Ayre Acoustics DX-7 owner manual Region Coding, RCE Discs

player will output a PAL signal.

However, many video displays will only accept one type of signal and not the other. In order to view DVDs using a different video standard, your display must be capable of accepting both types of signals. In general, most plasma displays and front projectors will accept both video standards, while most direct-view CRT televisions will only accept one video standard. Please consult your owner’s manual for additional information.

Region Coding

In order to control distribution of DVDs, the DVD format has incorporated region coding of both discs and players. There are six distinct regions that have been defined around the world. This coding system normally prevents you from playing discs from another region on your player, even if your video display is compatible with the video standard on the disc. However, the Ayre DX-7 has both automatic and manual region switching, so that DVDs from any region may be easily played.

In nearly all cases, the automatic region switching will work perfectly. When the disc is loaded, the player queries the disc and temporarily adjusts its own region setting to match the disc.

RCE Discs

There are some discs that attempt to prevent them from playing on region-free players, called RCE

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