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.

(c) Hitachi Europe Ltd.