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Thursday, March 19, 2015

HOW TO: Set the Family Timer on the Xbox 360

After you haver turned on parental controls (see: How To Turn On Parental Controls) you can set the family timer.

The Family Timer is used limit the amount of time your family can use your console on a daily or weekly basis. Family members can see how much time remains by pressing the Guide button on the Xbox controller. When the time expires, the console shuts down and can't be used again until the Family Timer automatically resets the next day or week.

To set the Family Timer


  1. On your console, go to Settings, and then select Family. 
  2. Select On to turn on Console Safety. 
  3. Enter a 4-button pass code using your controller. 
  4. Select Family Timer. 
  5. Select whether you want to set a Daily or Weekly timer. 
  6. Move down to the time period and use the left stick to increase or decrease the time period, then select Continue. 
  7. Select Save and Exit. 


NOTE: When the Family Timer is on, notifications will appear 1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes, and 5 minutes before the time runs out. These give players sufficient warning so that they can save their games. However, when one of these notifications appears, you can add time or disable the timer altogether by entering your pass code.

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