Region Code

Both players and discs are coded by region.

These regional codes must match for a disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.

The Region Number for this player is displayed on the rear panel of the player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc Type

Region Code

Area

 

 

 

a

North America, Central America, South America, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong

 

 

 

Kong and South East Asia.

Blu-ray Disc

 

 

b

Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New

 

 

Zealand.

 

 

 

c

India, China, Russia, Central and South Asia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong

DVD-VIDEO

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Islands, Caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logos of Discs the player can play

Blu-ray Disc

3D Blu-ray Disc

BD-LIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DivX

PAL broadcast System in U.K., France, Germany, etc.

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Samsung BD-E5500/SQ manual Logos of Discs the player can play, Region Code, Bd-Live