DVD parental lock

When you said this: They said: turn on the DVD player. Hit "set-up". Scroll down to the "lock" icon. Scroll over to "Rating". Scroll over to unlock. Enter 0000. Click on Ok. Enter 0000 again, click Ok again. Menu should read unlock. Voila!, is that dvd on the tv or a normal dvd player

Fortunately Sony built in a default password for occasions such as yours. The procedure is laid out on page 45 of your manual. Follow these steps to make use of the built in password:

1) Go to the Parental settings on your menu and choose PASSWORD.

2) input "136900" in the box marked "Old Password".

3) Enter a new password in the "New Password" box. Enter the same password in the "Verify Password" box then press Enter to confirm.

You should now be able to use the new password that you setup above.

Fortunately Sony built in a default password for occasions such as yours. The procedure is laid out on page 45 of your manual. Follow these steps to make use of the built in password:

1) Go to the Parental settings on your menu and choose PASSWORD.

2) input "136900" in the box marked "Old Password".

3) Enter a new password in the "New Password" box. Enter the same password in the "Verify Password" box then press Enter to confirm.

You should now be able to use the new password that you setup above.

Found this on another site, from personal experience but its very well written so here you go.

The Playstation 2 is not only a video game system, but also a DVD player as well. In many families, the Playstation 2 serves as the "kids" DVD player, which means that many parents choose to take advantage of the parental lock feature to limit what kinds of movies the Playstation 2 will play back.
There could be instances where you entered in a parental code months ago, and now can't remember it. Or, you may have purchased a used Playstation 2, and you never knew the code to begin with. If you or the prior owner set a parental lock code, the Playstation 2 won't play back many movies without entering the code first. You could try to hunt down the original owners, or start inputting every code possible starting with 0000, but it's easier to reset the password and disable parental lock using a secret code.
Here is the procedure to reset the parental lock code:

1. Bring up a screen where the unit asks you to enter in the parental code. You can either insert a restricted disc, or enter the DVD setup menu and go to "parental control" under custom setup.
   
2. When the screen asks for the code, press the SELECT button, then enter in the code "7444".
   
3. The level adjustment under Parental Control dictates the strictness of the player. The lower the value, the more strict it will be. Either increase the value to lower the restriction, or disable the lock entirely by setting it to "off".
   
4. Once you have made your adjustments, be sure that the DVD tray is empty, and press the RESET button on the front of the Playstation 2. It is imperative the tray is clear of any DVD or game for the unit to save your settings.
   

A note for parents: If you're wondering what is stopping your child from using the above procedure to circumvent your rules, you can verify that they haven't reset the parental control very easily. Since the above procedure eliminates the old password entirely, all you need to do is see if your original password still works. If it does, they did not use the above procedure to break the rules. If it doesn't, they might be trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

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Justin

Here is the procedure to reset the parental lock code:

1. Bring up a screen where the unit asks you to enter in the parental code. You can either insert a restricted disc, or enter the DVD setup menu and go to "parental control" under custom setup.
   
2. When the screen asks for the code, press the SELECT button, then enter in the code "7444".
   
3. The level adjustment under Parental Control dictates the strictness of the player. The lower the value, the more strict it will be. Either increase the value to lower the restriction, or disable the lock entirely by setting it to "off".
   
4. Once you have made your adjustments, be sure that the DVD tray is empty, and press the RESET button on the front of the Playstation 2. It is imperative the tray is clear of any DVD or game for the unit to save your settings.

Here is the procedure to reset the parental lock code:

1. Bring up a screen where the unit asks you to enter in the parental code. You can either insert a restricted disc, or enter the DVD setup menu and go to "parental control" under GA_googleFillSlot("TL-IMU-Article"); custom setup.
   
2. When the screen asks for the code, press the SELECT button, then enter in the code "7444".
   
3. The level adjustment under Parental Control dictates the strictness of the player. The lower the value, the more strict it will be. Either increase the value to lower the restriction, or disable the lock entirely by setting it to "off".
   
4. Once you have made your adjustments, be sure that the DVD tray is empty, and press the RESET button on the front of the Playstation 2. It is imperative the tray is clear of any DVD or game for the unit to save your settings.
   

A note for parents: If you're wondering what is stopping your child from using the above procedure to circumvent your rules, you can verify that they haven't reset the parental control very easily. Since the above procedure eliminates the old password entirely, all you need to do is see if your original password still works. If it does, they did not use the above procedure to break the rules. If it doesn't, they might be trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

http://www.techlore.com/article/10505/Resetting-Parental-Lock-Code-on-Playstation-2/

THE ASTERICS ARE THE CODE NUMBERS HIDDEN SO WHEN PUT IN (LIKE A PASSWORD THEY TURN TO ASTERICS) TRY RESETING THE UNIT OR PULL THE PLUG OVERNIGHT AND TRY THE NEXT SAY

My unlock code is 0123, I didn't set it but it works to unlock parental controls

Hi,
power off for about 1 Hour, disconnect from T/V.
reset it back up, should return to factory default settings.
Mike @ Compurepair.

Without the DVD in the player go into your setup menu. Arrow down to the icon that is a lock press enter. arrow down to password and if it says new or change select it. you need to enter a pass code so that when the prompt comes up you can override the parental limits.
if you need to clear your old security code because you have forgotten it the manual says to input the 6 digit number from teh setup menu "210499" I did not do this as I had never set up a security code but the Across the universe DVD will play as long as enter the security code.