User's Manual Part 1

Basic Operations
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Changing the Region Code
A DVD video has a region code which prevents playback of the disk in certain
regions. The region code is labeled on the top of the disk. When shipped from the
factory, your optical drive is set to a region code applicable to your area.
Your optical 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,
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-
ROM drives string and MATSHITA xxxxxx. (xxxxxx is your
optical drive name.)
4. Select the DVD Region tab.
The limit number is shown in the Changing remaining field.
5. Click the Cancel button.
6. Close the dialog boxes.
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 Codes Area
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 the DVD video that you want to play back into the optical drive.
If the region code of the DVD video is different from that of your drive, the
Confirm Region dialog box appears.