DVD Region Code Settings
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MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers
DVD Region Code Settings Overview
All DVD players and most DVD discs are labeled for operation within a specific geographical region in
the world. This is know as a Region Code.
DVD discs are encoded for a specific region, and must match the region code of the physical DVD drive
to be played. Region code recognition only applies to the physical DVD disc and the physical DVD-
ROM drive. For example, the U.S. is in Region 1. This means that all DVD players sold in the U.S. are
made to Region 1 specifications. As a result, Region 1 players can only play Region 1 DVD coded discs.
Regional codes are entirely optional for the maker of a DVD disc. Discs without region locks
will play on any DVD player in any country.
DVD discs may have multi-region codes, such as Region 1,2 and 4 and will play in drives
coded with the corresponding region code. On the back of each DVD package, you will a find
a region number (1 thru 6).
On a MAX system, if a DVD disc is inserted into a DVD-ROM drive that has a region code
different from that of the DVD, you will receive an error message indicating that there is no
disc in the drive when you attempt to identify the disc (via the Identify Disc option in the
WinMAX software application.
DVD Regions (1-6)
The following table lists the six international DVD Region Codes used by all DVD-ROMs:
The information in this section does not apply to the MMS-12S Server, since the
MMS-12S does not feature a DVD-ROM drive.
• 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
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2
3
4
5
6
2
2
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