User Guide

Regional Codes 239
Regional Codes
The DVD Forum Committee divides the world into six DVD regions, and specifies one
transnational region (8) for such applications as in-flight entertainment. DVD players sold in
one region are set for playback in that region only, to discourage DVD piracy. A disc’s
Regional Codes can be configured to allow playback in some regions and not others, or in
all regions. For a list of DVD regions for each country, see Appendix D, “Video Standards and
DVD Regions.”
Note: Regional Codes are optional. A disc with no Regional Codes defined will play in all
regions on all players.
To configure Regional Codes:
1 In the Layout Editor directory area, select the Disc folder.
2 In the Property Browser, double-click the DVD Video Information folder, then double-
click the Regional Area folder.
3 Set the Regional Code for each region. By default, all regions are enabled.