IBM 8Xmax, User Manual

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Using the DVD software
This section describes how to use and customize the WinDVD software. You can find
additional information on WinDVD in the README file on the WinDVD software CD.
Changing the DVD region code
Attention: Regionalization and Copy Protection (the DVD region code) uses the
Content Scramble System (CSS) standard to prevent unauthorized duplication of
the intellectual property rights distributed on DVDs. It was originally requested
by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to address video piracy
but is applicable to any content. CSS works by inhibiting the transmission of
unencrypted data from the PCI bus. Playback systems must license CSS to
decode the encrypted data.
The CSS specification divides the world into six unique regions. Content
designated for one region cannot be read by playback systems in another region.
While CSS is used to prevent digital copies of the DVD content, another
technology devised by Macrovision is used to prevent analog copies of the DVD
content. The Macrovision standard is a scrambling system that has been widely
used by the movie industry to prevent unauthorized duplication of video content
using commercial VCRs. DVD playback systems must support both CSS and
Macrovision copy protection standards.
If you relocate to a different region of the world, you can use the WinDVD software to
change the region code.
Note: You can change the DVD region code only five times. After you make
five region code changes, the drive can play only MPEG-2 video titles that are
associated with the fifth region code that you set.
To change the region code:
1. Turn on your computer and start your operating system.
2. Click Start.
3. Select Programs.
4. Select Intervideo WinDVD. (If you have created a shortcut to WinDVD on your
desktop, you can click it instead.)
5. Click to open the Properties window.
6. Click the General Properties tab.
7. Select the correct region code for your country.
8. Click OK so that changes take effect.
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