{"id":936,"date":"2016-08-01T11:29:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T11:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/?p=936"},"modified":"2019-07-29T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:03:10","slug":"setting-parental-control-in-directv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/satellite-tv\/setting-parental-control-in-directv\/936\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Parental Control In DirecTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_937\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-937\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-937\" class=\"wp-image-937 size-medium\" title=\"Parental Control For IPad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV-Family-Package-e1470050518170-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"DirecTV Family Package\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV-Family-Package-e1470050518170-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV-Family-Package-e1470050518170.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Parental Control<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parental Control is a feature offered by DirecTV to limit or block programs that you consider inappropriate for children. You might know that all the shows have a parental ratings tab that provides the details on the overall content of the show. The parental ratings tab can be accessed from the information page, which helps parents to find if a program is suitable for their children or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parental Control feature is available with DirecTV receiver, mobile subscriptions, or dotcom accounts, and the feature allows you to restrict unsupervised TV watching based on the ratings of the program, block particular channels, control viewing times, and set spending limits for channels like DirecTV CINEMA or live Pay Per View events. The steps to set up parental control in DirecTV are explained below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have a DirecTV HD DVR or DirecTV HD receiver<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Choose a show or movie<\/li>\n<li>Press on the <strong>Info<\/strong> button on your remote control<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Parental<\/strong> and then select <strong>Parental Controls<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are the steps to choose parental control options if you are using an HD DVR or HD receiver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are having an SD receiver or a DVR, you can<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Press <strong>Menu<\/strong> button on your remote controller<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Parental<\/strong>, then <strong>Favorites<\/strong>, and then <strong>Setup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>From <strong>Setup<\/strong>, choose <strong>Parental Controls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Edit Settings<\/strong> to make changes to Parental Control options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_944\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-image-944 size-medium\" title=\"Personal Identification Number\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"DirecTV\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetripleplay.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DirecTV.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>DirecTV App<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Users also have the option to lock channels. If you choose <strong>Lock Now<\/strong>, you will be asked to enter a personal identification number (PIN). If at some other time, you wish to watch a locked channel, just type in your personal identification number, and the channel will be unlocked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are making use of the DirecTV app to watch shows, you need to launch the app to set Parental Control.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Launch the app and tap on the main menu<\/li>\n<li>Touch on <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Parental Controls<\/strong> <strong>for iPad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Enable Parental Controls<\/strong> and type in the same PIN that you use in your receiver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are the simple steps to set Parental Control in DirecTV. Get in touch with our experts for more information on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parental Control is a feature offered by DirecTV to limit or block programs that you consider inappropriate for children. You might know that all the shows have a parental ratings tab that provides the details on the overall content of the show. The parental ratings tab can be accessed from the information page, which helps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5,36],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Setting Parental Control In DirecTV - A Complete Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DirecTV allows users to control and block programs with parental control. 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