| This article describes about the various | | | | times, and setting up a limit on how much can |
| children's programs offered with DirecTV | | | | be spent on Pay Per View channels in general. |
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| DirecTV takes the well being of your family | | | | DirecTV offers in depth tutorial programs to |
| seriously. Unlike cable, all DirecTV | | | | show you, the concerned parent, how to use |
| receivers offer parental controls so that you | | | | the parental controls to the greatest benefit |
| can control the type of television shows and | | | | of your children. DirecTV is known to |
| movies that your kids watch. It's always a | | | | offer more in depth tutorials for parent |
| concern for us parents that our kids may | | | | controls and guidelines than any other |
| stumble upon a program that may undermine the | | | | satellite provider. You and your children |
| values that we desperately try to instill | | | | can certainly feel safe with DirecTV. |
| into our children. Cable can be scary | | | | DirecTV's tutorials go step by step through |
| when it comes to kids. You never know what | | | | the censoring process so that you can be sure |
| type of content is waiting around the corner. | | | | that you do not miss a thing. The modern |
| Even when there is that one channel that | | | | world can be scary for parents with young |
| seems safe during certain hours of the day, | | | | children, you never know what the media and |
| if your child even accidentally changed to | | | | the world of entertainment will bring into |
| the next channel, there could be an entirely | | | | your home, DirecTV has taken this into |
| inappropriate program waiting for them. | | | | consideration to design (what they hope can |
| That is why DirecTV has put so much time into | | | | be) the best parental control system |
| developing smart parental controls that take | | | | imaginable. |
| the modern viewer into consideration. With | | | | |
| a simple touch of a button on your remote | | | | Online you can access DirecTV dot com which |
| control you can change settings and set | | | | offers streaming video, as one avenue of |
| parental controls that will ensure your | | | | customer help, to demonstrate the step by |
| child's safety from the programs in question. | | | | step process of setting your parental |
| Some of the features of DirecTV's | | | | controls to suit your specific parental |
| parental controls ( all at the touch of a | | | | needs. DirecTV takes into consideration |
| button on your remote control) include: | | | | the different needs of different families and |
| Allowing certain programs and blocking other | | | | different styles of parenting, giving you the |
| programs based on the M P A A ratings or just | | | | ultimate decision on what your children will |
| simply blocking specific movies (based on | | | | be allowed to watch and when. If the |
| either your own knowledge of the film or by | | | | internet isn't you're thing, you will also be |
| it's description which will include a summary | | | | able to tune in through your DirecTV system |
| of it's possible content), locking out an | | | | on channel 201 to see the step by step |
| entire channel or multiple channels, the | | | | tutorial on either the Hughes receiver model |
| ability to set a limit on certain viewing | | | | or the RCA receiver model. |