Microsoft 360 - Manual (Page 10)

Family Timer (available Dec. 2007 via Xbox LIVE):
Xbox 360 Family Settings help parents and caregivers ensure their children
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To set the Family Timer, go to “System,” then “Family Settings,” then click on
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you set it on “Daily,” you can select how long you want the gamer to have
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Pass Code for use on other Family Settings, such as Game or Video Ratings,
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pop-up will alert you to the ending of the session and offer you three options:
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the “Add More Time” and “Suspend Timer” functions, you will be required to
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A PACT for Families
In addition to the Family Settings technology we have developed a new,
interactive tool to facilitate the discussion that families may want to have
about the rules for access to computer and video games and to video content
and access to the Internet—whether using Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE or any other
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way for parents and children to discuss and put into writing guidelines for
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Parents and caregivers, please make a Family PACT with each child in your
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Additional copies of the Family PACT can be downloaded at:
www.xbox.com/isyourfamilyset

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