides
will not be visible (when playing a 16:9 size movie).
Setting the Country Code
Set the country code of which you want to set the rating level
(Parental lock).
Setting item: COUNTRY CODE
Setting contents: CODE
1 Press 8 or 9 to select “COUNTRY CODE,” then press
ENT.
“COUNTRY CODE” will be reset.
COUNTRY CODE  - - - -
2 Use the number keys “0” to “9” to input the 4-digit
country code, then press ENT.
Example: Germany “6869” is input
COUNTRY CODE  6 8 6 9
• For the country codes, refer to “List of Country Codes” (pages 59
and 60).
• Each time you press CLR one digit is erased. Press CLR for at
least 2 seconds to delete all digits.
• Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.
PARENTAL
OFF
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
CHANGE PASSWORD
SET UP
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