TiVo Parental Controls

December 12, 2022

Want to set Parental Controls on your TiVo? Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) can have purchase locks, so movies or TV programming can’t be ordered without your approval. Set your four-digit Parental Control code to restrict view by setting locks on ratings, channels or even specific programming titles.

To hide adult Pay-Per-View content on your TiVo, choose the following menu items from the TiVo interface:

  1. TiVo Home
  2. Settings and Messages
  3. Settings
  4. Channels
  5. Channel List
  6. Then uncheck all the PPV Adult Channels
  7. Select Done from the top right of the screen
  8. Go to the Guide
  9. Press A from your remote
  10. Scroll down to Channels (fifth down)
  11. Select My Channels

To hide adult Video On Demand content on your TiVo, choose the following menu items from the TiVo interface:

  1. TiVo Home
  2. Settings & Messages
  3. Settings
  4. Parental Controls
  5. Hide Adult Video on Demand