HW fixes (removal of DVD region code check)

hardware fixes

Removal of DVD region code check

Wharfedale DVD (sold by Tesco)
Proline DVD1000
Bush DVD-2000
Grundig GDV-200
Grundig GDV-210

The trick is simple:
Open the player's tray, put a Region One disc on the tray, press the 0, 1, 2 and 3 buttons on the remote control, and finally press Play on the remote. That closes the tray and from this point on the player will accept DVDs from any of the six main regions.

You can also press pause on an Aiwa stereo remote whilst pointing at unit. You will see a maintenance screen. Set the region, and off you go. This works on my Wharfedale.

Readers Chris Dennis and Tom note that to convert the player back to Region Two only, the procedure is: open the tray, place a Region Two disc on the tray, press the Return button on the remote and finally press the remote's Play button.

Matsui DVD-110
Schneider DVD-810 (sold by Asda)

Simply press Menu, 9, Open/Close (note that the tray won't open at this point) and then 5 to call up a region selection screen.

DVD player Procedure

Akai DV-P1000 Turn the player off.
Press and hold Eject and A-B on the player.
Turn the player on.
When A:00 D:12 appears, release the Eject and A-B buttons
Use Play (+) and Stop (-) to change A until it reads A:05
Use Skip-Forward (+) and Skip-Backward (-) to change D until it reads D:00
Turn the player off.
Turn the player on.
Your player is now region free. Change D to D:01 for pure region 1 or D:02 for pure region 2.

Akai DV-P2000 Turn the player off.
Press and hold FF, Stop and the small black button on the bottom of the machine.
Turn player on.
When Akai appears, release FF and Stop.
When a list of numbers appears, press Enter on your remote to select the second column of numbers.
Use Cursor Right to change this number to 00.
Press Enter on your remote.
Turn the player off.
Release the black button.
Turn the player on.
Your player is now region free.

Apex AD-600A Turn on the player with no disc in it.
Press Setup.
Highlight 'Preferences'.
Press 'Step'
Press Previous Track.
Press Next Track.
A service menu will now appear enabling you to change the region.

Bush DVD-2000 Open the tray.
Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray.
Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote.
Press Play.

JVC XV-2000 Power the player off and wait 5 seconds.
Press and hold DVD Menu and On Screen on the player.
Power the player back on.
Release both buttons.
Press Standby. The word TEST should appear next to a number.
Press DVD Menu twice on the player.
When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E.
Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0101 for Region 1, 0202 for Region 2 or 0404 for Region 4.
Press Enter on the player.
Press Standby and wait 5 seconds.
Press Standby again.
Your player is now set to the region you requested. If you find some titles do not play on the region 0 setting, you may have to hard select the appropriate region.

JVC XV-511 INSTRUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FROM JVC. WILL NOT HARM YOUR DVD PLAYER
1. Make sure there is no Disc in the tray.
2. Shut off the unit and unplug it from the AC outlet.
3. Press and Hold the 'Play' and 'Open/Close' keys, simultaneously on the player and not the remote control.
4. While holding these keys, plug the AC cord back into the outlet. (TEST and CPU ver# will appear on the display)
5. Release these keys and then press '3D-Phonic' key on the player.
6. When 96KHz appears on the display, initialization is complete.
7. Press the 'Power' button to turn the unit off.
8. Press the 'Power' button to turn the unit back on. (Your player should be functioning properly now.) If the above procedure does not work, please consult a JVC technical support.
FOR MULTI REGION:
If you want multi region, please complete the following procedure:
Perform the above step 1 ~ 4 5. Release the "Play" and "Open/Close" keys.
6. Press DVD Menu twice on the remote.
7. When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E.
8. Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0101 for Region 1, 0202 for Region 2 or 0404 for Region 4.
9. Press Enter on the player.
10. Press Standby and wait 5 seconds.
11. Press Standby again. Your player is now set to the region you requested. If you find some titles do not play on the region 0 setting, you may have to hard select the appropriate region. Enjoy.

JVC VCD-2000BK Power the player off.
Press and hold DVD Menu and On Screen on the player.
Power the player back on.
Release both buttons.
Press Standby. The word TEST should appear next to a number.
Press DVD Menu twice on the player.
When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E.
Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0001 for Region 1, 0002 for Region 2 or 0004 for Region 4.
Press Enter on the player.
Press Standby.
Press Standby again.

LG DVD-2330P, DVD-3000E,
DVD-3350/1/E/C, DA-3520,
DVD-4210, DVD-4710,
DVD-4730, DVD-4750,
DVD-4830, DVD-4950,
DVD-3200E (not v1.0) Make sure there is no disc in the player when you turn it on
Press 'PAUSE' on the remote
Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 on the remote and the word CODE will appear
Press the key for the region you require - 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, 0 for region free
Press 'PAUSE' again
Turn the player off and on
In case of trouble with this hack press 'STOP' before first 'PAUSE'

Matsui DVD-110

Press Menu on the remote.

Press 9.

Press Open/Close.

Press 5.

A service menu will now appear enabling you to change the region.

Philips DVD-700
Philips DVD-710
Philips DVD-730
Philips DVD-756
Philips DVD-930

Press Play on the remote, followed by 2, 7 and 4.

When the display reads '___ ____' enter 005 000 128 156 using the remote.

Press Play on the remote.

Your player is now a region 1 only player. To return it to region 2 only do the following:

Press Play on the remote, followed by 2, 7 and 4.

When the display reads '___ ____' enter 002 000 128 156 using the remote.

Press Play on the remote.

Your player is now a region 2 only player.

710 Only:
To reset the machine to factory defaults, do the following:

Press Play on the remote, followed by 1, 5 and 9.

When the display reads '___ ____' enter 004 001 000 140 using the remote.

Press Play on the remote.

All the settings will now be returned and you can re-hack the player as above.

Proline DVD-1000

Open the tray.

Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray.

Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote.

Press Play.

The player will now automatically change between regions.

Proline DVD-2000

Press 'menu'

Press 1,6,7 on the remote.

Exit the menu.

Your player is now region free.

Samsung DVD-707
Samsung DVD-807
Samsung DVD-907

Press DVD on the remote.

Open the tray.

Insert a region 1 disc and close the tray.

When the player rejects the disc remove it from the tray and close it again.

When the display reads NO DISC press Time Search, 1, 1, 9.

Open the tray.

Insert a region 1 disc and close the tray.

If this does not work, try entering TV, 2, 0, 0 instead.

Samsung DVD-709
Samsung 511

Make sure there is no disc in the tray.

Hold down Play and Stop on the player for three seconds

Select your language

Press menu button (511 only)

Press the following buttons on the remote in sequence: REPEAT (not REPEAT AB !), 3, 8, 7, 6, 7

The number 02 will appear on the screen. Now press 9 for an auto select mode which (on the 709 at least) also disables Macrovision

Wharfedale DVD-750

Open the tray.

Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray.

Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote.

Press Play.

Your player is now region free.

Wharfedale DVD-750 S

Press 0, 7, 5, 0
Press the number corresponding to the Region you wish to set the player to

Wharfedale DVD-M5 Multi-Region Hack Method:
Remove any discs and press 'Set up' on the remote control
Enter the code '62836' and then press 'Enter'
This should bring you to a loophole screen
Select 'Bypass' for multi-region and press 'Enter'
Press 'Set up' again to leave

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DVD player	Procedure
Akai DV-P1000	Turn the player off. Press and hold Eject and A-B on the player. Turn the player on. When *A:00 D:12* appears, release the Eject and A-B buttons Use Play (+) and Stop (-) to change A until it reads *A:05* Use Skip-Forward (+) and Skip-Backward (-) to change D until it reads *D:00* Turn the player off. Turn the player on. Your player is now region free. Change D to *D:01* for pure region 1 or *D:02* for pure region 2.
Akai DV-P2000	Turn the player off. Press and hold FF, Stop and the small black button on the bottom of the machine. Turn player on. When Akai appears, release FF and Stop. When a list of numbers appears, press Enter on your remote to select the second column of numbers. Use *Cursor Right* to change this number to 00. Press *Enter* on your remote. Turn the player off. Release the black button. Turn the player on. Your player is now region free.
Apex AD-600A	Turn on the player with no disc in it. Press Setup. Highlight 'Preferences'. Press 'Step' Press Previous Track. Press Next Track. A service menu will now appear enabling you to change the region.
Bush DVD-2000	Open the tray. Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray. Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote. Press Play.
JVC XV-2000	Power the player off and wait 5 seconds. Press and hold DVD Menu and On Screen on the player. Power the player back on. Release both buttons. Press Standby. The word TEST should appear next to a number. Press DVD Menu twice on the player. When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E. Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read *0000* for Region Free, *0101* for Region 1, *0202* for Region 2 or *0404* for Region 4. Press Enter on the player. Press Standby and wait 5 seconds. Press Standby again. Your player is now set to the region you requested. If you find some titles do not play on the region 0 setting, you may have to hard select the appropriate region.
JVC XV-511	INSTRUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FROM JVC. WILL NOT HARM YOUR DVD PLAYER 1. Make sure there is no Disc in the tray. 2. Shut off the unit and unplug it from the AC outlet. 3. Press and Hold the 'Play' and 'Open/Close' keys, simultaneously on the player and not the remote control. 4. While holding these keys, plug the AC cord back into the outlet. (TEST and CPU ver# will appear on the display) 5. Release these keys and then press '3D-Phonic' key on the player. 6. When 96KHz appears on the display, initialization is complete. 7. Press the 'Power' button to turn the unit off. 8. Press the 'Power' button to turn the unit back on. (Your player should be functioning properly now.) If the above procedure does not work, please consult a JVC technical support. FOR MULTI REGION: If you want multi region, please complete the following procedure: Perform the above step 1 ~ 4 5. Release the "Play" and "Open/Close" keys. 6. Press DVD Menu twice on the remote. 7. When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E. 8. Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0101 for Region 1, 0202 for Region 2 or 0404 for Region 4. 9. Press Enter on the player. 10. Press Standby and wait 5 seconds. 11. Press Standby again. Your player is now set to the region you requested. If you find some titles do not play on the region 0 setting, you may have to hard select the appropriate region. Enjoy.
JVC VCD-2000BK	Power the player off. Press and hold DVD Menu and On Screen on the player. Power the player back on. Release both buttons. Press Standby. The word TEST should appear next to a number. Press DVD Menu twice on the player. When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E. Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read *0000* for Region Free, *0001* for Region 1, *0002* for Region 2 or *0004* for Region 4. Press Enter on the player. Press Standby. Press Standby again.
LG DVD-2330P, DVD-3000E, DVD-3350/1/E/C, DA-3520, DVD-4210, DVD-4710, DVD-4730, DVD-4750, DVD-4830, DVD-4950, DVD-3200E (not v1.0)	Make sure there is no disc in the player when you turn it on Press 'PAUSE' on the remote Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 on the remote and the word CODE will appear Press the key for the region you require - 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, 0 for region free Press 'PAUSE' again Turn the player off and on In case of trouble with this hack press 'STOP' before first 'PAUSE'
Matsui DVD-110	Press Menu on the remote. Press 9. Press Open/Close. Press 5. A service menu will now appear enabling you to change the region.
Philips DVD-700 Philips DVD-710 Philips DVD-730 Philips DVD-756 Philips DVD-930	Press Play on the remote, followed by 2, 7 and 4. When the display reads '___ ____' enter 005 000 128 156 using the remote. Press Play on the remote. Your player is now a region 1 only player. To return it to region 2 only do the following: Press Play on the remote, followed by 2, 7 and 4. When the display reads '___ ____' enter 002 000 128 156 using the remote. Press Play on the remote. Your player is now a region 2 only player. 710 Only: To reset the machine to factory defaults, do the following: Press Play on the remote, followed by 1, 5 and 9. When the display reads '___ ____' enter 004 001 000 140 using the remote. Press Play on the remote. All the settings will now be returned and you can re-hack the player as above.
Proline DVD-1000	Open the tray. Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray. Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote. Press Play. The player will now automatically change between regions.
Proline DVD-2000	Press 'menu' Press 1,6,7 on the remote. Exit the menu. Your player is now region free.
Samsung DVD-707 Samsung DVD-807 Samsung DVD-907	Press *DVD* on the remote. Open the tray. Insert a region 1 disc and close the tray. When the player rejects the disc remove it from the tray and close it again. When the display reads NO DISC press Time Search, 1, 1, 9. Open the tray. Insert a region 1 disc and close the tray. If this does not work, try entering TV, 2, 0, 0 instead.
Samsung DVD-709 Samsung 511	Make sure there is no disc in the tray. Hold down Play and Stop on the player for three seconds Select your language Press menu button (511 only) Press the following buttons on the remote in sequence: REPEAT (not REPEAT AB !), 3, 8, 7, 6, 7 The number 02 will appear on the screen. Now press 9 for an auto select mode which (on the 709 at least) also disables Macrovision
Wharfedale DVD-750	Open the tray. Insert region 1 disc. Do not close the tray. Press 0,1,2,3 on the remote. Press Play. Your player is now region free.
Wharfedale DVD-750 S	Press 0, 7, 5, 0 Press the number corresponding to the Region you wish to set the player to
Wharfedale DVD-M5	Multi-Region Hack Method: Remove any discs and press 'Set up' on the remote control Enter the code '62836' and then press 'Enter' This should bring you to a loophole screen Select 'Bypass' for multi-region and press 'Enter' Press 'Set up' again to leave