RPC (Regional Palyback Contorol)
1. What is the RPC ?
DVD Video titles are implemented the regional playback contorol code inside
of disk.
Because of that reason, we need to use the player which has same regional
code inside.
There are 6 region in WW. ( See below)
2. Implementation to PC products
In the case of PC market, there are two type of method in the implementation
of RPC.
RPC1( Regional Playback Control Phase 1 )
In this method, the regional code of the player is handled by DVD-Decoder
( DVD-Decoder card or software)
RPC2( Regional Playback Control Phase 2)
In this method, the regional code of the player is handled by DVD-ROM
or DVD-RAM Drives.
RPC1 is the tentative method until DVD-Drives handle region code.
So, manufactures of DVD drives will have to implement RPC2 by the end of
1999.
Because of this migration pass, some times you are requested to use same
region code in both DVD-Decoders
and DVD-drives in your PC.
Note: This information is effective for European customer who bought
our products shipped from Hitachi Europe Ltd. If you can not understand
the information above then please ask your resaler.
3. Implementation of RPC in Hitachi's products.
We implemented RPC to our drives as the table below.
Table of RPC implementation | |||
ROM/RAM | Model | RPC1/RPC2 | Comments |
ROM | GD-2000BV | RPC1 | No regional code in drives |
ROM | GD-2500BV | RPC1 | No regional code in drives |
ROM | GD-2500BVH | RPC1 | No regional code in drives |
ROM | GD-2500BX | RPC1 | No regional code in drives |
ROM | GD-2500BXH | RPC1 | No regional code in drives |
RAM | GF-1000 | RPC2 | Region code in drives |
RAM | GF-1050 | RPC2 | Region code in drives |
4. Change region code of our drives
In the case of DVD-ROM drives
There are no region code in drives, so you don't need to set the region code.
In the case of DVD-RAM drives
We have already implemented RPC2 to our products, and we are shipping
products after we set the region code to 2.
If you wish to change the region code of those DVD-RAM drives, then you
are permitted to change the region code upto 4 times. ( We will not accept
the request to change the region code after you changed 4 times.)
Region code changing tool software
You are able to download the region code setting tool software for GF-1000
and GF-1050.
This software only can function with Windows(r)95 and Windows(r)98.
Please read the readme.txt after you download this tool.
readme.txt
setrpc.exe
Important notice.
We are trying to provide the accurate information to European customers
through this web page, but we do not gurranty the contents. If you have
questions then please ask to your resalers.