At Bright House Networks, we're committed to giving you control over the programming your family watchs on TV.  With Bright House Networks you can access Parental Control features which can:

• Restrict viewing of certain channels
• Defer viewing of programs with certain ratings
• Block viewing of programs during certain time periods
  

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Press the SETTINGS button twice on your digital remote control to get to the General Settings screen .

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Using the Arrow keys, scroll to highlight the Block: PIN option and press the SELECT button twice.

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When prompted, enter a four-digit number to establish a PIN for your particular set top box. This number should only be given to household members that have permission to unblock channels.

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Press the SETTINGS button twice on your digital remote control to get to the General Settings screen.

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Block: PIN option. The screen shows whether the PIN is enabled or disabled.

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If you would like to change your PIN, use your arrow buttons to highlight the Change option.  Press the SELECT button and you will be prompted to enter your current blocking PIN.  You will then be prompted to enter a new PIN and re-enter it again to confirm the change.

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If you would like to disable your PIN, use the arrow buttons to highlight the "Disable" option.  Press the SELECT button and you will be prompted to enter your PIN.

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If you would like to enable your PIN again, use the arrow buttons to highlight the Enable option.  Press the SELECT button and you will be prompted to enter your PIN twice.

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To exit the General Settings screen, press the EXIT button.

1. Press the SETTINGS button once on your digital remote control and the Quick Settings menu will appear.

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2. Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Turn ON Parental Control option and press the SELECT button.

3. You will be prompted to enter your PIN activate the parental control settings.

 

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Press the SETTINGS button once on your digital remote control and the Quick Settings menu will appear.

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Turn OFF Parental Control option and press the SELECT button.

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You will be prompted to enter your PIN to activate the parental control settings.

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Tune to the blocked channel you would like to watch. A black screen indicates the channel has been blocked from viewing due to a channel block. (If this channel is blocked due to a rating or time block, you cannot disable parental control for this channel only; you must disable it for all channels, ratings, and times.)

 

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Press the SELECT button and then you will be prompted to enter your PIN.

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Once the PIN has been entered, a message will quickly appear to indicate that the channel has been temporarily unblocked. The programming on that channel will appear on the screen.

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Press the SETTINGS button twice on your digital remote control to get to the General Settings screen.

 

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Block: Channels option and press the SELECT button.  

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You will be prompted to enter your PIN.

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A list of channels will appear. Using the arrow buttons, scroll up or down to each channel you would like to block and press the SELECT button. Channels that are currently blocked have a locked symbol. The screen also shows a list of currently blocked channels.

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To unblock a channel, scroll to the channel number and press the SELECT button again.

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When you are satisfied with the channels you have blocked, press the yellow A button to accept all changes.

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To exit the General Settings screen, press the EXIT button.

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To activate parental control, refer to the Activating Parental Control section.

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Press the SETTINGS button twice on your digital remote control to get to the General Settings screen.

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Block: Rating option and press the SELECT button. You will be prompted to enter your PIN.

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A list of ratings will appear. Using the arrow buttons, scroll up and down to each rating you would like to block and press the SELECT button. Ratings that are currently blocked have a locked symbol. The screen also shows a list of currently blocked channels.

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To unblock a rating, scroll to the rating and press the SELECT button again.

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To exit the General Settings screen, press the EXIT button.

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To activate parental control, refer to the Activating Parental Control section.

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Press the SETTINGS button twice on your digital remote control to get to the General Settings screen.

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll to highlight the Block: Time option and press the SELECT button. You will be prompted to enter your PIN.

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Using the arrow buttons, scroll up and down to select the day you would like to block by time. You have the option to select a particular day, the same day every week, or a group of days (such as weekdays or weekends).

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Press the right arrow button to move to the Day, Start, or Stop column.  For the Day, Start, or Stop column, press the up or down arrow button to enter the days, hour, minutes, and AM or PM for the time period. You can also use numbered buttons in the Start and Stop columns.

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When you have specified the time period, press the A button. This adds a new option called Block: Time with a number, for example Block: Time 1. You can specify up to four blocked time periods.

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To exit the General Settings screen, press the EXIT button.

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To activate Parental Control, refer to the Activating Parental Control section.