Lenovo ThinkPad 390X IBM ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive: User's Guide - Page 9

Installing the DVD movie player program, Selecting the region code

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Installing the DVD movie player program To install the DVD movie player, do the following: 1 Insert the DVD Software CD-ROM into the DVD drive. 2 Click Start and Run. 3 Type x:\DVDPLAYR\SETUP and click OK. Note: x represents the drive letter of the DVD drive. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. Selecting the region code If you want to view a DVD movie on your computer, you need to set the DVD region code. You can set the region code when you start DVD Express for the first time. DVD region codes Regional coding is part of the protection scheme for DVD content. The world is divided into six regions, so that specific content can be viewed only in the region where it is appropriate. For example, Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) content can be viewed only in Region 1. The DVD movie player application is also region-specific. You must select a region to play DVD content. After you have selected a region, you can play content only from that region. Make sure the first DVD content you play is from the appropriate region. You can verify the region code of the content by looking at the region code symbol on the back of the content packaging. Attention: If the first DVD you play is from a region other than the region you selected, your system will no longer play DVD content. Contact the IBM PC HelpCenter. See Appendix A. Part 1. Using the ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive 1-5

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Installing the DVD movie player program
To install the DVD movie player, do the following:
1
Insert the DVD Software CD-ROM into the DVD drive.
2
Click
Start
and
Run
.
3
Type
x:\DVDPLAYR\SETUP
and click
OK
.
4
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Selecting the region code
If you want to view a DVD movie on your computer, you need to set
the DVD region code.
You can set the region code when you start
DVD Express for the first time.
DVD region codes
Regional coding is part of the protection scheme for DVD content.
The world is divided into six regions, so that specific content can
be viewed only in the region where it is appropriate.
For
example, Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) content can be viewed only
in Region 1.
The DVD movie player application is also
region–specific.
You must select a region to play DVD content.
After you have
selected a region, you can play content only from that region.
Make sure the first DVD content you play is from the appropriate
region.
You can verify the region code of the content by looking
at the region code symbol on the back of the content packaging.
Attention: If the first DVD you play is from a region other than
the region you selected, your system will no longer play DVD
content.
Contact the IBM PC HelpCenter.
See Appendix
A.
Note:
x
represents the drive letter of the DVD drive.
Part 1.
Using the ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive
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