Boss Audio BV9979B User Manual - Page 36

Region Code for DVD * Region Code Q: Why does the unit display REGION ERROR after inserting disc into disc compartment ? A: Because the DVD player and disc has respective region code. If the region codes of them do not match with each other, the DVD player can not play the disc. Appendix: region code of DVD: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) divided the world into 6 regions, and gave every region a code, namely region code. The region codes and the countries or areas represented by the region codes 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. -34-