If you have children accessing your machine to play DVDs, you may wish to enable Parental Control features. This way, you can limit the playback of DVDs rated with the MPAA (Motion Picture Associated of America) depending on your choosing.

1. Press CONTROL-1 to switch to Full Mode if you are in Skin Mode.

2. If the menu bar isn't visible, press CONTROL-M to turn it on.

3. Choose "Tools" - "Options".

4. When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select "DVD".

5. Check "Parental control".

6. The "Select a rating" pull-down is now visible. Choose the highest-possible rating of DVDs that you wish viewable on your machine. For example, if you choose "PG-13", DVDs rated "R" or "NC-17" will not be viewable on your machine.

7. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

As noted in the Windows Help, "you must set up appropriate Windows user accounts and passwords to use DVD parental control." This will help prevent children from bypassing the settings you make with this option.

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