Region Code - Caliber RDD 571BT Instruction Manual

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Region Code

Q: No playback, but REGION ERROR is displayed after loading a DVD. Why?
A: Because the DVD player and disc have respective region codes. If the region
codes do not match. the DVD player will not be able to play the disc.
Appendix: The region code of DVD:
The Motion Picture Association of Amereca (MPAA) divided the world into 6
regions, and named every region a code, namely region code. The region codes
and the countries or areas represented by the region codes are as follows:
Region 1: America, Canada, East-Pacific Inlands;
Region 2: Japan, West Europe, North Europe, Egypt, South Africa, Middle East;
Region 3: South-east Asian countries include Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Corea,
Thailand, indonesia, etc.;
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Central South America, South Pacific Inlands;
Region 5: Russia, Mongolia, Indian Peninsula, Middle Asia, East Europe, North
Corea, North Africa, North-west Asia etc.;
Region 6: China mainland.
The DVD movie discs not produced by the 8 biggest filmmaking companies of
America were not restricted by the rule of region code. Generally, they are called
FreeRegionCode discs or Full Region discs. The 8 biggest filmmaking companies
of America are as follows:
1. WarnerBros;
2. Colmbia;
3. 20thCenturyFOX;
4. Paramount;
5. Universal;
6. UA(UnitedArtist);
7. MGM(Metro Goldwyn Mayer);
8. WaltDisney