Boss Audio BV9973 User Manual - Page 33

Region Code for DVD * Region Code If you insert a disc into the disc slot and REGION ERROR is displayed, the car multi-media system can not play the disc. The reason is that the region codes of the car multi-media system and the used disc do not match each other. Appendix: Region code of Digital Video Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) divided the world into 6 regions, and gave every region a region code for locking and unlocking Digital Video playback. Basically, a coded Digital Video player can play only the discs if its region code is the same as the code of the Digital Video player. Otherwise, it cannot play the disc. Please note that only the Digital Video discs and Digital Video players produced by the 8 biggest film-making companies of America impose this restriction. The Digital Video discs and Digital Video players not produced by the 8 biggest film-making companies of America are not restricted by the rule of region code. Generally, they are called Free Region Code or Full Region Code. The problems caused by area code inconsistency has motivated the production of unlocked version Digital Video players and recodable Digital Video players . Region codes and the countries or areas represented by region codes are as follows: Region 1: America, Canada, East-Pacific Inlands; Region 2: Japan, West Europe, North Europe, Egypt, South Africa, Middle East; Region 3: South-east Asian countries include Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, indonesia, etc.; Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Central South America, South Pacific Inlands; Region 5: Russia, Mongolia, Indian Peninsula, Middle Asia, East Europe, North Korea, North Africa, North-west Asia etc.; Region 6: China mainland. The 8 biggest film-making companies of America are as follows: 1. WarnerBros; 2. Columbia; 3. 20thCenturyFOX; 4. Paramount; 5. Universal; 6. UA(UnitedArtist); 7. MGM(MetroDogwynMayer); 8. WaltDisney -31-