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Provision PR-DVD2.0

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

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8, 8 and 0, in order, one at a time.

3.  Press Play.

The player is now region free and will remain that way until the player is

powered off.

Provision PR-DVD2166

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

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8, 8 and 0, in order, one at a time.

3.  Wait for the hand to disappear.

4.  If done correctly a message will appear.

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

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press Setup.

2.  Press Next.

3.  Press Prev.

4.  Press Next.

5.  Press Prev.

6.  Choose ver 255 for region free (ver1 is region 1, ver2 is region 2...)

NB: press Left and Right arrows to change to desired region.

Parental Controls:

1.  Press Down once.

   ver 3001=parental control enable.

   ver 3000=parental control disable.

NB: press Left and Right arrows to change.

Disable Macrovision and Enable VCD Playback:

2.  Press Down twice:

   ver 4001= macrovision enable.

   ver 4000= macrovision disable.

NB: press Left and Right arrows to change

3.  Press Down three times:

   ver 5001= vcd and svcd disable. 

   ver 5000= vcd and svcd enable.

4.  Change to ver 5000 to play vcds or svcds.

Enabling SVCD Playback:

1.  Turn on the DVD player.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press 1 1 0.

4.  In the lower right of the TV screen you'll see the message ON

when you repeat these 3 steps it will display OFF.

5.  After entering the code - exit the SETUP menu and power off the player.

6.  When powering on the DVD player the hack works! 

Enabling SVCD Playback:

1.  Press Setup.

2.  Press 1 1 9.

3.  After pressing each number wait till the hand disappears.

4.  If you do it correctly a message HAVE VCD will appear. 

Magnasonic DVD-800

1.  Power the player on.

2.  Press Open/Close to open the player's tray.

3.  Press 1, 6, and 7 on the remote.

4.  You should see Region 1 - 6.  Press Menu for all regions!

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

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

2.  Press Menu, 9 (or 1), Open/Close, then 5 on the remote.

3.  Press the desired region number, or MUTE for region-free, from the remote.

VCD Enable:

1.  Put Audio CD.

2.  Press MENU.

3.  Press 1.

4.  Press 'Index MENU'.

5.  Press OPEN (tray).

6.  A menu appears: 1-VCD enable 2-VCD disable.

7.  Press 1.

More info:

Try pressing Menu, then on eof the following combinations to do the things shown

in the list:

1-5-9  VCD enable, but Magnasonics come VCD enabled by default, so it's pretty

useless. Only works if music CD is in the player.

1-6-7  Allows region selection, 1-6, entering 0 may give region-free.

1-7-8  Allow selecting between 2-channel and 5.1 sound.

7-4-1  Dealer lock; allows the tray to be locked so that DVDs/CDs cannot be

inserted/removed.

7-6-0  Displays firmware info and gives the option of firmware update.

Magnasonic DVD-800-4

1.  Power the player on.

2.  Press Open/Close to open the player's tray.

3.  Press 1, 6, and 7 on the remote.

4.  You should see Region 1 - 6.  Press Menu for all regions!

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

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

2.  Press Menu, 9 (or 1), Open/Close, then 5 on the remote.

3.  Press the desired region number, or MUTE for region-free, from the remote.

VCD Enable:

1.  Put Audio CD.

2.  Press MENU.

3.  Press 1.

4.  Press 'Index MENU'.

5.  Press OPEN (tray).

6.  A menu appears: 1-VCD enable 2-VCD disable.

7.  Press 1.

More info:

Try pressing Menu, then on eof the following combinations to do the things shown

in the list:

1-5-9  VCD enable, but Magnasonics come VCD enabled by default, so it's pretty

useless. Only works if music CD is in the player.

1-6-7  Allows region selection, 1-6, entering 0 may give region-free.

1-7-8  Allow selecting between 2-channel and 5.1 sound.

7-4-1  Dealer lock; allows the tray to be locked so that DVDs/CDs cannot be

inserted/removed.

7-6-0  Displays firmware info and gives the option of firmware update.

Magnavox MDV-422

1.  Power the player on and the TV.

2.  Press Open/Close to open the player's tray.

3.  Press 9, 9, 9, 9  on the remote.

4.  Press 0 for region free.

Note: press the keys slowly in step 3 to stop the tray closing/opening.

Magnavox MDV-435

1.  Power the player on.

2.  Press Open/Close to open the player's tray.

3.  Press 1, 1, 1, 1 on the remote.

4.  Press 0 for region free.

Note: press the keys slowly in step 3 to stop the tray closing/opening.

Disable Macrovision:

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  Press Menu on the remote control.

3.  Go to Default and select Reset.

4.  Do this every time the player is switched to re-disable.

This hack may not work on all MDV435 players.

Magnavox MDV-450

1.  Power the player on.

2.  Press Open/Close to open the player's tray.

3.  Press 1, 1, 1, 1 on the remote.

4.  Press 0 for region free.

Note: press the keys slowly in step 3 to stop the tray closing/opening.

Disable Macrovision:

1.  Turn the player on.

2.  Press Menu on the remote control.

3.  Go to Default and select Reset.

4.  Do this every time the player is switched to re-disable.

Magnex DVP-900

1. Press Open on the players front panel.

2. Press 7, 7, Enter on the remote.

3. You are now in the hidden setup page.

4. You can change the region number or use 13 for region free.

5. You can also turn Macrovision off.

Malaga SE1210

Converting the player to Multi-Region (newer firmware):

1.  Press Open on the Remote.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press 9 button on the Remote for Region Free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for

Region 2, and so on

4.  Press buttons 2, 0, 0 and 0.

5.  Press Step.

6.  Press Shuffle.

7.  Press Next.

To check the current region setting of this player on later firmware versions,

press the following button in order from the Remote Control:

1.  Press Open.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press Shuffle.

4.  Press Step.

5.  Press Next.

6.  A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words

Debug Item appears. This is where the current region status is displayed.

Converting the player to Multi-Region (older firmware):

1.  Open the drive tray.

2.  Press Setup on your remote control.

3.  From the Setup Menu go to Custom Setup option.

4.  Press the buttons 3, 3, 3 and 3 on your remote control in order, one at a

time.

5.  You should now be in a hidden menu where you may change the region to 1 for

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

Manhattan DVD-300

1.  Switch on the player.

2.  Press Open.

3.  Press Setup.

4.  Press 9 for region free or 1 for region 1, 2 for 2 region 2 etc.

5.  Press 3, 0, 1 and 0.

6.  Press Step.

7.  Press Shuffle.

8.  Press Next.

Manhattan DVD-2000

To convert this player to Multi-Region (newer firmware):

1.  Press Open on your Remote Control.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press 9 button for Region Free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, and so on

4.  Press 2, 0, 1 and then 0 on your Remote, or if this doesn't work, try

pressing the buttons 3, 0, 1 and then 0

5.  Press Step.

6.  Press Shuffle.

7.  Press Next.

To check the current region setting of this player (newer firmware):

1.  Press the Open button on the Remote Control.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press Shuffle.

4.  Press Step.

5.  Press Next.

6.  A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words

Debug Item appears, where the current region status is displayed.

 To fix low sound output volumes when connecting to your TV via SCART (newer

firmware):

1.  Press Setup.

2.  Press Stop.

3.  Press Step.

4.  Press Angle.

5.  The word RFOUT will appear on screen briefly and the sound will now have

been adjusted to normal levels

6.  A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words

Debug Item appears, where the current region status is displayed.

 Converting this player to Multi-Region (older firmware):

1.  Press Setup on the Remote Control.

2.  Press Title.

3.  Press Step.

4.  Press Next.

5.  Using the Up and Down buttons on the Remote, select the Region of your

choice or Bypass for Region free

6.  Save and then Exit the menu.

NB: If any of these codes don't work then you may wish to try useing

code for Logix DVD-3000D.

Maplin SMC-330S

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

2.  Press 7 on your remote control.

3.  Press Enter on your remote control.

4.  Press 7 again on your remote control.

5.  Select region 13 for region free, (or any region you choose).

NB: Also disable Macrovision from this menu.

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

1.  Press Open on the Remote Control.

2.  Press 2, 0, 0 and 1.

3.  The player should now be in Multi-Region mode.

Alternate method for Multi-Region:

1.  Open player tray

2.  Press 7, Select/Enter, Select/Enter on the remote control.

3.  You should now be in the hidden menu.

4.  Change the region to the desired number.

Maplin SMC-MK1

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

2.  Press 7 on your remote control.

3.  Press Enter on your remote control.

4.  Press 7 again on your remote control.

5.  Select region 13 for region free, (or any region you choose).

NB: Also disable Macrovision from this menu.

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

1.  Press Open on the Remote Control.

2.  Press 2, 0, 0 and 1.

3.  The player should now be in Multi-Region mode.

Alternate method for Multi-Region:

1.  Open player tray

2.  Press 7, Select/Enter, Select/Enter on the remote control.

3.  You should now be in the hidden menu.

4.  Change the region to the desired number.

Maplin SMC MK2

1.  Press the Open/Close on the players remote control to open the drive tray.

2.  Press 2, 0, 0 and 1, in order one at a time.

3.  Press Enter.

4.  You will now enter a hidden Setup page, and can change the player to any

Region. To set it to Region Free enter 13 as the country code. You can also     

disable Macrovision from this menu.

5.  Press Open/Close to close the drive tray.

Marantz 710

NOTE: Please note that this conversion will only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

Region 1:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 005 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Region 2:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 002 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 2 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Reset to factory defaults:

1.  Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 004 010 000 140 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times  After the 15 changes

you are permanently stuck in the last region changed to.

Marantz 890

Region 1:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 005 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Region 2:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 002 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 2 mode.

Marantz DV-3100

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

1.  Turn player on with no disk in the tray.

2.  Wait for "No Disk" to appear on font panel display.

3.  Press Pause.

4.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

5.  The word COdE is displayed on the front panel.

6.  Key in the number of the Region you want to use, or 0 for Multi-Region.

7.  Press Pause.

To Enable (S)VCD Playback:

1.   Press Break on your remote control

2.   Press 1.

3.   Press 4.

4.   Press 7.

5.   Press 2.

6.   Press Enter.

7.   Using Up, highlight the 4 DE option on the display

8.   Press Program.

9.   Press 4.

10. Press Program.

11. Press 5.

12. Press Enter.

13. Press Return.

14. Power off your player

15. Power on your player

To Enable (S)VCD Playback if the above does not work:

Use the remote control for all button presses:

1.  Press Pause, 1, 4, 7, 2, 5, 5

2.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 3

3.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 3

4.  Press Enter, Up, Program, 4, Program, 5

5.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 2

6.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 5

7.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 0

8.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 0, Enter

9.  Power off the player, then power it back on.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DV-4000

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

1.  Turn player on with no disk in the tray.

2.  Wait for "No Disk" to appear on font panel display

3.  Press Dimmer (on front panel)

4.  Press Prev (on front panel)

5.  The display should show '----'.

6.  Press 1, 9, 9 and 9

7.  Enter 01 for Region 1, 02 for Region 2, 04 for Region 3, 08 for Region 4, 10

for Region 5, 20 for Region 6 or 00 for Region free

8.  Press Enter

9.  Turn power off and on.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DV-4100

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

You will need a One-4-All universal remote for this (Send the infra-red code RC6

(aka Codeset 4, Key 235)):

1.  Set up the remote with the code 0, 5, 3, 9.

2.  Press the MAGIC button.

3.  Press 085.  The display should read '----'

4.  Enter the following with the normal Marantz remote:   222 222 005 255.

5.  Press Enter.

6.  The player should now be region-free.

To change to a specific region:

1.  Set up the remote with the code 0, 5, 3, 9.

2.  Press the MAGIC button.

3.  Press 085.  The display should read '----'

4.  Enter the following with the normal Marantz remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

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

NOTE: Please note that this conversion WILL only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine WILL be locked on the last region set!

Region 1:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 005 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Region 2:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 002 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 2 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Reset to factory defaults:

1.  Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 004 010 000 140 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DV-4200FN

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

1.  Turn player on with no disk in the tray.

2.  Wait for "No Disk" to appear on font panel display.

3.  Press Pause.

4.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

5.  The word COdE is displayed on the front panel.

6.  Key in the number of the Region you want to use, or 0 for Multi-Region.

7.  Press Pause.

To Enable (S)VCD Playback:

1.   Press Break on your remote control

2.   Press 1.

3.   Press 4.

4.   Press 7.

5.   Press 2.

6.   Press Enter.

7.   Using Up, highlight the 4 DE option on the display

8.   Press Program.

9.   Press 4.

10. Press Program.

11. Press 5.

12. Press Enter.

13. Press Return.

14. Power off your player

15. Power on your player

To Enable (S)VCD Playback if the above does not work:

Use the remote control for all button presses:

1.  Press Pause, 1, 4, 7, 2, 5, 5

2.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 3

3.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 3

4.  Press Enter, Up, Program, 4, Program, 5

5.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 2

6.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 5

7.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 0

8.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 0, Enter

9.  Power off the player, then power it back on.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DV-4300

To Check your current region setting:

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press Shuffle.

4.  Press Pause/Step.

5.  Press Next.

6.  The service menu will appear on the screen.

6.  Select Debug with Up/Dn key - The current region can be seen.

7.  Power off to finish the service mode.

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press 9 for region free (or 1 to 6 for specific region)

4.  Press 1, 1, 1, 1.

5.  Press Pause/Step.

6.  Press Shuffle.

7.  Press Next.

Marantz DV-6200

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

1.  Turn player on with no disk in the tray.

2.  Wait for "No Disk" to appear on font panel display.

3.  Press Pause.

4.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9.

5.  The word COdE is displayed on the front panel.

6.  Key in the number of the Region you want to use, or 0 for Multi-Region.

7.  Press Pause.

To Enable (S)VCD Playback:

1.   Press Break on your remote control

2.   Press 1.

3.   Press 4.

4.   Press 7.

5.   Press 2.

6.   Press Enter.

7.   Using Up, highlight the 4 DE option on the display

8.   Press Program.

9.   Press 4.

10. Press Program.

11. Press 5.

12. Press Enter.

13. Press Return.

14. Power off your player

15. Power on your player

To Enable (S)VCD Playback if the above does not work:

Use the remote control for all button presses:

1.  Press Pause, 1, 4, 7, 2, 5, 5

2.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 3

3.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 3

4.  Press Enter, Up, Program, 4, Program, 5

5.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 2

6.  Press Enter, Up, 5, 5

7.  Press Enter, Up, 1, 0

8.  Press Enter, Up, 0, 0, Enter

9.  Power off the player, then power it back on.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DV-7000

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 15 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

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

2.  Press Next and Previous (on front panel) at the same time.

3.  The display shows Region 2.

4.  Press Stop (on front panel) for 5 seconds.

5.  The display now shows Region 0.

6.  Press Play.

7.  The display should show Region 0 OK.

8.  Turn power off and on.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 15 times.

Marantz DVD-890

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 25 times!

After this time the machine may end up locked on the last region!

Region 1:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 005 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Region 2:

1.  Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 002 000 128 156 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 2 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

Converting the player back to Region 2 mode (factory defaults):

1.  Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9 on the remote control.

2.  When the display reads '--', press 004 010 000 140 on the remote control.  

The player is in region 1 mode.

3.  Press PLAY on the remote.

NOTE:  If this turns your player onscreen display on a Philips machine to that

of the Grundig, refer above to reset your machine back to its original factory

settings.

No known problems, other than the change limit of 25 times.

Mark TFE-200

1.  Turn the machine on and ensure that there is no disc in the tray.

2.  Press Setup on the remote.

3.  Press Stop.

4.  Press Preview.

5.  Press Next.

6.  You should now be able to access the hidden menu and change Region.

Marquant DVD-333K

1.  Turn the machine on and ensure that there is no disc in the tray.

2.  Press Setup on the remote.

3.  Press  3, 6, and 9.

4.  Immediately press Left Arrow 3 times.

5.  Immediately press Right Arrow (once).

6.  You should see VERSION on the on screen display.

7.  Select this option and change to 0 for region free.