PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR PLAYSTATION 4

WHAT IS FAMILY ON PSN? Family on PSN is a new way to help keep your Family Members safer on your PS4 system and PlayStation Network.

By setting up accounts for your Family Members you can customise individual parental controls and spending limits for each child, and appoint Adult Family Members as Parents/Guardians. A family can consist of up to 7 accounts (including yourself) or 15 local users.

Families can be managed directly on the PS4 system, or through account management on the web. Note: To use Parental Controls you will need to have a PSN account (or create a new one) and email address. PSN accounts are free of charge.

HOW TO CREATE AN ADULT ACCOUNT ON PSN 1. On the PlayStation system, go to the User Selection Screen. a. If the system is currently logged into an account you will have to log out. b. Select [Power] on the far right of the system menu > select [Log Out] c. Click the PS icon on the game controller 2. Select [New User] > [Create a User] on the PS4 log-in screen 3. Select [Next] > [New to Playstation Network? Create an Account] > [Sign Up Now]. 4. Enter your details and preferences and select [Next] on each screen. 5. Create an Online ID and enter your first and last name. 6. Choose your Sharing, Friends and Messages settings (three screens). 7. Read and accept the PSN Terms of Service 8. Check your email and click the verification link.

*The parent account has now been created and can be used to establish parental controls.

FAMILY MANAGER The Family Manager is the Family ‘administrator’. There are no restrictions on the features a Family Manager can access, although there are some things that only the Family Manager can do. Example: the Family Manager is the only user who can add members to the Family and give other Adult Family Members access to parental control settings. There can only be one Family Manager in a Family.

*New PS4 users *Existing PS4 users

If you’re using your PS4 system for the first time, you’ll need to You can use your existing account as the family manager set up a local user on the PS4 system and create an account as account and start setting up your family straight away. the family manager. The PS4 system will walk you through this the first time your turn it on. Any sub accounts previously linked to your account will have already been added as child family members. You can set Once your account is created, you can start adding family individual parental controls and spending limits for each child members. member straight away.

HOW TO ADD CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS 1. Log in to your PS4 system as the family manager and go to [Settings] > [Parental Controls/Family Management] > [Family Management]. You may need to re-enter your account password. 2. Select [Add Family Member] > [Create User]. 3. Enter the child’s name and date of birth, then click [Next] 4. Accept the terms of the User Agreement 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to set parental controls for this user a. Set age level for games b. Set age level for BluRay discs and DVD movies c. Set access to PlayStation VR d. Internet Browser

ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS AND ASSIGNING PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSIONS If necessary, as the Family Member, you can appoint other adults as parent or guardian (even from existing accounts), giving them access to parental control settings for child family members.

PLAY TIME CONTROL FOR CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS

Q: What is Play Time control? As a parent or guardian, it can be hard to oversee how much time younger players are spending on the PS4 system. Play Time management gives parents/guardians the ability to set limits on when, and for how long, each child can access PS4 systems.

Setting Play Time is based on three simple settings: ❏ Set Play Time Restrictions: ‘Restrict’ or ‘Do Not Restrict’ ❏ Allocate Play Times: ‘Time Duration’, ‘Playable Hours’ and ‘End Time’ for every day or specified days of the week. ❏ Set an action for when Play Time ends: ‘Notify Family Manager’ or ‘Log Out’ child account.

As young players near the end of their Play Time, coloured notifications will appear at the top of the screen to let them know when they should save and quit.

Q: How do I access Play Time controls? You can access Play Time controls directly on the PS4 console, the iOS/Android app, or from your computer.

Access PlayTime controls on the PS4 Step 1: On your PS4 system, go to: [Settings] > [Parental Controls/Family Management] > [Family Management] and Select the child account you would like to set Play Time controls for. Step 2: Set a [Time Zone] then select [Play Time Settings]. Once you have set your restrictions, select [Save] to apply the changes.

Access PlayTime controls from your phone Access PlayTime controls from a computer

1. Open the PlayStation App on your mobile device and 1. Go to log in to your family manager account https://id.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/signin/ 2. Tap the PS icon at the bottom of the screen > and sign in [Settings] > [Account Information]. 2. Select [Account] > [Family Management] > [Go to 3. Tap [Menu Icon] at the top left of your screen > Family Management] and click the child account you [Family Management]. would like to access. 4. Tap the child account and tap [Edit] by the PlayTime 3. Click [Edit] by the Play Time restrictions you would like restrictions you would like to set or change. Select to set or change. Select [Save] to apply changes. [Save] to apply the settings.