How to hide Adult Channels?

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How do i hide them?
i can lock them via the settings menu but cannot hide them from the listings,
is there any way?

got a silver samsung box

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  • BenMcr77BenMcr77 Posts: 6,573
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    Go into Locked Channels and press the yellow button on the Virgin remote

    This both locks the channels AND hides them ;)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,205
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    BenMcr77 wrote: »
    Go into Locked Channels and press the yellow button on the Virgin remote

    This both locks the channels AND hides them ;)
    done that,
    they are still there but only locked
  • BenMcr77BenMcr77 Posts: 6,573
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    Shouldn't be.

    When you say from the listings, do you mean if you type the number, or the miniguide/EPG?
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    BenMcr77 wrote: »
    Shouldn't be.

    When you say from the listings, do you mean if you type the number, or the miniguide/EPG?
    in the miniguide epg,
    when im going up and down the channels its there,
    gets embarrassing when the kdis start going up and down the channels and then they are asked for the pin number
  • BenMcr77BenMcr77 Posts: 6,573
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    I've done it on several STBs and everytime they do completely disappear (unless you know the channel number). It skips from Sports to Kids IIRC

    The official instructions from www.virginmedia.com/pin

    Hiding Adult channels from the TV guide

    You can do this the same way as locking channels. If you’d rather Adult channels weren’t listed on the TV Guide, you can hide them by pressing the yellow button on your remote control when in the 'Set Locked Channels' section of the 'Settings' menu.


    Only thing I can suggest is unhide them, reboot the box and try again

    It is only the yellow button option that hides them. If you have locked the channels manually, they still show up
  • TV DUNIYATV DUNIYA Posts: 6,772
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    BenMcr77 wrote: »
    I've done it on several STBs and everytime they do completely disappear (unless you know the channel number). It skips from Sports to Kids IIRC

    The official instructions from www.virginmedia.com/pin

    Hiding Adult channels from the TV guide

    You can do this the same way as locking channels. If you’d rather Adult channels weren’t listed on the TV Guide, you can hide them by pressing the yellow button on your remote control when in the 'Set Locked Channels' section of the 'Settings' menu.


    Only thing I can suggest is unhide them, reboot the box and try again

    It is only the yellow button option that hides them. If you have locked the channels manually, they still show up

    I routinely find that the hidden channels appear on the mini epg,despite being hidden via the yellow button.
    After numerous reboots,and re-hiding,they are hidden.
    However after a period,they appear again on the mini-epg,despite the settings showing that they are hidden.
    Any reason,why this is happeningand how to cure it permanently.
    I've just tried 3 reboots/hiding,yet they are still appearing on the mini-epg.
    Thanks.
    Edit:Standard stb
  • Skylover4lifeSkylover4life Posts: 1,310
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    They hide on the V Box, but on both of our V+ boxes they simply require a pin. :(
  • timpotimpo Posts: 1,886
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    How to hide Adult Channels?


    Send the kids to bed early.....;)
  • TV DUNIYATV DUNIYA Posts: 6,772
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    timpo wrote: »
    Send the kids to bed early.....;)

    The Adult channels(when not locked or hidden),show "inappropriate"stills,regardless of the time of day. e.g 8AM
    Furthermore,its not always about protecting children.
    Many adults find the content undesirable,believe it or not.
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