Operation
Region Code
Q: No DVD playback. REGION ERROR is
displayed after insertion of a disc into the
disc slot. Why?
A: Because the DVD player and disc have
different region codes. If they do not match,
the DVD player cannot play the disc.
Appendix: Region code of DVD
The Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA) divided the world into 6 regions,
and allocated every region a code, named
the region code. The region codes and the
countries or areas represented by the region
codes are as follows:
Region I: America, Canada, East-Pacific
Islands;
Region 2: Japan, West Europe, North Europe,
Egypt, South Africa, Middle East;
Region 3: South-east Asian countries
including Taiwan, Hong Kong,
South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia,
etc.;
Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Central
South America, South Pacific
Islands;
Region 5: Russia, Mongolia, Indian Peninsula,
Middle Asia, East Europe, North
Korea, North Africa, North-west
Asia etc.;
Region 6: China mainland.
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