Playing Back And Retrieving Data From Discs; Regional Playback Information For Dvd - Medion 8850 Manual

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Playing Back and Retrieving Data from Discs

Note

Some disks start automatically upon insertion. This depends on the operat-

ing system and the related settings.

Your PC is able to playback and to retrieve Audio CDs, DVD Movies and Data discs.

After loading the disc your operating system will open a selection window with different

options for playback.

If your operating system doesn't open the selection window you still have the possibility of

access to the optical drive via the

The playback of DVD movies includes the decoding of MPEG2 videos, digital AC3 audio

data and the deciphering of CSS protected contents.

CSS (sometimes called copy guard) is the name of a data protection program incorporated

by the movie industry as an action against illegal copies.

Among the numerous regulations for CSS licensees the most important ones are the coun-

try specific playback restrictions.

In order to facilitate the geographically restricted release of movies, DVD titles are released

for certain regions.

region, in which it is sold).

DVD movie versions can be published in several regions but the CSS regulations require

that each CSS decipherable system may only be used in one region.

Attention!

The decoding software included with your PC may be changed for regional

DVD decoding up to five times, after which the drive will only play DVD

movies for the region setting last entered. Changing the region code after

that will require factory resetting which is not covered by warranty. If reset-

ting is desired, shipping and resetting costs will be billed to the user.

UK/ N. IRELAND HELPLINE 0871 3761020

REP. IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992508

(calls are charged at 7p per min from a standard landline, calls from mobiles could be higher)

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