Dvd region codes – AMX Audio/Video Player MAX-AVP User Manual
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Changing the DVD Region Code Settings On the PowerFile
The PowerFile Multi-Disc Loader has two internal DVD-ROMs (“Drive 1” and
“Drive 2”), each of which may require that you specify a DVD region different
than the default setting of Region 1.
The PowerFile is shipped as a kit (the “MAX-MDL200 Multi-Disc Loader
System”) that includes a PC and cables necessary to connect the PowerFile, to
the PC and a MAX server. Refer to the MDL200 Multi-Disc Loader System
Installation Guide (available at www.amx.com) for product specifications and
connection instructions.
Note that since the PowerFile includes two internal DVD-ROM drives, you can
set the region code on each drive, and you may choose to specify different
region codes for each (see below).
The PowerFile must be connected to the PC in order to change the region code
settings. To change the region code setting on the PowerFile’s DVD-ROM
drives:
1.
Mount a DVD disc to the internal DVD-ROM drive (in the PowerFile) that
you want to change the region code setting for (Drive 1 or Drive 2). To
load a disc in either of the PowerFile drives:
a. If there are no DVDs in the PowerFile, insert at least one DVD into
the PowerFile’s disc carousel:
In BulkRipper, right-click on any slot (in the Disc/Slot Window) and
select Load from the context menu.
Insert a DVD into the PowerFile (via the Disc Loading Slot on the
front panel). Note that the disc is now loaded to the slot that was
selected, but not yet mounted on either of the internal DVD drives.
b. On the PC, launch Windows Explorer.
c. Go to the C:\Program Files\Powerfile C200\Changer directory.
This directory contains a listing of all of the slots on the PowerFile,
each one indicated as a .CHG file.
d. Right-click on any slot that holds a DVD (not an audio or data CD)
disc, and select Mount from the context menu. You should be able to
discern which CHG file represents a DVD (as opposed to an audio
CD or data disc) by the CHG filename. Selecting Mount opens a
sub-menu, where you can select which of the PowerFile’s internal
drives to mount the DVD disc to (Drive 1 or Drive 2).
e. Select the drive that you want to change the DVD Region Code
setting for (select Drive 1 or Drive 2). Once you have made this
selection, the DVD is mounted to the selected drive, and the
PowerFile is ready for you to change the DVD region code setting
(for that drive only).
2.
On the PC, launch Windows Explorer and select My Computer.
3.
Under Devices With Removable Storage, you should see a listing of three
disc drives - one represents the DVD-ROM on the PC (typically the first
one in the list), and the other two represent the DVD-ROMs on the Power-
File.
4.
Right-click on one of the PowerFile DVD-ROM drives and select
Properties to access the Properties dialog for the selected drive.
5.
In the Properties dialog select the Hardware tab to view a listing of all
disc drives on the PC, including the PowerFile’s two DVD-ROMs (listed
as “Powerfile DVD1” and “Powerfile DVD2”).
6.
Select one of the PowerFile DVD-ROM drives and click on the Properties
button to access the Device Properties dialog for the selected DVD-ROM.
7.
In the Device Properties dialog, select the DVD Region tab.
8.
Select the region code that you want to assign to the selected DVD-ROM
by selecting a geographical area from the list, and click OK to apply your
changes.
The number of resets still available is indicated in the Device Properties
dialog.
Repeat these steps to specify the region code for the second DVD-ROM drive,
if necessary. Note that a DVD must be mounted in the DVD-ROM drive in order
to change this setting.
For example, if you had only loaded one DVD disc into the PowerFile to
change the Region Code Setting on Drive 1 as described in the steps above,
you would select Unmount from the CHG file context menu to unmount it from
Drive 1, then use the Mount command again to mount the same disc to Drive
2.
Since you configure each of the DVD-ROMs independently, you can take
advantage of the fact that they each be set to a different region code.
For example, if you intend to load a large number of DVDs with multiple region
codes, consider setting different region codes on the two drives to
accommodate the majority of DVDs/region codes in the set. You can use the
BulkRipper software to specify which drive you load each movie to.
In this way you could reduce the number of times you would have to change
the region code settings.In effect, having two DVD-ROMs in the PowerFile
allows you to make up to a total of 10 region code setting changes, even
though the standard limit of five changes per DVD-ROM is still hardware-
enforced.
DVD Region Codes
The following table lists the six international DVD Region Codes used by all
DVD-ROMs:
• REGION 1:
USA, Canada
• REGION 2:
Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
• REGION 3:
S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
• REGION 4:
Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
• REGION 5:
Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
• REGION 6:
China
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
2
2
4
5