Hopw do I remove the adult channels from my Sky box?

We had a message from a parent trying to find a way to remove the various adult channels, premium rate ‘phone girl channels, so that her children couldn’t get to them by accident.

Removing channels from Sky

On older boxes, there is no way to remove channels from the Sky line-up. All available channels are listed by default and there is no way to remove channels from the Electronic Programme Guide.

On newer boxes, such as the Sky+ HD box, there is an option to remove Adult Channels from the channel list and the Electronic Programme Guide. To do this, do the following:

Press TV Guide

• Scroll right to the “Parental” option
• Enter your PIN when prompted
• Select Remove Adult Channels

Parental Controls allows you to remove Sky Adult channels

The way to handle this issue, is to use Parental Control. You can specify that your Sky box’s 4 digit PIN number needs to be entered each time you (or your children) try to access a channel or TV show that’s intended for an older audience.

How to use Sky Parental Controls:

Each version of Sky box is slightly different, so these instructions may not completely match your set-up. To access the Parental Controls settings on a Sky+ HD box, do the following:

• Press TV Guide to get to the on-screen guide
• Scroll to the ‘Settings’ option
• Choose Parental Controls

Use Sky Parental Controls to set age restriction

Here you will find the following options:

Adult: The option to remove all adult channels from the channel list and programme guide

Viewing: The option to prevent access to programmes over a certain age-limit without a PIN, e.g. U, PG, 12-and-over, 15-and-over or 18-and-over

Channel: PIN-protect certain channels on a per-channel basis – You can use the yellow and blue buttons to block a channel always, or just between 8pm and 6am

Other: Includes: PIN on pre-watershed playback (recorded content), PIN entry before going online and PIN-protect programmes marked as ‘Keep’. There’s also the option to enable ‘Spending Protect’, so that you don;t exceed a daily spend on pay-per-view content.

The additional Sky Parental Control settings

Once you have made the changes you require, on some boxes you have to remember to press the green button on your remote control to save the changes.