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REGION FREE METHODS FOR : Grundig

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
Any DVD player with a DIGI-100 TV When you want to use a Grundig DVD-player in combination with a DIGI-100 (100 Hz) Grundig television you need to use the remote control that came with the DVD player.

Not so nice when your DVD player is placed in a Grundig system because you always have to open the door to make the control work.

In the FAQ's at the Grundigsite http://www.grundig.nl/faq.html there's a solution:

1. Press MODE and 4,5,6 at the same moment on the DIGI 100 TV remote.
2. It's now programed to control the DVD player via the MEGALOGIC system and works via the IR sensor on the televisions.

   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-100D This may only work for 25 changes:

Region 1:

1. Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.
2. The display should show '--'.
3. Enter 005000128156 and press PLAY on the remote control.
4. The display should turn red, indicating success.

Region 2:

1. Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.
2. The display should show '--'.
3. Enter 002000128156 and press PLAY on the remote control.
4. The display should trun red, indicating success.

 May not work

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-130 1. Press OPEN, SETUP on the remote control.
2. Press the relevant number for your required region, or 9 for region-free.
3. Press 2, 0, 0, 0, STEP, SHUFFLE, NEXT on the remote control.
4. To check region, press OPEN, SETUP, SHUFFLE, STEP, NEXT.  A menu appears with DEBUG item where the current region is displayed.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDVD125
GDV-130 (alternative)		 1. Open the drive tray.
2. Press the Setup button on your remote control.
3. From the Setup Menu highlight the 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.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-131 1. Press the Setup button on your remote control.
2. Press the VOL+ button on your remote control.
3. Press the VOL- button on your remote control.
4. Press the VOL+ button on your remote control.
5. Press the VOL- button on your remote control.
6. The onscreen display should show "VER #" indicating the currently set region.
7. Using the left and right cursor keys, change the region code to 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, and so on, or set it to 255 for multi-region playback.
8. Press the Setup button on your remote control.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-200
GDV-210
GDV-210A
GDV-212		 1. Certain discs from Fox, Disney, Universal and Paramount will not work using this method.
2. Open the disc tray, place a region 1 disc in the try, but do not close it.
3. Press 0, 1, 2, 3, PLAY on the remote control.
4. To return to region 2, open tray, insert a region 2 disc, do not close the tray, press RETURN on the remote control then press PLAY.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-211A 1. Power on the player.
2. Press the Stop, Open/Close, Skip Forward, Skip Backword buttons on the player simultaneously and hold them down for 3 seconds.
3. A hidden menu should appear.  Release the buttons held down.
4. Select the region number required or choose the FREE option.  Do not make any selections from the Initialised Type menu, as this can leave the player inoperable.   If you do it by accident, go back to this menu and choose option 1.
5. Exit the menu.
6. No known problems with machines fitted with firmware available from January 2000. Earlier firmware versions will not play The Matrix and require an upgrade, this does not remove the hack. Earlier firmware freezes with RCE encoded discs. 		  

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-220
GDV-211		 1. Power the player on.
2. Press and hold OPEN/CLOSE, STOP and FORWARD SKIP together until the hidden menu appears.
3. Scroll down to the REGION CODES option and SELECT.
4. Scroll down to FREE for region-free or any number for a particular region.
5. Exit the menu.

You may need to use the buttons on the player...

...or try this method:

1. Turn the player on.
2. Press STOP, SKIP FORWARD and OPEN/CLOSE together on the player and NOT the remote control.
3. Scroll down the menu to region set.
4. Select the option, then scroll down the list to Free or the required region.
5. Set the colour to AUTO, to make sure the DVD plays OK.

 Yes

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
GDV-520
GDV-520A		 1. Press MENU, 1, 6, 7 on the remote control
2. Press MUTE for region-free or the number of the region you want on the remote control.
3. Press EXIT and insert the disc.

Notes for 520A: it worked the first time of entering it but afterwards keeps showing invalid disc after each entry, SO BEWARE!

 Yes for 520A, but see notes.

 

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GDV-620HT 1. Open the drive tray.
2. Press the buttons 9, 8, 1 and 7 on your remote control, one at a time.
3. You will now be in the hidden menu where you can change the region from 1 to 6 by pressing Enter on your remote control, or set it to 9 for multi-region.
4. You can also disable Macrovision from this screen.
5. If your TV does not support NTSC, you should change the output to PAL in the normal setup menu.
6. RCE compatability is not confirmed at present.		 Yes

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
Xenaro GDP-5100
GDP-3200
GDP 4200		 Norwegian hack, which is fairly unclear, but presented here in case someone can shed light on it:

1. "5", "5", "3", "2".  Enter 8500. Choose Systemmessages to "ON". Go back to service menu.

2. Choose system information. Enter code 70307196. For the 3200 model, use 70307195. Then you come to a menu called "systemconfigurations". Choose "1" systemmessages with "ok".

3. You are now in "change data". Now you can choose from 1-8 or none. (regions). None = region free. Close with "i" on remote.

4. Go to the servicemenu and set Systemconfigurations til "ON".

A more clear hack:

1. select "i" on the remote.
2. choose "installation" [box 5].
3. choose "extended settings" [box 5].
4. choose "service menu" [box 3].
5. choose "dealer service menu" [box 2].
6. a code is needed here, it's 8500.
7. choose "system messages".
8. choose "on" and press the < button [to the left of the "ok" button on your remote].
9. go back to the "service menu".
10. choose "system information".
11. with the remote, press 70307196 - [note that the number will not show on the screen while you do this].
12. if you typed it correctly, a box with "system messages" appears and a word or a number will appear next to it.
13. if the word reads "none" then forget the whole thing, as you are already region free... if there's a number there then that is the region your unit is using.
14. press "ok" on the remote to change the region.
15. use the down button [directly under the "ok" button on the remote] to scroll down the list.
16. select the word "none" to make your unit region free.
17. the warning you see is probably meant to do nothing more than frighten you.
18. press "i" to end.

Note - on some models, the above method actually wrecks your player!   You have been warned!!!

This does not work with the 6500 model.

The 5105 model does work with this hack, but the sound goes off - there may be some menu option to reset this back so that the region hack still works and the sound is restored - please let me know if you can get this to work.

 Yes

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
Xenaro GDP-6150 1. Get into the Service Menu. This is not intended for home users, only for service technicians. Therefore you're asked for an access code, it is 8500 for all Xenaro DVD Players.
2. Activate "System Messages" using the Service Menu.
3. Leave the Service Menu and get into the "System Informations" Menu.
4. When you see the System Infos, enter the following code on the remote control. Note that the player will not print the code on the screen, you have to enter it blindly. The code is: 70307192
(This is the one that differs from the 5100 model.)
5. A system message should appear. It will not appear if you got the code wrong or if you did not activate system messages in the service menu. Confirm the message with OK on your remote.
6. Now a window appears in which you can change your
region code. Values 1 to 8 and "none" are possible.
"none" will disable the internal check of region codes (i.e. makes the player CodeFree), but RCE titles might not work. This doesn't really matter, as you can change the code as often as you wish to match a specific disc.
7. If you want to, you can disable System Messages again using the Service Menu after you changed the code.		   

 

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GDV720HT 1. Open the draw.
2. Type 81328 on your remote.
3. A window will appear on your tv.
4. Press the enter key to move to region 9.
5. Press play to close the drawer.
6. The machine is now permanently multiregion.

Enabling VCD playback:

1. Turn On the player and place a VCD on the open tray
2. Using the front panel press Close quickly followed by Menu and 5 on the remote
3. This should load and play the disc. If the disc fails to play then press 0, 0, 0, 1 and the disc should then play
4. If this fails to work then you may wish to consider using the hack for the Goodmans GDVD-135.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
Livance GDP 3100, 3200 push
-> "i"
-> Menu 5 "Install"
-> Menu 5 "additional option"
-> Menu 3 "Service"
-> Menu 2 "Dealer Service"

Code "8500"

-> Menu 1 "System Info" and selct on

go back to Menu "Service"
selct "System Infromation" and to enter follow Number Combination "70307194"
Confirm it with OK

Change Data
go up from 1 and select "boundless"
complete this procedure with "i"		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
Livance GDP 3200
Malaga SE1230		 push
-> "i"
-> Menu 5 "Install"
-> Menu 5 "additional option"
-> Menu 3 "Service"
-> Menu 2 "Dealer Service"

Code "8500"

-> Menu 1 "System Info" and select on

go back to Menu "Service"
select "System Infromation" and to enter follow Number Combination "70307195"
Confirm it with OK

Change Data
go up from 1 and select "boundless"
complete this procedure with "i"

Here is another method, with a bit more explanation:

1. "5", "5", "3", "2". Enter 8500 (service code). Choose menu "1", Set systemmessages to "ON". Go back to service menu.

2. Choose code "1" system information. Enter code 70303576. If you typed it correctly, a box with "system messages" appears and a word or a number will appear next to it (e.g. "2"). Choose "OK".

3. You are now in "change data". Now you can choose from 1-8 or none. (regions). None = region free. Close with "i" on remote.