Parental Controls on Xbox
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How to… set up Parental Controls on the Xbox 360™ The Xbox 360™ console lets you customise Parental Controls allow you to control things such as: and manage your family’s access to games, Which games can be played (e.g. are they film and TV content. The Xbox 360™ Parental k age appropriate?) Controls can be used to control the console itself and also to control access to the online k Which films and TV shows can be watched service, Xbox LIVE. (e.g. are they suitable for your child?) k How long each family member can use the What is Xbox LIVE? console on a daily or weekly basis Xbox LIVE is the online entertainment service for k Whether or not someone can access Xbox LIVE Xbox 360. You can connect for free to rent and buy (e.g. do you want your child to be able to play HD movies or download Xbox 360 games and keep games online against friends and other people?) them fresh with new songs, workouts and levels. With a Gold membership, you can play Kinect and Parental Controls are divided into two groups: ‘console controller games with friends wherever they are. controls’ and ‘online safety and privacy’. Console controls are located in the Family Settings or Family Centre area on your console (depending on your Xbox LIVE membership type). Step 1 Turn on console Please note: controls If you cannot see Settings on your console, you might be a. On your console, go to using an older version of the ‘Settings’, then select ‘Family’ console software. You can find b. Select ‘On’ to turn information on how to update on Console Safety your console software at www.xbox.com c. Enter a 4-button pass code using your controller d. Select ‘Save and Exit’ 015302_VodafoneMag_p1-37.indd 20 29/08/2012 18:43 Step 2 Decide what you want Xbox LIVE access to control This setting allows you to decide if your family can connect to Ratings and content Xbox LIVE from this console. These settings let you restrict Membership of Xbox LIVE games and video content based enables you to do things like rent on the content’s rating. You can films and play games against also set whether or not unrated or other people online. explicit content can be played on this console. You can even set up Xbox LIVE exceptions for individual games membership creation that are outside of the rating This setting allows you to control restrictions you have set. whether or not new Xbox LIVE memberships can be created Family Timer from your console. This setting allows you to limit the time that your console can be used on a daily or weekly basis. Step 3 Set the Family Timer c. Enter your 4-button pass Use the Family Timer to limit the code using your controller amount of time that your family d. Select ‘Family Timer’ can use your console on a daily or weekly basis. Family members e. Select whether you want to can see how much time remains set a ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’ timer by pressing the Guide button f. Move down to the time period on the Xbox controller. When and use the left stick to the time expires, the console increase or decrease the time shuts down and can’t be used period, then select ‘Continue’ again until the Family Timer g. Select ‘Save and Exit’ automatically resets the next day their games and come back to or week. When the Family Timer is on, them at another time. However, a. On your console, go to notifications will appear 1 hour, when one of these notifications ‘Settings’, then select ‘Family’ 30 minutes, 15 minutes, and appear, you can add time or 5 minutes before the time runs disable the timer altogether by b. Select ‘On’ to turn on out. These give players sufficient entering the pass code. Console Safety warning so that they can save Xbox LIVE online safety and privacy Xbox LIVE offers a variety of whatever is best for you and your online safety and privacy settings family. For example, you can so you can control the Xbox LIVE choose whether to allow or block experience. your child from online gameplay and accepting friend requests. The default online safety and You can also do things like tailor privacy settings are divided into who can see their Xbox LIVE three age groups: child, teen profile and determine whether and adult. Xbox LIVE determines they can upload photos they take which default safety and privacy while playing games to services settings to use based on the like Kinectshare.com birthdate that was entered when the Xbox LIVE account was created. The default ‘child’ setting does not allow video To change your child’s settings: communication or purchases, 1. Sign into Xbox LIVE using 3. Select the child account that 5. Change the settings to for example. an adult account you want to manage whatever you’d like You can, however, completely 2. Go to ‘Settings’, and then 4. Go to ‘Online Safety’, and 6. To exit, press the ‘B’ button customise the default online select ‘Family’ then select ‘Change Settings’ on your controller, and then safety and privacy settings to choose ‘Save and Exit’ For further information, go to: www.xbox.com/familysettings www.xbox.com 015302_VodafoneMag_p1-37.indd 21 29/08/2012 18:43.