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Block Shows with Certain Ratings
Note: Follow procedures on all digital cable boxes in your household. Block by
rating is your best protection against unauthorized viewing of content you deem
unsuitable for other household members. For additional parental control features,
visit optimum.net/parentalcontrol.
1. Press SETTINGS twice.
2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up or Move Down to
highlight “Block: Rating,” then press SEL .
3. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight the rating you wish to
block, then press SEL .
4. Repeat step 3 above for ALL ratings that you wish to be blocked.
5. Parental Blocks do not take effect until you turn on the Parental Control
feature using the Quick Settings menu. To turn on Parental Control,
press SETTINGS on your remote. Press Move Up or Move
Down to highlight “Turn ON Parental Control” and press SEL .
Enter your PIN. This will activate the Parental Control on the channels
you have selected previously.
Block Shows with Certain Titles
1. Press SETTINGS twice.
2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up or Move Down
to highlight “Block: Titles,” then press SEL .
3. Select “Displayed” to show when there is a blocked title, or “Hidden” to hide
all programs with blocked titles.
Block by Individual Program
1. Press DVR and then press Move Up
or Move Down to choose a program.
2. Press SEL to display your choice.
3. Press Move Up or Move Down ,
then press SEL to block your program.
Automatically Erase Your Oldest Recordings
Turning Auto Erase on will automatically erase your
oldest recordings one by one until there is enough
space to record your new programs.
Note: Any recordings that have a Save Time of
“Until I Erase” will not be automatically erased.
1. Press DVR , and press to display the
Preferences screen.
2. Choose Turn ON Auto Erase.
3. Press SEL .
Erase a Single Title
1. Press DVR to see your recordings.
2. Using the directional keys ( ), highlight the title you want to erase.
3. Press SEL for Options/Play. Using the directional keys ( ), highlight
Erase and press SEL . Press to erase or to cancel.
Using Parental Controls To Block Programming
If you already set up Parental Controls (Block PIN) on a digital cable box, then the
current settings will automatically block programs recorded with DVR Plus from being
viewed unless a Block PIN is entered.
Setting Up Your Block PIN
Note: You must set up a Block PIN for each digital cable box in your household. If you
have already set up a PIN for each box, you will need to enter that PIN to change
these settings.
1. Press SETTINGS twice.
2. At the General Settings menu, press Move Up or Move Down
to highlight “Block: PIN,” then press SEL .
3. Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight “Enable,” then press
SEL .
4. Enter a new PIN.
5. Re-enter new PIN for confirmation.
6. Press Exit to return to watching TV.
Once your Block PIN has been created, you will be able to block
programming by rating and title.
