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S afety is no game. Is your f amil y set? A F amil y Guide to Video Game s and Enter tainment MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.indd 1 11/2/2007 4:32:34 PM.
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Tip: Look at what computer and video games are in your home. Make sure they meet your approval and are appr opriate for your child based on ESRB ratings.
Tip: Set rules on how of ten and when video games can be played. Both Xbox 360 and Windows Vista hav e time controls to help parents manage these guidline s.
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Tip: Get to know the video games your kids play and who they interact with online. Xbo x LIVE child accounts have the most restrictive settings and are defaulted to “Friends Onl y ” for online play.
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Tip : T each your children that they should immediately tel l you if anyone online makes them feel uncomfortable and can do so without fear of getting into trouble or losing video game playing privileges.
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23 MS_FamilySettingsBooklet.indd 23 11/2/2007 4:38:35 PM Other Resources For more information to consider when making rules on Paren tal Involv ement, Access, Content and Time, please visit: w ww.microsoft .com/ protect . PT A – w ww.pta.org Best Buy, Inc – www.
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An important point after buying a device Microsoft 360 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Microsoft 360 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Microsoft 360 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Microsoft 360 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Microsoft 360 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Microsoft 360, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Microsoft 360.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Microsoft 360. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Microsoft 360 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
