Setup Menu
Clearing PasswordsTo change the password, press the
Once a password has been entered, the system¤Navigation Buttoneso that the circle
remains locked until the password is cleared. Tonext to the word OChange� is orange.
clear a password so that the ratings may beNext, press the Enter Button `. On the
changed or to permit any movie to be viewednext screen that appears (Figure 7), enter the
regardless of ratings, you must be viewing thenew four-digit password directly by using the
Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is available byNumeric Buttons n, or you may use the
pressing the Menu Button 28 while the unitD/¤Navigation Buttonseto select the
is in the Stop mode. At the Setup Menu, pressnumber for a position, and then press the
Figure 7the ¤ Navigation Button e until the:Navigation Buttoneto move to the
Password option is highlighted. As the system isnext position. Note that as each number is
To enter a password you may either enter thelocked, you will first be asked to enter the pass-entered, it will turn to a solid circle when you
four-digit number directly, using the Numericword previously set (Figure 7). Enter that pass-move to the next position to protect the pass-
Buttons n, or you may use the D/¤word using the Numeric Buttons n andwordOs privacy. When all four numbers of the
Navigation Buttons e to select the then press the Enter Button `.password have been entered, press the Enter
number for a position, and then press the :Button `.
Navigation Button e to move to the next
position. Note that as each number is entered,After the password has been entered once, a
it will turn to a solid circle when you move tosecond set of data entry boxes will appear, ask-
the next position to protect the passwordOs ing you to confirm the entry (Figure 8). Using
privacy. When all four numbers of the the same method described above, enter the
password have been entered, press the Enterpassword again. When all four numbers have
Button `.been repeated, press the Enter Button ` to
set the password in the DVD 50Os memory. If
After the password has been entered once, athe two passwords do not agree, an OIncorrect
second set of data entry boxes will appear, ask-Figure 8Password� message (Figure 9) will appear to
ing you to confirm the entry (Figure 8). Usingask you to try entering the number again.
the same method described earlier, enter theTo clear the password lock once you have
password again. When all four numbers haveentered the correct password, press the ¤Once the new password has been entered, the
been repeated, press the Enter Button ` toNavigation Button e once so that the cir-system remains locked with the new password
set the password in the DVD 50Os memory. Ifcle next to the word OClear� is filled in orangein effect. If you have no other changes to make
the two passwords do not agree, an OIncorrectand press the Enter Button `. Note thatafter setting this default, press the Menu
Password� (Figure 9) message will appear tothe selection options will revert to Set only, asButton 28 to remove the Setup Menu from
ask you to try entering the number again.the password system is now deactivated. Thethe screen, or press the Play Button g/#
Parental Lock Indicator Q will also go outto begin or resume playback.
to show that the unit has returned to normal,
password-free, operation. If you have no other
Aspect Ratio
changes to make after setting this default,The aspect ratio of a television picture is the
Figure 9press the Menu Button28 to remove the
Setup Menu from the screen, or press the Playrelationship between its width and height, and
it defines the shape of the picture. Television
Once this password is entered, you will need toButton g/# to begin or resume playback.
use this four-digit number to view a disc whensets have traditionally had an aspect ratio of
4 x 3, which is to say that they are almost
the rating of the disc exceeds the settingsChanging the Passwordsquare, with slightly more width than height.
entered in the Ratings Menu. If a password If you feel that the password has become
has been entered, it is also required when youknown to an unauthorized person, you mayAlmost all television programming is presented
in the 4 x 3 aspect ratio so that the pictures fit
change the settings range in the Ratings Menu.change the password without unlocking thewithin the confines of the TV screen.
Finally, the password is required if you wish tosystem. To change a password, you must be
unlock the system again to permit access to theviewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is
Movies, on the other hand, have a variety of
Ratings Menu.available by pressing the Menu Button28
while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setupwhat are known as Owide aspect ratio� formats
that are significantly wider in relation to their
If you have no other changes to make after set-Menu, press the ¤ Navigation Button eheight than traditional television pictures.
ting this default, press the Menu Button28until the Password option is highlighted. As the
to remove the Setup Menu from the screen, orsystem is locked, you will first be asked to enterIndeed, the development of wide-screen movies
was something that was popularized in the
press the Play Button g/# to begin orthe password previously set. Enter that pass-
resume playback.word using the Numeric Buttons n and1950Os in response to the success of television;
movie producers wanted to provide a wider
then press the Enter Button `.vista than afforded by TVs.
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