Setting up Parental Control on Astro Ultra Box or Ulti Box is a good method to control what your kids are watching when you’re not at home. With this control, you can allow only movies, dramas, or tv shows that have a certain rating that is suitable for their age. Here’s how to set up Parental Control on Astro Ultra Box and Ulti Box.
If you are using the latest Astro set-top box which is Ultra Box or Ulti Box, you can set up a parental control to block tv shows or movies according to the block rating. The block rating can be for 13-year-old kids, 18-year-old & 21-year-old.
With this option, you can select which block rating is the best suited and appropriate for your kid’s age. Astro has made this easy for you, follow the below few simple steps and you are good to go.
See also how to reset Astro Ultra Box / Ulti Box.
How to set up Parental Control on Astro Ultra Box / Ulti Box
- On your remote, press the HOME button.
- Select Settings.
- Select Parental Control and press OK.
- Please enter your PIN (Default PIN is 0000).
- Navigate to your preferred category to block and press OK.
Too easy to guess the PIN if you are using the default PIN? Here’s how you can change the master PIN.
How to change the master PIN
- On your remote, press the HOME button.
- Select Settings.
- Select Master PIN and press OK.
- Please enter your PIN (Default PIN is 0000).
- Now, enter your new PIN.
- Re-enter your new PIN to confirm.
- Wait for the “PIN has been changed successfully” message to appear.
In case you wanted to unlock some channels, here you go.
How to unlock channels
- On your remote, press the … button.
- Select the channel you would like to unlock and press OK.
- Select Unlock Channel and press OK.
- Enter the PIN to unblock the channel.
- Wait for the “The channel is successfully unlocked” message to appear.
That’s it. With the above steps, you can easily block and unblock channels, tv shows, and movies. Also, you will be able to change the master PIN to avoid your kids to guess the default PIN. Good luck!
If you have any issues or questions, you can let me know in the comment below.