What are the DIRECTV Parental Controls?

DIRECTV knows how influential television is to children and understands how important it is for a parent to be able to control what their children are watching.
The powerful “Locks and Limits” feature gives the parent several options for monitoring their children’s access to DIRECTV programming.

You can use the parental controls option to lock out entire channels, set and limit viewing times, allow viewing based on MPAA ratings or block specific movies and establish spending limits on pay per view.

Setting up the Parental Controls Option is Easy:

1. Press the “menu” button on your remote control and select “Parental”, then press “Edit Settings”. Look for the selections that indicate “Ratings”, “Channel Blocks”, “Spending” or “Hours”.
2. Follow the easy-to-understand on-screen directions.
3. Select “Lock Now” and you will be asked for a personal identification number (PIN).
4. After setting up, you will need to enter your PIN to watch all restricted programming that you setup.

For an on television demo, tune in to DIRECTV BASICS on channel 201 and learn how to setup Locks and Limits if you have the HUGHES or RCA receiver models.