HOW TO SET PHILIPS DVD PLAYERS REGION FREE PROCEDURE
Philips DVD Players _ Make it Region free
Philips DFR 1600 / MX1060D
* Press SYSTEM
* Press 1, 6, 7
* Press MUTE
Philips DVD 170 / DVD 825 / DVD 935
* Stop the player,
no disc has to be inserted
* Press 2, 7, 4
* An input field
shows up
* Enter one of the
following codes: [RC 1: 00500128156: RC2: 00200128156]
* Press any key
Display turns red...
Caution: only works 25x
Philips DVD 622 / DVP 4000
- Open tray
- (DVP 4000: Press DISPLAY)
- Press 2, 8, 1, 2
- Press OK until 9 (multi-region) is displayed
- (DVP 4000: Press DISPLAY)
- Power off and on again.
- Open the disc tray
- Press 7, 8, 9
- Press OK
- Press the button for the desired RC (0 = code free)
- Current RC should be displayed
- Close the disc tray
- Turn on the player (with no disc)
- Press PAUSE
- Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9
- "Code" should be displayed
- Press the button for the desired RC (0 = code free)
- Press PAUSE
- Power off.
- Press SETUP
- Open the disc tray
- Pres 8, 4, 2, 1
- Current RC should be displayed
- Press SELECT
- Enter RC (9=code free)
- Close the disc tray.
- Turn on the player (without a disc inserted)
- Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9
- A field with lines appears
- Enter 005 000 128 156 for RC1 or 002 000 128 156 for RC2
- Press PLAY
- Display turns red.[ Caution: This only works 25x.]
Philips DVD 730
- Turn on the player (without a disc inserted)
- Press PLAY, 274159
- A field with lines appears
- Enter 222 222 005 255
- Press PLAY
- Display turns red.
- Wait 20 secs
- Turn the player off with the power switch.
* Stop the player,
no disc has to be inserted
* Press 2, 7, 4
An input field shows
up
* Enter one of the
following codes:
For RC 1: 0050001 281 56
For RC 2: 0020001 281 56
For RC 3: 0100001 281 56
For RC 4: 0120001 281 56
* Press any key
* Display turns
red. [Caution: This only works 25x.]
Philips DVD 950
- Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9
- An input field shows up
- Enter 008000 000 000 for RC1 or 001000 000 000 for RC2
- Press PLAY
- Display turns red.[Caution: This only works 25x.]
- Open the disc tray
- Press MENU
- Press STOP, REWIND
- Enter 0 for multi-region.
- Stop the player, no disc has to be inserted
- Press 2, 7, 4
- An input field shows up
- Enter one of the following codes: For RC 1: 0060001 281 56: For RC 2: 0010001 281 56: For RC 3: 0090001 281 56: For RC 4: 0110001 281 56
- Press any key
- Display turns red. [Caution: This only works about 25x.]
- Press PLAY
- Enter 159 101 040 000 140
- Press PLAY.
- Go into the main menu
- Highlight "exit"
- Enter 2, 9, 6, 0.
- Turn on the player (with no disc / DVD mode)
- Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9
- A broken line is displayed
- Enter 121 212 005 00
- Press the button for the desired RC
- Press PLAY (Limited to 25x.)
Method 1:
- Open the disc tray
- Press SETUP
- Navigate to the preferences page
- Enter 138931
- Select the region using UP/DOWN
- Press PLAY
Open tray
Press 9, 9, 9, 9,
0
Philips DVP 520 / DVP 524 / DVP 530 / DVP 532K / DVP 534K /
DVP 3005 / DVP 3007 / DVP 3010 / DVP 3012 / DVP 5100 / DVP 5106K / DVP 5500S /
DVP 5505S
(DVP 5100/5106: Press EJECT)
- Press SYSTEM MENU
- Go to "Preference Page"
- Press 135566
- A menu shows up
- Select region with UP/DOWN (0 = codefree)
- Press SYSTEM MENU.
- Switch on (with no disc)
- Press PLAY on the player
- Press 1, 5, 9 on the remote
- Enter 222 222 005 255
- Press PLAY on the player
- Turn on the player (without a disc inserted)
- Press PLAY
- Press 1, 5, 9
- A broken line is displayed
- Enter "111" for RC1 or "221" for RC2
- Enter "002" (LX 8000, LX 8000 SA (not E): "008")
- At last "08"
- Press PLAY twice [Limited to 25x]
- Switch on (with no disc)
- Press DISC/MEDIA
- Wait for "no disc" message
- Press DISC MENU
- Press 1, 5, 9 slowly
- Enter 222 222 005 255
- Press DISC MENU
- Wait for "done" message
- Press STANDBY
- Open the disc tray
- Press SETUP
- Go to "Preferences"
- Press OK
- Press 212225
- Press LEFT, DOWN
- Enter region (0 = code free)
- Press SETUP
- Close the disc tray.
- Switch on (with no disc)
- Press SYSTEM
- Highlight the "preferences page"
- Press 811502
- Change the region using UP/DOWN (0 = multi-region)
- Press OK, SYSTEM.
- In DVD mode, press SYSTEM MENU
- Scroll down to highlight the 'lock' symbol
- Press seven times 0
- Press OK.
MCD370 / MX2500D / MX2600 / MX3550 / MX3600D / MX3660D /
MX3700D /
MX3800D / MX6050D
- Turn on the player (without a disc inserted)
- Press PLAY
- Press 159 023 793 90
- Press PLAY
- Confirmation should be displayed
- Turn the player off.
- Switch on (no disc)
- Press PLAY, 159 721 030 08, PLAY
- Change to Disc mode
- Open tray
- Press 123450.
- Switch on (no disc)
- Press PLAY, 159 222 036 08, PLAY.
- Switch the player on
- Open tray
- Press SETUP
- Select Preferences
- Press 252315
- Press LEFT, DOWN
- Press 0 for multi region
- Press SETUP to exit.
- Switch on (no disc)
- Press PLAY
- Enter 159 023 798 90
- Press PLAY
- Turn on (with no disc)
- Press 9, 7, 3, 5
- Enter the region code menu
- Change the region using UP/DOWN (0 = multi-region)
- Press OK, SYSTEM.
DVDR1000 / DVDR5350H / DVDR7250H / DVDR7300H / HDRW720
- Turn on the player from the front panel (without a disc inserted)
- Press TUNER or the blue button (or open the HDD browser)
- Press PLAY
- Enter 159 121 212 005 255
- Press PLAY
- Turn the player off.
- Turn on (with no disc)
- Switch to DVD mode
- Open tray
- Press PLAY
- Enter 159 064 135 124 255
- Press PLAY
- Turn off.
FWD5, FWD390, FWD790, HTS5700R, HTS9800W, JR32RWDVK,
LX2000D, LX7500R, LX9000R, MCD295, MCD515, MCD702, MX5100VR, SACD962
No known unlock codes
Philips DVD 625 / DVD 626K / DVD 627K / DVD 628 / DVD 726 /
DVD 726AT / DVD 726KT / DVD 727 / DVD 728 / DVD 728S / DVD 729 / DVD 731 / DVP
320 /
DVP 323 / DVP 720SA / DVP 762 / DVP 5900 / HTS3300 / HTS3450
/ HTS3500 / HTS3610 / HTS5000W / HTS5310S / HTS5500C / HTS5510C / HTS6500 /
HTS8010S / LX3600D / LX3900SA / LX3950 / LX8300SA / LX8500W
- Open tray
- (Press DISPLAY)
- Enter 9, 9, 9, 9, 0
- Close tray.
- Open the disc tray
- Press 1, 1, 1, 1
- Press the button for the desired RC (0 = code free)
- Current RC is displayed
- Close the disc tray.
You need an OneForAll6 remote (URC 7560)
- Press DVD device button (set remote to DVD)
- Press and hold MAGIC until it flashes 2x
- Enter Setup Code (0539)
- Press MAGIC again
- Enter 085
- Enter 222 222 005 255
- (should be displayed)
- Press PLAY. {For the remote "SBC RU880": Press and hold 1 and 6 until SYNTH is displayed.}
- Press 062596, MENU in TV mode
- Select "DVD"
- Press ENTER
- Select "Region"
- Enter 0 for multi-region
- Press MENU
- Turn the player off.
- Open the disc tray
- Press PROGRAM
- Press 1, 3, 5, 6
- Press the button for the desired RC (0=code free)
- Press STOP five times
- Press OK
- Close the disc tray.
- Open the disc tray
- Press 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 (last digit is the region)
- Close disc tray.
- Select "disc menu"
- Press 1, 9
- Scroll to "region"
- Set the region using the arrow keys
- Press OK
- Press EJECT.