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Changing Region Code
A DVD video has a region code which prevents playback of the disc in certain
regions. The region code is on the top of the disc.
When shipped from the factory, your optical drive is set to a region code applicable to
your area.
Your DVD drive region code can be changed. Code change is limited.
Once the limit is reached, it cannot be changed any more.
To confirm the limit, click the Region tab of the Setup dialog box and
check the bottom line in the window. (Refer to the Using Parental Control
section on the next page to open the Setup dialog box.)
Make sure to log on the computer as a member of the Computer
administrators group. Otherwise you cannot change the region code.
Available region codes are:
Region Code
1
U.S.A, Canada
2
West Europe, Japan, South Africa
3
South East Asia
4
Australia, Spanish America
5
Russia, East Europe, Africa
6
China
To change the region code:
1.
Insert a DVD video into the drive.
If the region code of the DVD video is different from that of your drive, the
Confirm Region dialog box appears.
2.
The region code currently selected is marked in the left box. Region code of
your DVD video is marked in the right box. If you want to change the drive
code and play the DVD video, click OK.
On some DVD videos, plural region codes are selectable in the right box
of the Confirm Region dialog box. Carefully choose an appropriate one.
When the Confirm Region dialog box does not appear:
1. Click start - My Computer – View system information.
2. In the System Properties dialog box, select the Hardware tab and
click the Device Manager button.
3. In the Device Manager dialog box, double-click the DVD/CD-
Area
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