Microsoft Xbox 360 User manual
Safety is no game.
Is your family set?
A Family Guide to Video
Games and Entertainment
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Table of Contents
3Overview
4Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using
Xbox 360 Family Settings
7Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using Xbox 360
Family Settings for the Online World
11 A PACT for Families
15 How Computer and Video Games are Rated
18 Get Set: A Quick Guide to Using
Windows Vista Parental Controls
20 The Language of Video Games
23 Other Resources
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Tip:
Look at what computer and video games
are in your home. Make sure they meet your
approval and are appropriate for your child
based on ESRB ratings.
3
Overview
Microsoft®is committed to helping provide a safe and secure environment
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Our goal is to help parents and caregivers with simple and straight-forward
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As a continuation of our commitment to families, we are providing this
brochure to give you more information about the world of computer and video
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A PACT FOR FAMILIES
We have created a way in which adults and children together can set
guidelines for media use—whether playing video games, watching TV and
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It is our hope that you will use this information, share it with your children
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All of this information and more to help families make the choices that are
right for their children is available at www.xbox.com/isyourfamilyset
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Tip:
Set rules on how often and when video games can be
played. Both Xbox 360 and Windows Vista have time
controls to help parents manage these guidlines.
4
Get Set:
A Quick Guide to Using
Xbox 360 Family Settings
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that can help parents and caregivers choose the gaming and entertainment
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The Xbox 360 Family Settings can help control the types of games and movies
that family members can play or view, based on their content rating, and they
can help families manage the amount of time each child uses the Xbox 360
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For more in-depth directions or for more information on how to control
interactions on Xbox LIVE, please visit www.xbox.com/isyourfamilyset
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Choosing the appropriate games for your Xbox 360:
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description of the ratings system, please check out “How Computer and Video
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Once you have changed any of the Family Settings defaults, you must set a
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Choosing the appropriate videos for your Xbox 360:
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Tip:
Get to know the video games your kids play
and who they interact with online. Xbox LIVE
child accounts have the most restrictive
settings and are defaulted to “Friends Only”
for online play.
7
Get Set:
A Quick Guide to Using Xbox 360
Family Settings in the Online World
On Xbox LIVE, the online gaming and entertainment network of Xbox 360,
Microsoft provides safety measures to block inappropriate content and
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For further instructions, please visit: www.xbox.com/isyourfamilyset
To allow or block access to Xbox LIVE:
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connect to Xbox LIVE to play games, communicate with other gamers or
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Tip:
Communication is key. Sit down as a
family and put your household media
guidelines into writing.
8
To create an Xbox LIVE account for your child:
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After all of this information is entered, you will have the opportunity to choose
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Completing your Xbox LIVE account:
If you and your family are connected to Xbox LIVE, you have the ability to
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To allow or block friends, text, voice and video with Xbox LIVE:
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Family Timer (available Dec. 2007 via Xbox LIVE):
Xbox 360 Family Settings help parents and caregivers ensure their children
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pop-up will alert you to the ending of the session and offer you three options:
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A PACT for Families
In addition to the Family Settings technology we have developed a new,
interactive tool to facilitate the discussion that families may want to have
about the rules for access to computer and video games and to video content
and access to the Internet—whether using Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE or any other
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way for parents and children to discuss and put into writing guidelines for
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Additional copies of the Family PACT can be downloaded at:
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SAFETY IS
NO GAME.
IS YOUR
FAMILY SET?
MAKE A
PACT
TODAY!
For more information on Xbox 360 Family Settings and
Windows Vista Parental Controls, please visit
xbox.com/isyourfamilyset or
gamesforwindows.com/isyourfamilyset.
PACT
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ACCESS
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Tips:
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How Computer and
Video Games are Rated
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Along with the written submission materials, publishers must provide a
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Everyone
Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that may be
suitable for ages 6 and older. Titles in this category
may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild
violence and/or infrequent use of mild language.
Everyone
10+
Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have
content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
Titles in this category may contain more cartoon,
fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or
minimal suggestive themes.
Teen
Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be
suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this
category may contain violence, suggestive themes,
crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling,
and/or infrequent use of strong language.
Mature
Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be
suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this
category may contain intense violence, blood and
gore, sexual content and/or strong language.
Adults
Only
Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content that
should only be played by persons 18 years and
older. Titles in this category may include prolonged
scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual
content and nudity.
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rating. (This symbol appears only in advertising
prior to a game’s release.)
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content descriptors that triggered that rating—from comic mischief to
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language, nudity and sex, violence, etc. that would,
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Parental
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parents before they let their children view it. The
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material unsuitable for their children, but leaves
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patently too adult for their youngsters under 17.
No children will be admitted at the movie theaters.
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Get Set:
A Quick Guide to Using
Windows Vista Parental Controls
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specifying certain times of day that users have access to the computer with a
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The Microsoft Games for Windows Web site at www.gamesforwindows.
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genre of games, the Game Advisor will provide a list of age-appropriate
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Web sites that offer opportunities to view footage, or possibly, participate in a
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content and times including:
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By clicking on the box that indicates which material should be blocked, parents
can help prevent their children from accessing a variety of Web content,
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Computer Games
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Tip:
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immediately tell you if anyone online makes
them feel uncomfortable and can do so
without fear of getting into trouble or losing
video game playing privileges.
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Time Limits
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accomplished by viewing the “Activity Viewer” in the “User Controls” section
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The Language of Video Games
If you want to help protect your kids while they play video games, you need to
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WHAT TYPES OF GAMES THERE ARE
FPS: First Person Shooter This is a computer and video game genre
where the player sees the action through the eyes of the main character,
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the game, the character earns experience points for completing tasks or
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