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DivX
®
VOD
DivX
®
VOD (video-on-demand) allows you to
download video files to your PC, which you can
watch on your computer or on your TV. To protect
copyrights of these digital videos, the service features
an Internet-based copyright protection system called
DRM (digital rights management). DRM safeguards
copyrights through an online authorization process.
To watch DRM-protected video files, you need to
complete the registration procedure.
Before you start...
Make sure you have a blank recordable disc at hand.
Applying for a User Account
To watch DRM-protected video files, you need to
register a user account on the DivX
®
website fi rst.
For more information, please visit: http://
www.divx.com/vod.
Registering Your DVD
Recorder
Checking Registration Code
To register your DVD recorder, you will need to
acquire the recorder’s registration code.
1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.
2. Press
to select ‘Recording/Playback’,
then press ENTER.
3. Press
to select ‘DivX(R) VOD’, then
press ENTER.
4. Press ENTER to display the registration
information.
The registration code of your DVD recorder will
appear. (The code seen above serves as an
example only.)
5. When completed, press SETUP to exit the Setup
menu.
Registering Code Online
After you acquire the ID code, go to the DivX®
website, and enter the recorder’s registration code
in your account. When you finish filling in the
required details, you will then be directed to a fi
lm download link. Follow the instructions given
on the website, and burn the short film to a DVD
disc.
Playing Information Disc
To complete the registration process, you need to
play the disc which contains the downloaded film
on your DVD recorder.
1. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
2. Carefully place the disc on the tray with the
label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.
3. If playback does not start automatically, press
PLAY to begin playback.
4. Your DVD recorder will be offi cially
registered when playback stops.
Selecting Video Files
Select the video files you would like to watch
from various online rental or retail shops.
Normally, users pay to get the viewing rights of
these video files, which are downloaded to users’
PCs. If you would like to watch them on your TV,
you need to transfer these files to the recordable
CD or DVD discs.
Conditions of viewing rights vary depending on
the service providers.