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Notebook PC User Manual
DVD-ROM Drive Information
The Notebook PC comes with an optional DVD-ROM drive or a
CD-ROM drive. In order to view DVD titles, you must install your
own DVD viewer software. Optional DVD viewer software may be
purchased with this Notebook PC. The DVD-ROM drive allows the
use of both CD and DVD discs.
Regional Playback Information
Playback of DVD movie titles involves decoding MPEG2 video, digital
AC3 audio and decryption of CSS protected content. CSS (sometimes
called copy guard) is the name given to the content protection
scheme adopted by the motion picture industry to satisfy a need to
protect against unlawful content duplication.
Although the design rules imposed on CSS licensors are many, one
rule that is most relevant is playback restrictions on regionalized
content. In order to facilitate geographically staggered movie
releases, DVD video titles are released for specific geographic
regions as defined in “Region Definitions” below. Copyright laws
require that all DVD movies be limited to a particular region (usually
coded to the region at which it is sold). While DVD movie content
may be released for multiple regions, CSS design rules require that
any system capable of playing CSS encrypted content must only be
capable of playing one region.
The region setting may be changed up to five times using the
viewer software, then it can only play DVD movies for the last
region setting. Changing the region code after that will require
factory resetting which is not covered by warranty. If resetting
is desired, shipping and resetting costs will be at the expense of
the user.