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REGION FREE METHODS FOR : Aiwa

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XR-DV170 1.  Press the power button on the player to turn it off.
2.  Press and hold the TOP MENU, MENU and OSD buttons on the player until the word FACTORY appears on the LCD display.
3.  Press the power button on the player to turn the player off again.
4.  Insert any DVD disc and power on the player.		 Factory message appears, but hack doesn't work.

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XR-DV370KN 1.  Press the PAUSE then ENTER buttons on the remote control.
2.  Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 on the remote control
3.  You can then choose the regions using the remote control, with 0 for region-free, 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, etc.
4.  Press PAUSE on the remote control.
5.  Power off the player for a few seconds.
6.  Power on your player.

To check the firmware revision:

1.  Press the SETUP button on the remote control.
2.  Select TV ASPECT and then place the cursor on the 16:9 WIDE option.
3.  Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3, 9 and ENTER on the remote control.
4.  The firmware revision number should be displayed.
5.  Press SETUP on the remote control to exit.

 Does not look like it changes region, even though the key presses work.

 

Can you tell me different?

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DW1 1.  Open the drive lid and insert any disc, then close the lid.
2.  Open the drive lid and remove the disc.
3.  Close the drive lid and immediately press the STOP button on the unit.
4.  After a few moments, enter 8,7,1,0 on the remote coontrol.
5.  Press 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, etc, or FAST FORWARD for multiregion.		 May not work

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DW5
XD-DW7

1.  Open the drive lid and insert any disc, then close the lid.
2.  Open the drive lid and remove the disc.
3.  Close the drive lid and immediately press the STOP button on the unit (ie almost in synchronization).
4.  After a few moments, enter 8,7,2,0 on the remote coontrol.
5.  Press 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, etc, or FAST FORWARD for multiregion.

Note: if this method doesn't work, then try the method above for DW1 model, or try the next method:

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, followed by 8, 7, 3, 0, followed by the region number required, or use Fast Forward for region free.

 Yes

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DV480 1. Connect the DVD player.
2. Use the remote control to turn power on.
3. Wait until "No Disc" appears.
4. Press Pause and key in the following: 8, 9, 2, 6 - the display will show "CODE__".
5. Within 5 seconds press 00 for all regions, or enter region number (01, 02 etc).
6. Press Pause and Power.

To view the firmware version of this player:

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control.
2. Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option.
3. Using the remote control enter the code 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.
4. Press the Enter button.
5. You should now see the version information screen.
6. Pressing Setup button on the remote control to exit this info.

Another method that IS supposed to work:

1. Connect the DVD player
2. Use the remote control to turn power on
3. Wait until "NO DISC" appears
4. Press Pause (on unit or remote control)
5. With the remote control key in the following: 3,4,2,2,9,2
6. The display will show "CODE - -".
7. Press 0 for all regions, or enter region number (1=region 1, 2=region 2, etc), press only one number and one time
8. Press Pause (on unit or remote control)
9. Turn off the player

NOTE: Between pause on step 4 and pause on step 8, the steps must be completed within 5 seconds

 Method 1 doesn't seem to work.

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
HT-DV90 1. Press the DVD/CD button on the remote control.
2. Press the Open button on the remote control to open the drive tray.
3. Using the remote control, press the buttons C, 2, 5, 8, 0 and C, in order, one at a time.
4. The word TESTMODE should appear on the DVD display, and the onscreen display should indicate the current region setting.
5. Press the Up Arrow on your remote control until 14 02 is shown on the onscreen display.
Note: The 02 indicates the current region and may be different depending on what your player is currently set to.
6. Using the remote control, press the buttons 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 the Enter button on the remote control.
8. Press the Return button on the remote control.
9. The word TESTMODE should appear on the DVD display.
10. Press the C button on your remote control.
11. A message should be displayed stating EEP CLR followed by EEP ERR.
12. Place your DVD in the drive tray.
13. Press the Return button on the remote control.		 Yes

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
SD-42HK 1. Go to this site, as it is an LG 5000 clone.
2. Download the zip file.
3. Extract the zip and burn the file onto a CD.
4. Load the CD into the player and select region 0.
5. Switch off and back on.		   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DV50 1. Press the power button on the player to turn the unit off.
2. Press and hold the Top Menu, Menu and Display buttons on the unit until the word Factory appears on the LCD display.
3. Press the power button on the player to turn the unit off.
4. Insert any disc and power on the player.

Another method if the above doesn't work:

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

   

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DV520KS 1. Press the Open button on the DVD player itself.
2. The onscreen display should say DVD.
3. Press the Menu button on your remote control.
4. Press the 1 button on your remote control.
5. Press the 6 button on your remote control.
6. Press the 7 button on your remote control.
7. The onscreen display should now request a new region.
8. Press the 1 button on your remote control for region 1, the 2 button for region 2, and so on, or press the Mute button on your remote control for multi-region playback.
9. Press the Standby button on your remote control.
10. Press the Standby button on your remote control. 		  

 

MODEL(S) : METHOD : CONFIRMED?
XD-DV10, HT-DV1, HT-DV50, XD-DK601, XD-DV380, XD-DV485, XD-DV500, XD-DV530, XP-K7, XP-KR9, XR-DV120, XR-DV526, XR-DV700, XS-DV355RW, ADV-1000, ADV-1150, ADV-9000, DHT-300, DV-P1000, DV-P2000, DV-P2440, DV-P3570, DV-P4000, DV-P4500, DVD-3850S These players are currently unhackable, so please don't ask about them.