December 12, 2022
Control your TV! You have the power. You are in charge of what is accessed from your cable converter box.
Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) can have purchase locks, so movies or TV programming can’t be ordered without your approval. Set your four-digit Parental Control code to restrict view by setting locks on ratings, channels or even specific programming titles. You can also hide adult titles from being displayed on screen.
TiVo: Hiding Adult PPV Content
To hide adult pay-per-view content on your TiVo, choose the following menu items from the TiVo interface:
- TiVo Home
- Settings and Messages
- Settings
- Channels
- Channel List
- Then uncheck all the PPV Adult Channels
- Select Done from the top right of the screen
- Go to the Guide
- Press A from your remote
- Scroll down to Channels (fifth down)
- Select My Channels
TiVo: Hiding Adult VOD Content
To hide adult pay-per-view content on a DVR, choose the following menu items from the TiVo interface:
- TiVo Home
- Settings & Messages
- Settings
- Parental Controls
- Hide Adult Video on Demand
Parental Control Code
- Press Menu button twice
- Highlight Parental Controls then press OK
- You will be prompted to enter 4-digit code, select one and enter it
Purchase Code
- Press Menu button twice
- Highlight Parental Controls then press OK
- Highlight PINs setup (in Parental Controls menu) then press OK
- You will be prompted to enter 4-digit code, select one and enter it
Important: Make sure that you store your Parental Code and Purchase code in a secure location after you program them into your converter box. To unlock the system or if you have forgotten your code, you must visit a GCI store with a picture ID for verification.
Accessing Menu
- Press menu button twice.
- Highlight Parental controls then press OK.
- Press EXIT at any time to return to watching TV.
- Press MENU to return to the Navigator.
- Select how you want to control access.
- By Title, Rating (TV & Movie), Content, Channel
- A padlock will appear next to the selection
- Hide Title on TV and VOD
Placing Locks
- To place locks on ratings or channels, go to the LOCKS menu, then press ← or → as necessary to highlight either the channel or rating selection.
- Press or hold until the desired rating or channel appears, the press LOCK.
- To place a lock on a program title, highlight the program in any of the listing menus, then press LOCK. Follow the same procedure, described in Step 2.
- You may also press LOCK anytime while watching TV to place a lock on the title, rating, or channel applicable to the current show.
- A padlock will appear next to the selection, indicating it is now restricted.
Removing Locks
- Press Menu button twice.
- Highlight Parental Controls then press OK.
- You will be prompted to enter 4-digit code
- Enter 4-digit code.