Lenovo ThinkPad 40Y8710 - Manual (Page 28)

Setting the region code
Before viewing a commercial DVD video, you need to set the DVD region code for
your DVD content.
After you install the Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive and WinDVD
software, you can view a DVD movie. But first you need to set the DVD region
code for your DVD content.
DVD region code is stored in the firmware of the Multi-Burner and must match
the region code on a disc for the disc to play. The world is divided into six regions
and specific content can be viewed only in the appropriate region. For example,
content for Region 1 can be viewed only in the U.S. and Canada. You can verify
the region code of the content by looking at the region code symbol on the back of
the content packaging.
Table 2-1.
Region Code Region
1 U.S., Canada
2 Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan
3 Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea
4 Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
5 Former Soviet Union, North Africa, India
6 People’s Republic of China
Start WinDVD by inserting the DVD into the drive. If the disc is a single region,
the region code is automatically set and you can view the movie. If the disc has
multiple regions, you will be prompted to set the region. This is the initial setting.
After the region code has been set, if you insert a DVD with a different code, you
are prompted to change the region code. You can change the region code from
your initial setting up to four times. You must have a single-region disc with the
new region in the drive to change the region after the initial setting.
After the region code has been changed from its initial setting four times, it is fixed
and can no longer be changed. Thereafter, you can play DVD content only from
that region.
To display the region code status, click the WinDVD Properties button on the
WinDVD user interface. The General tab contains this information. To change the
region code, do the following:
1. Turn on your computer and start your operating system.
2. Click Start .
3. Select Programs .
4. Click Intervideo WinDVD .
5. Click the Properties icon to open the Properties window.
6. Click the General Properties tab.
7. Insert a single region DVD of the new region.
8. Select the correct region code for your country.
9. Click OK .
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