Changing the DVD Region Code Setting
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MAX-AVP Audio-Video Player
DVD Regions (1-6)
The following table lists the six international DVD Region Codes used by all DVD-ROMs:
Default Region Code Setting
By default, all MAX DVD-ROM drives are set to read DVDs with
Region 1
encoding (for U.S., Canada
and U.S. Territories). Depending on what region of the world you are installing and operating the MAX-
AVM, you may need to change the region code setting in order to read DVDs from other regions.
Each DVD-ROM drive adheres to the (CCA licensing organization) requirement that the drive must be
set to a region specific code to play authorized DVDs for that region. The requirement allows for the
DVD-ROM region code to be changed a maximum of five (5) times in a drive. The fifth time, the region
code is "locked" permanently in the drive. This procedure is mandated for all DVD-ROM manufacturers
that carry the DVD logo and applies to all DVD-ROM drives used throughout the MAX system.
• REGION 1:
USA, Canada
• REGION 2:
Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
• REGION 3:
S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
• REGION 4:
Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
• REGION 5:
Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
• REGION 6:
China
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
2
2
4
5
Since the AVP is set to Region 1 as the default factory setting, there are 4 additional
changes allowed. (for a total of five allowed).
Refer to the Setup Page
section on page 46
for detailed descriptions of all of the
options available via the MAX-AVP Setup Page.
