Voice and Text Communications with Xbox 360

Manage who your child can communicate with on Xbox LIVE using voice and text. Communication on Xbox LIVE includes chat, messages, and game invites.

To configure your child's communications settings for Xbox LIVE:

1. Start from the System area of the Xbox Dashboard or—if you're using your Xbox 360 system for the first time—from the Initial Setup Complete screen. Select Family Settings, Xbox Live Controls and sign in using the password for your Windows Live ID.
2. Select Privacy and Friends, Voice and Text.
3. Choose one of the following settings:
   • Select Everyone to allow your child to communicate with anyone on Xbox LIVE using voice and text.
   • Select Friends Only to allow your child to communicate only with people on his or her friends list using voice and text. (Be sure to manage your child's friends list using the New Online Friends control.)
   • Select Blocked to prevent everyone from communicating with your child. Your child will still receive new friend requests.
   
   
   Picture messages and video chat through the Xbox LIVE Vision camera are managed by the Video control. To configure your child's settings for video, see Video Communications for Xbox 360.

To configure your child's settings for new online friends (including settings for approving friend requests), see New Online Friends for Xbox 360.