Pioneer BDC-2202 - DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Product Information

PRODUCT INFORMATION BULLETIN PIB # 720201BDC-2202 – How to Change the Region CodesPioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (310) 952-2000 Released: 19-Oct-07Home & Business Group of America (800) 872-4159 Page 1 of 1O VERVIEWLike DVD technology, Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology uses Region Codes to protect distributed contentsuch as Hollywood movies from unauthorized copying. The DVD Forum established eight (8) regionsfor worldwide DVD distribution while the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) reduced that number to three(3) regions worldwide. The United States and Canada are in BD Region A.Although changing the DVD region code is possible through the Microsoft® Windows® OperatingSystems, changing a Blu-ray Disc drive’s BD region code requires a software application. ThePioneer BDC-2202 ships with an application called Corel® WinDVD® 8 that includes a command tochange the BD as well as the DVD region settings.Please remember that DVD Regions and BD Regions are set separately; the DVD Region Code canbe changed five (5) times and the BD Region Code can be changed five (5) times. For ease of use,the WinDVD 8 application is capable of setting the region for DVD Titles as well as BD Titles.Example of Region Code changing limits:BD Region Code Setting DVD Region Code SettingChange # Drive’s Region Code Change # Drive’s Region Codeinitial Region A initial Region 11 Region B 1 Region 42 Region A 2 Region 23 Region C 3 Region 14 Region A 4 Region 75 Region B 5 Region 26 locked at Change # 5 6 locked at Change # 5The two media types (DVD and BD) allow up to five (5) changes each before locking the region onthe fifth successful Region Code change for that media type.TECHNICAL DETAILSThe BD region is set via a BD playback application rather than through the Operating System (OS).To change the BD region for the BDC-2202 drive, follow the steps below.1) Install the Pioneer BDC-2202 and the Corel WinDVD 8 application in the computer (PC) if notalready installed (refer to the operating instructions included with the drive for assistance).2) Power on the PC and let the system completely boot up before continuing.3) Double-click the Corel WinDVD 8 application icon to launch the program.4) Press the Eject button of the BDC-2202 drive and leave the tray open.5) Right-click in the WinDVD 8 window to access the menu.6) Choose Setup from the menu.

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