Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Guida Utente
4002178 Rev C
Parental Control Options
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How Parental Control Works
Introduction
The Parental Control feature allows subscribers to block programs by channel,
program rating, or time of day. You may also choose to allow subscribers to hide the
titles of programs that are blocked. This section describes how subscribers can block
programs and turn Parental Control on and off. A table is also provided to show
how the subscribers’ viewing experience is affected by the Parental Control settings.
Block Programs from the General Settings Menu
Subscribers can use the General Settings menu to select which programs they want
to block. You can configure which blocking options are offered on the General
Settings menu. The following screens show the options that are available on the
General Settings menu for blocking programs.
Block by Channel
Block by Rating
Block by Time
For example, if subscribers want
to block all programs on certain
channels, they must 1) go to the General
Settings menu and select Block:Channel
2) enter a PIN, and 3) select the channels
they want to block.
The set-top displays a prompt similar to the
The set-top displays a prompt similar to the
screen to the right when the subscriber
selects the Block:Channel option.
When subscribers enter a correct
PIN, they can choose which channels
to block. A lock appears next to each
blocked channel as shown in the
screen to the right.