Compaq 1400 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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5-14 U

SING

THE

CD

OR

DVD D

RIVE

P

RESARIO

N

OTEBOOK

B

EYOND

S

ETUP

G

UIDE

1400 S

ERIES

Using Regionalized DVDs

Some models have a “re

g

ionalized”

feature that limits the

pla

y

back of discs to specific

g

eo

g

raphical re

g

ions.

If

y

our Notebook has this feature,

the re

g

ion code on the DVD drive

must match the re

g

ion code on

the disc.

Althou

g

h the DVD drive re

g

ion

code is set at the factor

y

, some DVD drives (dependin

g

on the

make and model) allow

y

ou to chan

g

e the re

g

ion code. If

y

our

Notebook has this feature,

y

ou can chan

g

e the code a

maximum of five times. After the fifth chan

g

e has been made,

the settin

g

becomes permanent and cannot be chan

g

ed a

g

ain.

Identifying Your Region Setting

If

y

our Notebook offers the option to chan

g

e re

g

ion settin

g

s,

complete the followin

g

steps:

1. Insert a DVD disc into the DVD drive. The Compaq DVD

Pla

y

er control panel opens automaticall

y

.

2. Click the DVD Options

6

icon on the lower left corner of

the pla

y

er. The DVD Options dialo

g

box opens.

3. Select the DVD Region tab. The selected option indicates

the drive’s current re

g

ion settin

g

.

4. If the drive’s re

g

ion settin

g

matches the disc’s re

g

ion

settin

g

, click OK.

Note:

If the drives region setting does not match the discs setting, select

a new region to play the disc.