Toshiba SD-M1212 - DVD-ROM Drive - IDE Specifications page 8

Matters to be attended to:
This drive adopts RPC-II for its "Standard Specification Model".
This DVD-ROM Drive adopts RPC-II, the Phase II System of RPC (Regional Playback Control) for "Standard
Specification Model", on the basis of a contract with the CSS (Contents Scramble System) organization.
(All of our former DVD-ROM Drives adopted RPC-I, the Phase I System.)
The CSS rule requires that all the products not only DVD-ROM Drives but also PC systems installing
DVD-ROM Drives sold from Jan.1, 2000 need to support RPC-II described above.
To playback a DVD-Movie Software with the Regional Code specified by using a DVD-ROM Drive with RPC-II
adopted, either the hardware or software used as applications on PC system side is also required to meet
RPC-II.
Namely, in the status that a hardware or a software for a DVD-Movie Playback Application planned to use in a
PC does not support RPC-II, if the "RPC-II (Standard Specification) Drive" is used in combination, DVD-Movie
Softwares with the Regional Code specified (most of DVD-Movie Softwares currently available on the market)
cannot be reproduced. So, in such a case, "RPC-I Specifications Supported Model" must be purchased for a
while.
However, all the drive manufacturers must obey to the deadline specified by the CSS rule saying; all DVD-
ROM Drives have to implement Phase II from Jan.1, 2000. So we recommend that you will change your DVD-
Movie Playback Hardware or Software to those applicable to the RPC-II as soon as possible and investigate to
combine your system with the RPC-II Specification Drives.
Since we determine the drives are of RPC-I or RPC-II when manufacturing at factory and ship, the
specification change after shipping is not available in principle. Especially, changing the RPC-II specification
drive to the RPC-I is prohibited by the CSS rule.
In the combination of the drive and PC system with RPC-II supported, as far as the Regional Code of a DVD-
Movie Software and the code memorized in the RPC-II Specification Drive coincides, the Movie Software is
allowed to carry out.
In the RPC-II Specification Drive, the region change by an end user is permitted up to 5 times in total
including the initial region set. After change to the fifth region is carried out, the Drive enters Parm State
("no change allowed"status).
The drive with Parm State is permitted up to 4 times of "reinitialization" by a drive manufacturer or a specific
service center authorized by the CSS. Since it is considered that the reinitialization is carried out after the
completion of the region confirmation through test items in the PC manufacturer's manufacturing line or the
completion of drive repair, etc., the number of reinitialization times may vary from 0 (no reinitialization
available) to 4 times. So, we recommend that not to disclose the reinitialization process to end users but only
to inform the number of region setting times as "end user's direct region setting is available up to 5 times in
total."
2/28
SD-M1212 Rev.1.0