DVD Region Codes
Region codes are part of the DVD standard. However, Region code on DVD discs are optional. DVD discs with no specified region code can be played on all DVD players.
The world is set up into regions according to DVD titles. There are six regions around the world as illustrated by the map below.
This DVD drive can be changed to play a DVD from any region in the world but can ONLY be changed five times. This restriction makes the drive adaptable for use in any region while still maintaining compliance with
The ability to switch from one region to another is not an ongoing feature. Please set the drive to your local region only or you may risk setting the drive permanently for a region that is not compliant with the media available in your part of the world.
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| 1 | U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada |
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| 2 | Europe, Middle East, Japan, Egypt, S. Africa, Greenland |
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| 3 | South Eastern Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea |
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| 4 | Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Pacific Islands |
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| 5 | (former Russia),Eastern Europe, India, Africa, North Korea | |
| 6 | China | |
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