This is one thing that it does well enough and it is a fool proof function when it is used. There is a code that is used with it that only you will know, so no one can unblock anything that you decide to block out. For the creative parent though, this function can be used to control all the programming on the TV set as well.



If you have a child who is ignoring their school work and indulging themselves in excess with the programming you are receiving from DirecTV, it is simple to use the parental control function to block out all the programming on the TV set until they have completed their work assignments. With the parental control you givith and you taketh away at your complete discursion.

One drawback of fantastic and interesting programming in your home is that it can become a problem for some children during the school season and this function can allow you to have a simple solution to this common problem. Just imagine the look on juniors face, when he comes home from school and tosses his books and homework assignments on the floor in the corner of his room and clicks on the TV set in his room to settle in for a night of music programming and nothing comes on at all.

Then you can inform him that the problem is not with the TV set, but rather with his work ethics. You can see where this is going. It is important for a parent to use any tool at their disposal to instill positive traits in their childs thought processes. Bribery works sometimes but reverse bribery can also be used just as well.

With reverse bribery you take something away when things arent going the way you would like them to go. Just because you have brought great programming into your home with DirecTV and the Hughes satellite TV receiver, doesnt mean that you cant take it away temporarily at your own discretion with the parental control function. Its not called a channel blocking function it is called a parental control function and it can be used for just that purpose in your home with the Hughes receiver.

If you are feeling merciful, you might leave on a few channels such as a foreign language channel, or a history, or a great world news channel that junior might appreciate having in place instead of his favorite music programming. Just think of all the fun things you can do with the parental control function on the top of the line Hughes receiver that DirecTV gives you when you join their family of TV viewers.