SureWest provides a parental control feature that enables you to limit the selections
you or your family can watch. When a selection is blocked, a message will scroll on
the top of the screen. Neither the blocked selection nor its program description can
be viewed without unlocking the parental controls. This is across the entire program
guide and VOD library.
Set Parental Controls
Use these procedures to set parental controls for each user
group (e.g., for children, teens and adults) and to change logins and passwords.
- Press Menu on the remote control.
- Select Settings and press the OK button.
- Enter your password (or 1234 if this is the first time)
and select and press the OK button.
| Note: |
The password must
be numerical. |
- Scroll to Parental Control, select Change, and
press the OK button.
- Create and update the information.
| Note: |
This action
is for the main account only. |
- Select Done and press the OK button.
| Result: |
The parental controls are now set. |
- To add additional users, select the Users tab
and press OK.
- To add a new user, select Add and press the OK button.
To change a user, select the user and press the OK button.
- Create or update the information for each user.
- Select Done and press the OK button.
| Result: |
The parental
controls are now set for that individual user. |
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Enable / Disable Parental Controls
Use the procedure below to enable and disable parental controls.
Enabled

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To re-enable parental controls simply click on the unhinged lock tab. The lock image will now appear as locked. The time frame can be adjusted by going back into Settings, clicking on the Parental Control Change button, and selecting the appropriate time frame from the Unlock Timeout drop-down menu. |
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Disabled

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Parental Controls must be enabled for this tab to appear on the main menu. Clicking on this tab and entering your password will disable parental controls for up to 270 min. The lock image will now be unhinged and parental controls will be disabled for the designated time frame. |
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