SS  Richard Montgomery Matter



 

 

             DVD Region unlock codes for players a-c

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Cytron TCM

 

 1.  Open the disc tray.

2.  Press 8, 9, 2, 6, 9 on the remote control.

3.  Close the tray on the player.

Region 1 disks play with stuttering.

 

Acoustic DVD-150

  

1.  Press Open on the remote.

2.  Press  Setup.

3.  Press Next.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Press Prev.

7.  You should now see a code on the top left of the onscreen display.

8.  Press the Left and Right Arrows and select the region.  Choose Ver 255 for

region free.

9.  Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Parental Controls.  Choose Ver 3001

to enable, or  Ver 3000 to disable parental controls.

10. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Macrovison.  Choose Ver 4001 to

diable, or Ver 4000 to enable Macrovision.

11. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select VCD Playback.  Choose 5001 to

disable, or Ver 5000 to enable VCD playback.

12. Press Setup.

 The hidden menu also may allow you to disable macrovision.

 

Acoustic DVD-321

 

 

  

1.  Press Open on the remote.

2.  Press  Setup.

3.  Press Next.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Press Prev.

7.  You should now see a code on the top left of the onscreen display.

8.  Press the Left and Right Arrows and select the region.  Choose Ver 255 for

region free.

9.  Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Parental Controls.  Choose Ver 3001

to enable, or  Ver 3000 to disable parental controls.

10. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Macrovison.  Choose Ver 4001 to

diable, or Ver 4000 to enable Macrovision.

11. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select VCD Playback.  Choose 5001 to

disable, or Ver 5000 to enable VCD playback.

12. Press Setup.

 The hidden menu also may allow you to disable macrovision.

 

Acoustic DVD-421

 

  

1.  Press Open on the remote.

2.  Press  Setup.

3.  Press Next.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Press Prev.

7.  You should now see a code on the top left of the onscreen display.

8.  Press the Left and Right Arrows and select the region.  Choose Ver 255 for

region free.

9.  Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Parental Controls.  Choose Ver 3001

to enable, or  Ver 3000 to disable parental controls.

10. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Macrovison.  Choose Ver 4001 to

diable, or Ver 4000 to enable Macrovision.

11. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select VCD Playback.  Choose 5001 to

disable, or Ver 5000 to enable VCD playback.

12.  Press Setup.

 

 

 

Acoustic DVD-451

 

 

 

1.  Press Open on the remote.

2.  Press  Setup.

3.  Press Next.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Press Prev.

7.  You should now see a code on the top left of the onscreen display.

8.  Press the Left and Right Arrows and select the region.  Choose Ver 255 for

region free.

9.  Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Parental Controls.  Choose Ver 3001

to enable, or  Ver 3000 to disable parental controls.

10. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Macrovison.  Choose Ver 4001 to

diable, or Ver 4000 to enable Macrovision.

11. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select VCD Playback.  Choose 5001 to

disable, or Ver 5000 to enable VCD playback.

12.  Press Setup.

If the above hack does not work, for later models you can try Acoustic DVD521

Hack below.

 

 

 

Acoustic DVD-521

 

 

 

1.  Press the Setup button on the remote.

2.  Press Next.

3.  Press Pause/Step.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Select All for region free.

Converting the player to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Press the Setup button on the remote.

2.  Press Next.

3.  Press Pause/Step.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Select Bypass for region free.

 

 

 

 

Acoustic DVD-551

 

 

 

1.  Press the Setup button on the Remote.

2.  Press Next.

3.  Press Pause/Setup.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Select All for Region free.

 

 

 

Acoustic DVD-651

 

 

 

1.  Press Open on the remote.

2.  Press  Setup.

3.  Press Next.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  Press Prev.

7.  You should now see a code on the top left of the onscreen display.

8.  Press the Left and Right Arrows and select the region.  Choose Ver 255 for

region free.

9.  Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Parental Controls.  Choose Ver 3001

to enable, or  Ver 3000 to disable parental controls.

10. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select Macrovison.  Choose Ver 4001 to

diable, or Ver 4000 to enable Macrovision.

11. Use the Left and Right Arrows to select VCD Playback.  Choose 5001 to

disable, or Ver 5000 to enable VCD playback.

12.  Press Setup.

 

 

 

 

Genica Kalua GN-800

 

 

1.  Press Open/Close, Zoom, A-B, Up, Left, Down on the remote control.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Eject the player's tray.

2.  Press 2, 1, 8, 0 on the remote.

3.  Press 9 for region free (or region number).

 

To disable Macrovision:

 

1. Open the player's tray.

2. Press 4, 5, 6, 1, followed by 1 for Macrovision off, or 0 for Macrovision on.

 

 

Genica Kalua GPX-DV2000

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Eject the player's tray.

2.  Press 2, 1, 8, 0 on the remote.

3.  Press 9 for region free (or region number).

 

To disable Macrovision:

 

1. Open the player's tray.

2. Press 4, 5, 6, 1, followed by 1 for Macrovision off, or 0 for Macrovision on.

 

 

 

 

Aiwa HT-DM150

 

 

 

First completely power off the player and unplug from mains for 30 seconds, this

clears anything in players RAM memory. Plug the unit back into mains then follow

steps below:

 

1.  Turn power On and ensure no disc in the tray.

2.  Press Enter.

3.  Press 8, 4, 2, 6, 9.

4.  Press Enter, Tray should Open.

NB: Tray will Close and DVD will power Off.

 

Turn on DVD from remote and it is now Region FREE.

 

 

Aiwa HT-DV50

 

 

1.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold the Top Menu, Menu and OSD buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

4.  Insert any disc and power on the player.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Press the Power button on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold the Top Menu, Menu and OSD buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Quickly press the Power button on the player to turn the unit on.

NB: If the hack does not work, you need to perform this step much sooner after

step 2.

 

 

Aiwa HT-DV90

 

 

 

1.   Press DVD/CD on the remote control.

2.   Press Open on the remote control to open the drive tray.

3.   Press  C, 2, 5, 8, 0 and C.

4.   The word TESTMODE should appear on the DVD display, and the onscreen

display should indicate the current region setting.

5.   Press Up Arrow on the remote until 14 02 is shown on the onscreen display.

NB: The 02 indicates the current region and may be different depending on what

your player is currently set to.

6.   Press 1 and then 4, then enter 0 and 0 for multi-region, or 0 and 1 for

region 1, or 0 and 2 for region 2, and so on.

7.   Press Enter.

8.   Press Return.

9.   The word TESTMODE should appear on the DVD display.

10.  Press C.

11.  A message should be displayed stating EEP CLR followed by EEP ERR

12.  Place your DVD in the drive tray

13.  Press Return.

 

 

 

Aiwa SD-42HK

 

1.  Download the Region Select CD-ROM from here

2.  Unzip the archive.

3.  Burn the entire directory to a CD-ROM (so that the directory RMTM0000

appears in the root of the CD)

4.  Put the CD into the DVD player and power on.

5.  When the menu appears, select your region, or 0 for all regions.

 

 

Aiwa XD-DV170

 

 

1.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold the Top Menu, Menu and OSD buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

1.  Insert any disc and power on the player.

 

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Press the Power button on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold the Top Menu, Menu and OSD buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Quickly press the Power button on the player to turn the unit on.

NB: If the hack does not work, you need to perform this step much sooner after

step 2.

Factory message appears, but the region free hacks may not work on all firmware

versions.

 

 

Aiwa XD-DV290 (NOT latest firmwares)

 

 

1.  Press Pause on the Remote Control.

2.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

3.  Press 0  for Region free, (1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2...).

4.  Press Pause on your remote control.

5.  Power off your player and wait a few seconds.

6.  Power on your player.

 

To view the firmware version of this player:

 

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote Control.

2.  Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option.

3.  Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.

4.  Press Enter.

5.  You should now see the version information screen.

6.  Press Setup on the Remote Control to exit this info screen.

RCE discs will require specific region set.

 

Aiwa XD-DV480

 

 

1.  Supply power to the unit and power on from standby mode via the remote

2.  Wait until No Disc is indicated on the fascia

3.  Now press Pause followed by 3, 4, 2, 2, 9 and then 2

4.  The display should now read CODE

5.  Press 0, 0 for region free or 0 then 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and

so on

6.  Press Pause.

7.  Power of the player.

NB: Pressing Pause in Step 4, and in step 6 must be completed within 5 seconds.

 

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Connect the DVD player

2.  Use the Remote Control to turn power on

3.  Wait until No Disc appears

4.  Press Pause and type the following code, 8, 9, 2, 6, the display will show

"CODE__"

5.  Within 5 seconds press 0, 0 for all region free

6.  Press Pause and Power.

To view the firmware version of this player:

 

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote Control.

2.  Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option.

3.  Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.

4.  Press Enter.

5.  You should now see the version information screen.

6.  Press Setup on the Remote Control to exit this info screen.

May not work.  RCE discs will require specific region set.

 

Aiwa XD-DV50/LH

 

 

1.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold Top Menu, Menu and Display buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Press Power on the player to turn the unit off.

4.  Insert any disc and power on the player.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Press the power button on the player to turn the unit off.

2.  Press and hold Top Menu, Menu and Display buttons on the unit until the word

Factory appears on the LCD display.

3.  Quickly press the power button on the player to turn the unit on.

NB: If the hack does not work, you need to perform this step much sooner after

step 2.

 

 

Aiwa XD-DV520KS

 

 

1.   Press Open on the player.

2.   The onscreen display should say DVD.

3.   Press Menu on the remote control.

4.   Press 1.

5.   Press 6.

6.   Press 7.

7.   The onscreen display should now request a new region.

8.   Press Mute for region free (or 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2...).

9.   Press Standby.

10. Press Standby.

 

 

Aiwa XD-DW1

 

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid

3.  Quickly press Stop and wait a moment

4.  Press 8, 7, 2, 0  from the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid.

3.  Quickly press the Stop and wait a moment.

4.  Press 8, 7, 1, 0  on the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

May not work with all firmware versions.  RCE discs will require specific region

set.

 

Aiwa XD-DW5

 

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid

3.  Quickly press Stop and wait a moment

4.  Press 8, 7, 2, 0  from the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid.

3.  Quickly press the Stop and wait a moment.

4.  Press 8, 7, 1, 0  on the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

If the above do not work, try this:

1.  Turn the player on with no disc inserted and wait until "No Disc" appears on

 

the display.

2.  Press Stop on the remote control.

3.  Press 8, 7, 3, 0.

5.  Fast Forward for region free (or entered desired region number).

RCE discs will require specific region set.

 

Aiwa XD-DW7

 

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid

3.  Quickly press Stop and wait a moment

4.  Press 8, 7, 2, 0  from the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

 

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Power on the player and insert a disc into the tray.

2.  Close and then Open the lid.

3.  Quickly press the Stop and wait a moment.

4.  Press 8, 7, 1, 0  on the remote.

5.  Press >> for region free (or 1 for region one, 2 for region two, and so on).

If the above do not work, try this:

1.  Turn the player on with no disc inserted and wait until "No Disc" appears on

the display.

2.  Press Stop on the remote control.

3.  Press 8, 7, 3, 0.

5.  Fast Forward for region free (or entered desired region number).

RCE discs will require specific region set.

 

Aiwa XR-DV170

 

 

1.  Press Pause on the Remote Control.

2.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

3.  Press 0  for Region free, (1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2...).

4.  Press Pause on your remote control.

5.  Power off your player and wait a few seconds.

6.  Power on your player.

 

To view the firmware version of this player:

 

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote Control.

2.  Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option.

3.  Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.

4.  Press Enter.

5.  You should now see the version information screen.

6.  Press Setup on the Remote Control to exit this info screen.

Hack does not appear to always change region.  RCE discs will require specific

region set.

 

Aiwa XR-DV370KN

 

 

1.  Press Pause, then Enter on the Remote Control.

2.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

3.  Press 0  for Region free, (1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2...).

4.  Press Pause on your remote control.

5.  Power off your player and wait a few seconds.

6.  Power on your player.

 

To view the firmware version of this player:

 

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote Control.

2.  Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option.

3.  Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.

4.  Press Enter.

5.  You should now see the version information screen.

6.  Press Setup on the Remote Control to exit this info screen.

Hack does not appear to always change region.  RCE discs will require specific

region set.

 

 

 

Akai ADV-1120

 

 

 

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  When the Akai logo appears, use the remote control and press Open/Close.

3.  Keep the tray open and key in the following on the remote control: 3, 3, 0,

8.

4.  The TV should display XXXX in the top left hand corner.

5.  Type in the value of 00 for region free (or 01 for region 1 etc.)

6.  Press Open/Close on the remote control.

7.  Turn the player off and back on again.

 

 

Akai ADV-8000

 

 

1.  Turn the player on and ensure there is no disk in the tray.

2.  Press 8, 9, 2, 6 on the remote.

3.  Press 0 for region free (or a desired region number).

 

 

Akai ADV-9000

 

1.  Press the Open button on the remote control to open the drive tray.

2.  Press the 8, 4, 2. 1 on the remote.

3 . You should now be in a hidden menu.

4.  Select 9 for region free (1 for region 1, 2 for region 2...).

 

 

 

Akai DVD-200BL

 

 

1.  Ensure there is no disk in the tray, and power off the machine.

2.  Press Open on your remote control to open the drive tray.

3.  Press Setup.

4.  Press 1, 3, 6 and 9, in order, one at a time.

5.  Press the blue LEFT button on the remote, 3 times.

6.  Press the blue RIGHT button on the remote, 1 time.

7.  A new item should appear in the Setup menu on the screen.

8.  Set the region code to 0 for region free.

 

 

Akai DVD-2100

 

 

1.  Press Open on your remote control to open the drive tray.

2.  Press 3, 8, 3 and 8, in order, one at a time.

3.  Press 9 for region free (1 for region 1, 2 for region 2...).

4.  You can also be able to disable Macrovision from this menu.

5.  Press I to exit the menu.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Power on the player and open the tray.

2.  Press 3,8,3 and 8 on the remote control.

3.  A menu will then appear at the top of the screen.

4.  Press Enter until 9 is displayed.

5.  Press 1 to clear the menu and it is region free.

 

 

Akai DVD-2100SS

 

 

1.  Press Open on your remote control to open the drive tray.

2.  Press 3, 8, 3 and 8, in order, one at a time.

3.  Press 9 for region free (1 for region 1, 2 for region 2...).

4.  You can also be able to disable Macrovision from this menu.

5.  Press I to exit the menu.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Power on the player and open the tray.

2.  Press 3,8,3 and 8 on the remote control.

3.  A menu will then appear at the top of the screen.

4.  Press Enter until 9 is displayed.

5.  Press 1 to clear the menu and it is region free.

 

 

Akai DVD-3140

 

1.  Press the Open button on the remote control to open the drive tray.

2.  Press the 8, 4, 2. 1 on the remote.

3 . You should now be in a hidden menu.

4.  Select 9 for region free (1 for region 1, 2 for region 2...).

 

 

 

Akai DV-P2000

 

 

 

1.  Press the On/Off button on the player to turn it off .

2.  Press and hold Fast Forward and Stop together with the black button located

on the right hand underside of the machine.

3.  Press the On/Off button on the player to turn it back on.

4.  When the Akai logo appears, release the Fast Forward and Stop buttons but

keep holding the Black button on the underside of the player.

5.  A list of numbers will appear in columns.

6.  Press Enter once on the remote, the second column of numbers should now be

selected.

7.  Using the Cursor Right on the remote select the second number. Change this

to 00 for region free, 01 for Region 1 and 02 for Region 2.

8.  Press Enter once on your remote control to confirm the region change.

9.  Press On/Off on the player to turn it off, then release the Black button on

the underside of the player.

10. Press On/Off on the player to turn it on.

Whilst most movies will play with the region set to 0, some Region 1 titles

require you to select that zone before they will play.

 

Akai DV-P2340

 

 

 

 

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  When the Akai logo appears, use the remote control and press Open/Close.

3.  Keep the tray open and key in the following on the remote control: 3, 3, 0,

8.

4.  The TV should display XXXX in the top left hand corner.

5.  Type in the value of 00 for region free (or 01 for region 1 etc.)

6.  Press Open/Close on the remote control.

7.  Turn the player off and back on again.

 

 

Akai DV-P2440

 

 

 

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  When the Akai logo appears, use the remote control and press Open/Close.

3.  Keep the tray open and key in the following on the remote control: 3, 3, 0,

8.

4.  The TV should display XXXX in the top left hand corner.

5.  Type in the value of 00 for region free (or 01 for region 1 etc.)

6.  Press Open/Close on the remote control.

7.  Turn the player off and back on again.

 

 

Akai DV-P2500

 

 

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  Open the players tray.

3.  Enter the code 8, 9, 2, 6 on the Remote Control.

4.  Press 0 to make the player Region free.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

1.  Turn on the player, with no disc in the tray.

2.  When the player displays the message, "NO DISC", key in the following on the

remote: Stop, 8, 3, 8, 2.

3.  A "System Setup" page should appear.

4.  Choose Region Code from the menu.

5.  Using the remote control, press Select, Up/Down buttons to get to  change

region to selected number.

6.  Press Select button to confirm.

7.  Press Return to go back to the front page.

 

 

Akai DV-P2540

 

 

 

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  When the Akai logo appears, use the remote control and press Open/Close.

3.  Keep the tray open and key in the following on the remote control: 3, 3, 0,

8.

4.  The TV should display XXXX in the top left hand corner.

5.  Type in the value of 00 for region free (or 01 for region 1 etc.)

6.  Press Open/Close on the remote control.

7.  Turn the player off and back on again.

 

 

Akai DV-P3410

 

 

1.  Press Open on the remote to open the drive tray.

2.  Press 8, 4, 2 and 1 on the remote.

3.  A service menu will appear.

4.  Press 9 for region free (1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on).

 

 

Akai DV-P3470

 

 

1.  Press Open/Close on the remote.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press 1, 3, 6 and 9.

4.  Press Left 3 times.

5.  Press Right.

6.  You should now be in a setup menu.

7.  Press 0 for region free (or 1 for region 1,  2 for region 2...).

8.  You can also disable Macrovision and enable VCD playback from within this

menu.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1.  Power on the player.

2.  Press Open to open the tray.

3.  Press Setup to enter the setup menu.

4.  Press 4, 9. 5, 4,  and 0 on remote (one at a time, but rapidly ).

5.  A new menu line should occur.

5.  Select Version and then push Play.

6.  Select Region Code.

7.  Press > and change the region code with up/down buttons. 0 is region free.

8.  Press Setup button to confirm.

9.  You can change the VCD setting from same menu

  The first method is more likely to work.

 

Akai DV-P3570S/S

 

 

1.  Power on the player.

2.  Press Open to open the tray.

3.  Press Setup to enter the setup menu.

4.  Press 4, 9. 5, 4,  and 0 on remote (one at a time, but rapidly ).

5.  A new menu line should occur.

5.  Select Version and then push Play.

6.  Select Region Code.

7.  Press > and change the region code with up/down buttons. 0 is region free.

8.  Press Setup button to confirm.

9.  You can change the VCD setting from same menu

 

 

Akai DV-P4000

 

 

 

 

1.  Switch the power Off, press the Dimmer Switch & the Back Skip buttons at the

same time.

2.  Still holding the keys down, power the machine On.

3.  Four Lines appear on the front panel display. Using the remote control,

press 1999 using the numerical keys.

4.  The display will change to A-0000 D-04 (Region 3 at this stage)

5.  Set Region code using the following:REGIONCODEDISPLAY

      0"00"A-0000 D-00

      1"01"A-0000 D-01

      2"02"A-0000 D-02

      3"04"A-0000 D-04

      4"08"A-0000 D-08

 

6.  Press Enter from the remote.

7.  Turn Off the unit using the On/Off switch, not Standby.

8.  The next time you turn on the unit, the region should be set.

Whilst most movies will play with the region set to 0, some Region 1 titles

require you to select that zone before they will play.

 

Akai DV-P4500

 

 

1.   Connect the machine to the mains but do not power on, also ensure there is

no disc inserted.

2.   Press and hold down both the Dimmer and Reverse Skip buttons on the front

panel and then press the Power ON

3.   The display should show "NAKAMICHI"

4.   Hold the Dimmer & Reverse Skip buttons for a few seconds and the Display

should change to "___ ___ ___ ___" from "NAKAMICHI". Wait for a minimum of 5

seconds (at this stage you're not pushing the Dimmer & Reverse Skip buttons any

longer).

5.   Press 1, 9, 9, 9.

6.   The display should now show: A-00 D-??, Where D-?? indicates the present

region

7.   To change the region code, enter in the new code (i.e. 01 for Region 1, 03

for Region 3, etc.).

8.   Press Enter (located next to the numbers keypad on the remote).

9.   The display should now change (slowly) to D-01 (or whichever new region you

have assigned to, as above).

10. Completely Power Off and the machine is set to the new Region.

The hack is also indefinite and has no limited lifespan, and can therefore be

performed as many times as required.

Whilst most movies will play with the region set to 0, some Region 1 titles

require you to select that zone before they will play.

 

Akai DV-P8000

 

 

1.   Connect the machine to the mains but do not power on, also ensure there is

no disc inserted.

2.   Press 8, 9, 2, 6 on the remote.

3.   Press 0 for region free (or the desired region number).

 

 

Akai DVPS-760

 

 

1.  Ppen the disc tray.

2.  Press Setup on the remote control.

3.  Press 9, 1, 0, 1, 0 one at a time, and in order

4.  Press Step

5.  Shuffle

6.  Next

After pushing the sequence, check the DEBUG menu to see if the setting has been

changed to 9. Here's the sequence for accessing the DEBUG menu:

 

1.  Open the disc tray.

2.  Press Setup on the remote.

3.  Press Shuffle.

4.  Press STEP >|<

4.  PressNEXT >>|

 

3) Scroll down to DEBUG and verify that it says '9'.

 

NB: THE DEBUG MENU DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE THE REGION SETTING. IT ONLY LETS

YOU CHECK THE REGION SETTING.

 

 

Akai DV-R3100SS

 

 

1.   Press Open, to open the disc tray.

2.   Press 8, 1, 3, 2 and 8 on the remote.

3.   Press Enter, until desired region is shown.

4.   Press STOP to save the settings.

 

 

Akai DV-R3300SS

 

 

1.   Press Open, to open the disc tray.

2.   Press 8, 1, 3, 2 and 8 on the remote.

3.   Press Enter, until desired region is shown.

4.   Press STOP to save the settings.

 

 

Alba DVD-45

 

 

This player should be region free straight from the box!

 

If it is NOT region free, try this:

1.  Press Open/Close to open the players tray.

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8 and 8 from the remote.

3.  Press 0 for region free.  (1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on).

4.  Press Open/Close.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work:

 

1. Power on the Player.

2. Open disc tray.

3. Press  2, 8, 1, and 2 from the remote.

4. You should get a menu, press ENTER until 9 appears for multi-region.

 

 

Alba DVD-103

 

 

1.  Power on player.

2.  Press Pause on the Remote.

3.  Press  3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

4.  The player display should read "COdE - -".

5.  Enter the desired Region (0 = all, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2 etc.).

6.  Press Pause again.

7.  Power off player.

8.  Wait 10 seconds and then power on again.

Converting to Multi-Region if the above does not work: