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TP 770X - User's Reference Supplement

Applicable to: World-Wide

This supplement provides corrections to and additional information for the ThinkPad 770X User's Reference (part number 27L3407). Read this supplement with the User's Reference.

Setting the DVD Region Code
If you want to view a DVD movie on your computer, you need to set the DVD region code. You can set the region code when you start DVD Express for the first time. For instructions for setting the region code, read this flyer instead of the On-line User's Guide.

DVD Region Codes:
Regional coding is part of the protection scheme for DVD content. The world is divided into six regions, so that specific content can be viewed only in the region where it is appropriate. For example, Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) content can be viewed only in Region 1. The DVD Movie Player Program application is also region specific You must select a region to play DVD content. After you have selected a region, you can play content only from that region. An incorrect region code setting causes your computer to hang; you can recover your computer only with the Recovery CD.

Attention

Make sure the first DVD content you play is from the appropriate region. You can verify the region code of the content by looking at the region code symbol on the back of the content packaging. If the first DVD you play is from a region other than the region you selected, your system will no longer play DVD content. Recover your system using the Recovery CD.

To set the region code, do as follows:
1. Click on Start, move the cursor to Programs and Mediamatics DVD Express, and then click on Mediamatics DVD Player. The Select DVD Region window appears.
2. Select the region code and click on OK.

Corrections of the User's Reference
This section corrects information in the User's Reference. Use this information instead of the corresponding information in the User's Reference.

• If you dock your computer to a docking station:
• If you use a SelectaDock I or SelectaDock II docking station, connect the power cord to a docking station and connect the AC Adapter to a SelectaBase 770 port replicator.
• If you use a SelectaDock III docking station, connect the power cord to the docking station.
• Patent Protection Notice
  This device is protected by U.S. patent numbers 4631603, 4577216, 4819098, 4907093, and other intellectual property rights. The use of Macrovision's copy protection technology in the device must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay-per-view use only, unless otherwise authorized in writing by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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	Date Created	22-10-98
	Last Updated	25-01-99
	Revision Date	25-01-2000
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad 770X
	Machine Type	9549, 9544
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