Compaq 233789-371 manual Using Regionalized DVDs, Identifying Your Region Setting

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When attempting to play a DVD that does not match the drive’s region setting, you will see the message, “The disk region is different from the region of the drive … Do you wish to change the drive region?”

To close the player without changing the drive’s region setting, click No.

To change the region setting and play the DVD disc, click Yes and follow the on-screen instructions.

You can only change the region code for the DVD drive five times. The fifth setting change you make becomes the permanent region on the player. Each time you make a change to the drive’s region setting, the remaining number of changes allowed on the DVD drive is displayed.

Using “Regionalized” DVDs

Some models have a “regionalized” feature that limits the playback of discs to specific geographical regions.

If your Desktop has this feature, the region code on the DVD drive must match the region code on the disc.

Although the DVD drive region code is set at the factory, some DVD drives (depending on the make and model)

allow you to change the region code. If your Desktop has this feature, you can change the code a maximum of five times.

Identifying Your Region Setting

If your Desktop offers the option to change region settings, complete the following steps:

1.Insert a DVD disc into the DVD drive. The InterVideo WinDVD Player control panel opens automatically.

2.A dialog box appears indicating the disc’s region setting (Add 4-15.bmp here).

3.Click OK to continue.

Note: Only the region that matches the disc inserted in the drive will be highlighted. All other options appear dimmed.

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