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- Samsung TV comes with a set of parental controls with which you can restrict apps, and channels.
- Setting up parental controls involves entering the 4-digit PIN for your Samsung TV.
If you have children around and don’t want to expose them to inappropriate content on your Samsung TV, you can use the exclusive parental control feature, which saves you from monitoring them all the time. There are several ways to implement this feature and this article discusses all of them.
How to Set Parental Control PIN on Samsung TV
The following steps will help you set a PIN for Channels, Apps, etc on your Samsung TV.
How to Set Parental Lock on Samsung TV Apps
If you don’t want children to access apps that have adult content in them, follow the steps. Here, we’ll lock individual apps that require a PIN to open.
1. Go to your Samsung TV’s Home screen and click on the Apps option.
2. In the Apps screen, click on the Settings option provided at the top-right. This will show you all the apps on your TV.
3. Scroll to the app you want to put a lock on and select it.
4. From the drop-down, click on Lock/Unlock.
5. Enter your PIN and confirm. Once done, a Lock icon appears on the top-right corner of the app tile.
NOTE: The default PIN of all Samsung TVs is 0000.
After this, whenever you or your children try to open this app, they need to enter the PIN to access it. Using the same procedure, you can also lock gaming apps on your Samsung TV.
TIP: Some apps, like Netflix on smart TV, have provisions within the app itself with which you can lock certain content.
How to Lock TV Programs on Samsung TV (Based on Program Rating)
Here, you can restrict TV programs based on their rating. To give you an idea, some of the ratings used by the broadcast council are General, Parental Guidance, Restricted Audience, NC-17, etc. Among all the ratings, the General rating is highly suitable for children.
1. From your Samsung TV’s Home screen, click on Settings and select Broadcasting.
2. Choose Program Rating Lock Settings and turn it On.
3. Next, you’ll be asked to select Ratings you want to restrict. You can select programs based on TV Ratings, MPAA Film Ratings, or US Ratings.
4. After selecting a rating, you can enter the PIN and lock the programs/channels from streaming on your Samsung TV.
How to Change the Default Parental Lock PIN of Samsung TV
1. Turn on your Samsung TV and open the Home screen.
2. Scroll down and click on Settings. Then, select General and go to System Manager.
3. Select Change PIN in the following screen. Enter the current default PIN of your Samsung TV and enter the new PIN in the next step.
From the above ways, you can set parental controls on your Samsung TV. After this, you don’t need to keep an eye on your children all the time, as your Samsung TV device will take care of that.
FAQ
Yes, you can set a time limit on your Samsung TV, after which your device will turn off automatically. To do this, go to your Samsung TV Settings → General → System Manager → Time → Sleep Timer → Set the time.
Press the Power button on the remote and make the TV fall into sleep mode. Then, press the 8,2,4 and Power buttons in sequential order and your password will be reset and return to default. Now, you can go to the respective Settings and turn off the parental control option.
