SS  Richard Montgomery Matter

             DVD Region unlock codes for players x-z

By downloading these files it is agreed that Full responsibility of use is with the downloader/user.

     For The Latest  DVD region unlock codes click here now!

DVD region unlock codes main Index page

Zues ZDVD105

1.  Turn player on with no disk in drive.

2.  Press Stop on the remote.

3.  Press 1, 9, 9, 9 on the remote.

4.  A new menu will appear on the screen.  Cursor over to the desired region

code.

5.  Press Enter to save.

Region free mode MAY not play the newer RCE DVD's.  If this is the case, set to

the desired region code.

Wharfedale DVD-750

1.  Open the DVD players tray.

2.  Place a Region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it.

3.  Press 0, 1, 2 and then 3 on the remote in order, one at a time.

4.  Press Play on either your remote or the player.

To change the player back to Region 2 only functionality:

1.  Open the DVD players tray.

2.  Place a Region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it.

3.  Press Return.

4.  Press Play on the remote.

Wharfedale DVD-750S

Converting this player to Multi-Region mode (newer versions):

NB:  When open, the drive tray can sometimes obscure the IR sensor, be careful

to position your remote in direct line of sight with the sensor whilst

attempting this.

1.  Press Open/Close on your Remote.

2.  Press Step.

3.  Press Prev.

4.  Press Next.

5.  The words Region Free should briefly appear on screen confirming that your

player is now region free.

To change the player to a specific region:

NB:  When open, the drive tray can sometimes obscure the IR sensor, be careful

to position your remote in direct line of sight with the sensor whilst

attempting this.

1.  Press Open/Close on the Remote to open the drive tray

2.  Press 0, 7, 5 and then 0 on the Remote, in order, one at at time

3.  Press the button 1 on the Remote Control to select Region 1, or 2 to select

Region 2, etc.

4.  The word Region and then the number you selected should briefly appear on

screen to confirm that the hack has been successful.

To change the player back to Region 2 follow these steps:

NB:  When open, the drive tray can sometimes obscure the IR sensor, be careful

to position your remote in direct line of sight with the sensor whilst

attempting this.

1.  Press the Open/Close button on the Remote to open the drive tray.

2.  Press Slow.

3.  Press Prev.

4.  Press Next.

5.  The drive tray should close the player should now return to its factory

default settings.

Converting this player to Multi-Region mode (older versions):

1.  Press Open/Close button on the Remote.

2.  Press Zoom.

3.  Press A-B.

4.  Press Up.

5.  Press Left.

6.  Press Down.

7.  Press Right.

9.  The words Region Free should briefly appear on screen confirming that your

player is now region free.

10. If the words do not appear, press Step, Prev, Next.  The message should then

appear.

NB: Step is called Pause on some remotes!

To change the player to a specific region:

1.  Press Open/Close on the Remote to open the drive tray.

2.  Press 1, 1, 1 and then 1 on Remote, in order, one at at time.

3.  Press 1 on the Remote to select Region 1, or 2 to select Region 2, etc.

4.  The word Region and then the number you selected should briefly appear on

screen to confirm that the hack has been successful.

To change the player back to Region 2 follow these steps:

1.  Press Open/Close on the Remote to open the drive tray

2.  Press Zoom

3.  Press Up

4.  Press Left

5.  Press Down

6.  Press Right

7.  The drive tray should close the player should now return to its factory

default settings

Wharfedale DVD-M3

To convert this player to Multi-Region

1.   Press Open on the front of the player to open the drive tray.

2.   Press Setup on your remote control.

3.   Press the buttons 4, 9, 5, 4 and 0, in order, one at a time (using the

remote).

NB: You may need to perform this step quicker if this doesn't work as expected.

4.   The onscreen display will display the word Version.

5.   Press Play on your remote control.

6.   Press Right on your remote control to highlight the currently selected

region number.

7.   Using Left and Right buttons on the remote control, you can alter the

region to 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 0 for multi-region

playback.

8.   You can also enable VCD and HDCD playback from this menu.

9.   Press Setup on your remote control.

10. Press Open on the front of the player to close the drive tray.

11. Power off your player.

12. Power on your player.

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

1.   Press Open on the front of the player to open the drive tray.

2.   Press Setup on your remote control.

3.   Press 8, 8, 8 and 8, one at a time (using the remote).

4.   The onscreen display will display the word Version.

5.   Press the Play on your remote control.

6.   Press the Right on your remote control to highlight the currently selected

region number.

7.   Using the Left and Right on your remote control, you can alter the region

to 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 0 for multi-region playback.

8.   You can also enable VCD, HDCD and possibly even WMA playback from this

menu.

9.   Press Setup on your remote control.

10. Press Open on the front of the player to close the drive tray.

11. Power off your player.

12. Power on your player.

There may be a newer firmware version for this model, for which there is no

hacks at the current time.

Wharfedale DVD-M5

1.  Press Setup on the remote to go into the setup menu.

2.  Press  6, 2, 8, 3, 6.

3.  Press Enter.

4.  Select All.

5.  Press Enter.

6.  Press Setup to exit from the menu.

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

1.  Press Setup on the remote to go into the setup menu.

2.  Select 'Restore Factory Defaults' from the menu.

3.  Repeat the above 6 steps as to try again.

  RCE Compatible

Wintel WIN-9663

1.  Open the players tray and ensure that there is no disc in it

2.  Press Setup on the remote.

3.  Then Step.

4.  Then Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  You should get a new menu titled, FACTORY SETUP.

7.  From there you can pre-select region (for RCE discs) and disable Macrovision

(works best with native NTSC VCRs).

Wintel WIN-9963

1.  Open the players tray and ensure that there is no disc in it

2.  Press Setup on the remote.

3.  Then Step.

4.  Then Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  You should get a new menu titled, FACTORY SETUP.

7.  From there you can pre-select region (for RCE discs) and disable Macrovision

(works best with native NTSC VCRs).

Xenius DVD-1030

1.  Make sure your player is powered on and the tray is empty.

2.  Press Menu on the remote.

3.  Press 1.

4.  Press 6.

5.  Press 7.

6.  You should now see a  new menu.

7.  Select 0 for region free (or select required region number).

Xenius DVDX-2030

1.  Make sure your player is powered on and the tray is empty.

2.  Press Menu on the remote.

3.  Press 1.

4.  Press 6.

5.  Press 7.

6.  You should now see a  new menu.

7.  Select 0 for region free (or select required region number).

XLogic DVD-838J

1.  Press Setup on the remote.

2.  Press 1.

3.  Press 3.

4.  Press 6.

5.  Press 9.

6.  Press Left Arrow three times.

7.  Press Right Arrow once.

8.  You will see a hidden menu.

9.  Select your region and Macrovision preferences.

XMS 1950

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 7, 7, 3, 9 on the remote.

3.  Press Select on the Remote.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  Close the Player's tray.

XMS 7500

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 7, 7, 3, 9 on the remote.

3.  Press Select on the Remote.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  Close the Player's tray.

XMS 9550

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 7, 7, 3, 9 on the remote.

3.  Press Select on the Remote.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  Close the Player's tray.

XMS XMS-150

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8 on the remote.

3.  You should see **** on the top left of the screen.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  You should now see your selected region at the top left of the screen.

6.  Close the player's tray.

XMS XMS-250

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8 on the remote.

3.  You should see **** on the top left of the screen.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  You should now see your selected region at the top left of the screen.

6.  Close the player's tray.

XMS XMS-750

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8 on the remote.

3.  You should see **** on the top left of the screen.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  You should now see your selected region at the top left of the screen.

6.  Close the player's tray.

This may only work on the newer firmware for the XMS-750.

XMS XMS-950

1.  Open the player's tray.

2.  Press 3, 3, 0, 8 on the remote.

3.  You should see **** on the top left of the screen.

4.  Enter 0 for region free, or region number of your choice.

5.  You should now see your selected region at the top left of the screen.

6.  Close the player's tray.

Xoro HSD-400

1.  Press Arrow Up twice.

2.  Press Arrow Down twice.

3.  Press Arrow Right once.

4.  Press Arrow Left once.

5.  Press 0 for region free (or Press required region number).

6.  Press Left Arrow three times.

7.  Press Enter to confirm.

Xoro HSD-420

1.  Press Arrow Up twice.

2.  Press Arrow Down twice.

3.  Press Arrow Right once.

4.  Press Arrow Left once.

5.  Press 0 for region free (or Press required region number).

6.  Press Left Arrow three times.

7.  Press Enter to confirm.

XWave LB900

Check firmware revision:

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote.

2.  Press 1, 2, 3 and then 4.

3.  You should now see the firmware version date.

Checking for firmware if the above does not work on your system:

1.  Press Setup button on the Remote.

2.  Press 1, 2, 3, 4 and then 5.

3.  You should now see the firmware version date.

1.  Press Setup on the remote control.

2.  Scroll the cursor down to the Preferences section.

3.  Press Step, F-Fwd, F-Bwd.

4.  You should now be in the Miscellaneous section.

5.  Press Pause, Stop, Vol +, Vol -,  to chnage the region indicated to region

0.

6.  Press Power on the player to put it into standby mode.

7.  Press Power on the player again to turn it back on.

8.  Press Play.

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

1.  Press  Setup button on the remote.

2.  Using the onscreen menu, select the Preferences option.

3.  Press Still/Step.

4.  Press Prev.

5.  Press Next.

6.  You will now enter the hidden setup page, and can change the player to any

Region or set it to Region Free. You can also disable Macrovision from this

menu.

Converting this player to Multi-Region if this fails (newer players):

1.  Press the Setup on the remote.

2.  Press 3, 8, 8, 8, 3 on the remote.  IMPORTANT:  These numbers must be typed

correctly, or the video-out capability may not work correctly any more!

3.  You should now be in a hidden menu.

4.  You can change the region or set it to region-free.

Alternate Multi-Region method:

1.  Press the Setup button on your remote.

2.  Press 3, 7, 7, 4.

3.  You will now enter the hidden setup page, and can change the player to any

Region or set it to Region Free.

 Select PAL or NTSC:

1.  Press Setup on the remote.

2.  Press 7, 2, 5, 5, 5 on the remote control.

3.  You should now be able to change the output between PAL, NTSC and AUTO.

Setting CSS and Macrovision:

1.  Press Setup.

2.  Press 5, 9, 0, 4, 1, and 9 on the remote.

3.  There are then two options available: CSS and Macrovision.

4.  CSS allows you to set to Auto (plays all DVDs), or Off (will not play

copyrighted DVDs).

5.  Macrovision allows you to set to Auto (Copy protection on), or Off (Copy

protection off).

Lip synching problems, (fixed with latest firmware update). Some problems with

dual layer discs.

Yamada DVD-2100

1.  Press Open/Close from the remote.

2.  Press Zoom.

3.  Press A-B.

4.  Press Up, Left, Down, and Right.

5.  The words "Region Free" should briefly appear on the TV screen.

Yamada DVD-2600

1.  Eject the Player's tray.

2.  Press 2, 8, 1, 2.

3.  You should see region code 2 on the screen.

4.  Press Enter, until region 9 is selected (for region free).

5.  Press Eject.

Yamaha DVD-S510

Other models may work with this method.

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 Yamaha 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 Yamaha remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

If you do not have a One-4-All universal remote:

If you own a Palm Pilot, you may also use Pacific Neo-Tek's OmniRemote software

to generate the RC6 code using a downloadable .pdb file.

1.  Download the .pdb file into your Palm Pilot: Palm (V) pdb (Zip file).

2.  Press the OmniRemote key marked as 955 Multizone.

3.  The onscreen display should show 11 spaces like this: '-----------'.

4.  Using the number keys on your DVD player's Remote Control, enter the code

222 222 005 255. Note that this is 12 digits and the last digit will not show 

on the on-screen display.

5.  Press the Play button on the DVD player's Remote

6.  The onscreen display should now show the words No Disc

7.  Power off your DVD player, wait 10 seconds and then power back on

You may also use the following methods for players with firmware 6.2:

1.  Turn your DVD player on

2.  The display will show you no disc

3.  Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote

4.  On DVD display will appear ------ -----

5.  Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will

see a little point

6.  Press Play

7.  The player will be turned off

Your DVD is ready

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

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.

Yamaha DVD-S520

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 Yamaha 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 Yamaha remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

If you do not have a One-4-All universal remote:

If you own a Palm Pilot, you may also use Pacific Neo-Tek's OmniRemote software

to generate the RC6 code using a downloadable .pdb file.

1.  Download the .pdb file into your Palm Pilot: Palm (V) pdb (Zip file).

2.  Press the OmniRemote key marked as 955 Multizone.

3.  The onscreen display should show 11 spaces like this: '-----------'.

4.  Using the number keys on your DVD player's Remote Control, enter the code

222 222 005 255. Note that this is 12 digits and the last digit will not show 

on the on-screen display.

5.  Press the Play button on the DVD player's Remote

6.  The onscreen display should now show the words No Disc

7.  Power off your DVD player, wait 10 seconds and then power back on

You may also use the following methods for players with firmware 6.2:

1.  Turn your DVD player on

2.  The display will show you no disc

3.  Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote

4.  On DVD display will appear ------ -----

5.  Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will

see a little point

6.  Press Play

7.  The player will be turned off

Your DVD is ready

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

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.

Yamaha DVD-S560

1.  Turn on the player.

2.  Open the player's tray.

3.  Press 9, 9, 9, 9 on the remote.

4.  Press 0 for region-free or press desired region number.

5.  Close the player's tray.

5.  Turn off the player. 

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

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 Yamaha 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 Yamaha remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

If you do not have a One-4-All universal remote:

If you own a Palm Pilot, you may also use Pacific Neo-Tek's OmniRemote software

to generate the RC6 code using a downloadable .pdb file.

1.  Download the .pdb file into your Palm Pilot: Palm (V) pdb (Zip file).

2.  Press the OmniRemote key marked as 955 Multizone.

3.  The onscreen display should show 11 spaces like this: '-----------'.

4.  Using the number keys on your DVD player's Remote Control, enter the code

222 222 005 255. Note that this is 12 digits and the last digit will not show 

on the on-screen display.

5.  Press the Play button on the DVD player's Remote

6.  The onscreen display should now show the words No Disc

7.  Power off your DVD player, wait 10 seconds and then power back on

You may also use the following methods for players with firmware 6.2:

1.  Turn your DVD player on

2.  The display will show you no disc

3.  Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote

4.  On DVD display will appear ------ -----

5.  Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will

see a little point

6.  Press Play

7.  The player will be turned off

Your DVD is ready

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

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.

Yamaha DVD-S540

1.  Turn on the player.

2.  Open the player's tray.

3.  Press 9, 9, 9, 9 on the remote.

4.  Press 0 for region-free or press desired region number.

5.  Close the player's tray.

5.  Turn off the player. 

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

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 Yamaha 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 Yamaha remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

If you do not have a One-4-All universal remote:

If you own a Palm Pilot, you may also use Pacific Neo-Tek's OmniRemote software

to generate the RC6 code using a downloadable .pdb file.

1.  Download the .pdb file into your Palm Pilot: Palm (V) pdb (Zip file).

2.  Press the OmniRemote key marked as 955 Multizone.

3.  The onscreen display should show 11 spaces like this: '-----------'.

4.  Using the number keys on your DVD player's Remote Control, enter the code

222 222 005 255. Note that this is 12 digits and the last digit will not show 

on the on-screen display.

5.  Press the Play button on the DVD player's Remote

6.  The onscreen display should now show the words No Disc

7.  Power off your DVD player, wait 10 seconds and then power back on

You may also use the following methods for players with firmware 6.2:

1.  Turn your DVD player on

2.  The display will show you no disc

3.  Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote

4.  On DVD display will appear ------ -----

5.  Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will

see a little point

6.  Press Play

7.  The player will be turned off

Your DVD is ready

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

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.

Yamaha DVD-S570

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 Yamaha 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 Yamaha remote:   222 222 005 00,

followed by the region number required.

If you do not have a One-4-All universal remote:

If you own a Palm Pilot, you may also use Pacific Neo-Tek's OmniRemote software

to generate the RC6 code using a downloadable .pdb file.

1.  Download the .pdb file into your Palm Pilot: Palm (V) pdb (Zip file).

2.  Press the OmniRemote key marked as 955 Multizone.

3.  The onscreen display should show 11 spaces like this: '-----------'.

4.  Using the number keys on your DVD player's Remote Control, enter the code

222 222 005 255. Note that this is 12 digits and the last digit will not show 

on the on-screen display.

5.  Press the Play button on the DVD player's Remote

6.  The onscreen display should now show the words No Disc

7.  Power off your DVD player, wait 10 seconds and then power back on

You may also use the following methods for players with firmware 6.2:

1.  Turn your DVD player on

2.  The display will show you no disc

3.  Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote

4.  On DVD display will appear ------ -----

5.  Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will

see a little point

6.  Press Play

7.  The player will be turned off

Your DVD is ready

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

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.

Yamakawa 215

 In SETUP enter

"13698888"

You'll see a bunch of numbers/letters near the bottom of the screen.

Then the field called "VERSION" will appear.

Move Cursor on VERSION and open with PLAY button.

(NB: at first it may be hard to make out the "VERSION" option, but just scroll

down, you'll see it).

Use Cursor buttons to go to the REGION CODE setting, and enter the desired code.

NB: your options are 0-6. Selecting "0" seems to make it code-free.

Now go back to SETUP to save the changes.

It looks like there IS a way to change REGIONS in the "normal" (not hidden) menu

-- it's in preferences (and even shown in the pictures in the owners manual). 

However, the you might want to use the "13698888" method instead, for two

reasons:

(1) If you use the "13698888" method, you don't have to keep changing it each

time you put a disc with a different region in, and...

(2) Somehow, when you use the "13698888" method and set the REGION to 0 using

this method, it turns the UOP off!!

UOP is the thing that forces you to watch (and usually not be able to skip past)

the FBI warnings and other such stuff.. now you can!

There's no notification that the UOP is on or off, but noticed that as soon as

set REGION to "0" using the "13698888" method was suddenly able to SKIP the FBI

warnings and such.

Yamakawa 218

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

 In SETUP enter

"13698888"

You'll see a bunch of numbers/letters near the bottom of the screen.

Then the field called "VERSION" will appear.

Move Cursor on VERSION and open with PLAY button.

(NB: at first it may be hard to make out the "VERSION" option, but just scroll

down, you'll see it).

Use Cursor buttons to go to the REGION CODE setting, and enter the desired code.

NB: your options are 0-6. Selecting "0" seems to make it code-free.

Now go back to SETUP to save the changes.

It looks like there IS a way to change REGIONS in the "normal" (not hidden) menu

-- it's in preferences (and even shown in the pictures in the owners manual). 

However, the you might want to use the "13698888" method instead, for two

reasons:

(1) If you use the "13698888" method, you don't have to keep changing it each

time you put a disc with a different region in, and...

(2) Somehow, when you use the "13698888" method and set the REGION to 0 using

this method, it turns the UOP off!!

UOP is the thing that forces you to watch (and usually not be able to skip past)

the FBI warnings and other such stuff.. now you can!

There's no notification that the UOP is on or off, but noticed that as soon as

set REGION to "0" using the "13698888" method was suddenly able to SKIP the FBI

warnings and such.

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

1. Power on player and wait for "no disk".

2. Press Setup, Mute, Stop, Zoom on the remote.

Display Firmware Revision:

1.  Switch on the DVD-Player and wait until the display says "no disc". If your

DVD-Player has no display wait about 15seconds after you switch on the unit.

2.  Press Setup.

3.  Press Mute.

4.  Press Display.

5.  Press FF>>.

6.  The normal setup page should appear on the TV.  The firmware version of your

DVD-Player should be displayed for about 5 seconds, with the Setup page being

the background.

There will be 2 lines of information:

The first line begins with ESS and ends with ".xxx" three digits behind the dot.

These three digits represent the Firmware Version of the DVD-Player.

Reset player to default settings:

The following procedure will enable you to reset your Yamakawa DVD-Player (model

DVD-218, DVD-258) from “region free” to the factory setting fro the USA of

“REGION CODE 1”. This will then once again limit you to playing only movies made

for the USA market.

Note: The player must be turned off completely (not in Stand-by mode) before you

start this procedure.

1.  Power on the player.

2.  Enter “SETUP MENU – MAIN PAGE” using your Remote Control.

3.  Scroll to “PREFERENCES” (p.24 in your manual)

4.  Scroll to “DEFAULTS” (p.27 in your manual)

5.  Select “RESET”

6.  Exit from Setup Mode.

NB: You may need to adjust some settings due to the reset.

1. You may notice that the OSD is no longer in English (is has reset itself to