Dec 16, 2006 - I was trying to find out how to change my Playstation 2 DVD Parental Control Password since I am the only one who uses it. I found a resource.
The parental control password on the PS2 is a great tool for preventing your children or younger family members from accessing content they shouldn't. But there may come a day when you want to watch a DVD and won't remember the password. Or you may buy a used PS2 and not know the password. For those instances, here is how you can reset the password on your PS2.
Place a DVD that prompts you for your password in your PS2. If you have any R rated DVDs sitting around, one of those should work just fine. It should prompt you for the password before anything else comes up.
Select 'Yes' to playing the movie and select 'Yes' again to temporarily suspend parental controls. This is where you would put in the password if you knew it and the DVD would play. You may try '1111' at this point, as it is often the password. If that doesn't work, continue through the next few steps.
Press the 'Select' button on the screen that wants you to input the password. This should change the text on the screen from 'Enter Password' to 'Delete Password.'
Input the numbers '7444' into the box on the screen. This is the universal password needed to delete the current password. Once you input the numbers, you should get a message that says 'Deletion Complete.' Press the 'Select' button again and you should be prompted to enter a new password.
Enter a new password for your parental control. Make sure it is something easy that you will remember. Once you enter it in, you will be asked to confirm your new password. Enter it one more time and you should be able to watch any DVD you want.
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The PlayStation 3 has numerous security features, such as video game and Web-browsing parental controls. You can control these types of security, which are often used to deter children or roommates from accessing unwanted media, with the use of a password. However, you can bypass this password by restoring the system to its default settings. Performing these steps restores all user data and resets the password to 0000.
Turn on your PS3 and log into the player profile that you wish to restore. The restore process will only affect the profile that is logged in.
Press the PlayStation button on the controller to access the XrossMediaBar.
Navigate to 'Settings.'
Choose 'System Settings' from the 'Settings' drop-down list.
Choose 'Restore System Settings' and confirm the action in the resulting prompt. Do not turn off the console during this process or you could damage the software.
Log back into the player profile and go to 'Settings' again.
Navigate to 'Security Settings' and go to 'Change password.' Notice that the password is now 0000.
Change the password to your desired numeric code.
Tip
If you know the password, you can change it through the 'Security Settings' menu.