Meridian America 598 - Manual (Page 57)

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Configuring disc options
Region codes
For commercial reasons many DVDs are encoded with one or
more region codes to identify the countries in which they can be
used. Every DVD player is assigned a region code to determine
which discs it can play.
The different parts of the world are divided into regions 1 to 6 as
shown in the following diagram:
4 4
6
1
2
2
2
5
5
3
1 – USA, Canada
2 – Europe, Near East, South Africa, Japan
3 – South East Asia
4 – Australia, Central & South America
5 – Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe
6 – People’s Republic of China
If you try to play a disc which is assigned to the incorrect region
code then either a special screen or the following warning will be
displayed:
If your 598 DVD Audio Player is not set to your local region,
please contact your dealer.