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Setting and Changing the DVD Region Code
Use the setup program to change the DVD region code of the board if
you relocate to a different region or want to play DVDs with different
region codes. The region code may only be changed five times.
Follow these instructions to set and change the DVD region code:
1.
Insert REALmagic® Application Disk into drive A. From the Start
menu on the Taskbar, navigate to Run… , type
A:\SETUP
, and
click
OK
.
2.
Check
Change the DVD Region Code
and click
OK
.
3.
Select the DVD region code appropriate to the DVD being viewed.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete region code set-up.
Note 14.
You will NOT need to set a region code for NetStream 2000TV if you
are using a DVD-ROM drive that carries the region code (RPC2 drive).
Note 15.
Regionalization and Copy Protection (DVD Region Code) uses the
Content Scramble System (CSS) standard to prevent unauthorized duplication
of the intellectual property distributed on DVDs. The Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) originally requested it to address video
piracy, but it is applicable to any content. CSS inhibits the transmission of
unencrypted data over 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 can only be played by systems of that region.
While CSS is used to prevent digital copies of the DVD content, another
technology, Macrovision, was devised to prevent analog copies of DVD
content. Macrovision is a scrambling system 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.
