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Anyone out there now how to get my Philips 890 back to region 2 only from making multi region using One4All remote??? I may need to return machine as its playing up recording to DVD R (not as a result of hack) but I want to return in same state so need to reverse back to single region only, to avoid any agro on warrenties....

Many thanks

follow usual oneforall thing to get the dashes then enter....

121 212 005 002

press play on dvd remote

power off for 10 seconds and voila!

Region 2 is back!

PS What recording probs you having? mine is playing up a bit also

Many thanks........

Im only having probs on the DVD+Rs in so far as it seems fine when I record onto them but if I go and edit the picture (sometimes) but usual the title name from default to something more meaningful it says "storing new name" or whatever but will then give me a Disc Error message and make the DVD+R totally unreadable....... Ive lost 5 disks on the trot so far......Its also even scrapped a disk where Ive simply pressed record and it seemed ok for a few secs then the Disc error message again.....

As for DVD+RW and pre recorded films its perfect...allows you to do anything...... Ive tried differnt batches of DVDRs but its getting too expensive now to keep trying! Ive reset the machine to factory default but hasnt helped.....

What are you getting problem wise?

i have trouble inserting chapters - screen keeps "updating" and then resetting so no chapters appear to have registered.

when i have managed to get the chapters inserted and i finalise the discs it "loses" them, so playing them on another machines it is just one continuous track. the chapters still register on the dvdr880 though. weird!

paul

Very strange...... thats another problem Im getting but not as lucky if you can call it that in it simply not updating...... when ive tried to insert a chapter marker (on DVDR) it has again trashed disc totally......yet again on DVDRWs it will let me split titles and do what I want fine.....

This item was edited on Tuesday, 14th January 2003, 00:33

Hello again Lee

Sussed a couple of things out - DVD+R chapters have to be entered "live" ie while you are recording a program, or by setting the auto chapter thing.

Also, if you have any discs that "lock" you out, try opening the tray and leave the disc in it. Press and hold record on the remote until the tray closes and hopefully you should be to record on the next part of the disc.

Hope this is of some use.

Paul

Hi Paul

I find it hard to believe that the recorder allows you to do things it shouldnt do then if thats the case.....Im not sure how you insert chapters on the fly as you have to go into edit mode and pause at point you want the marker (thats where mine has bombed out)

And thanks for other tip although I have tried that as well as holding "clear" as it says in manual but neither work....when tray closes and disc is read I still get the same message appear that the "Disc contains unknown data - please press OK to eject"

I have the retailers, Empire Direct, picking recorder up Friday morning for testing and if faulty, as I beleive it is, they say they will replace with new....we will wait and see....the more I read on variuos forums the more I think that Philips havent quite perfected the consumer version yet.

Im still to here from Philips engineers as there call back has been nearly 4 days now and still silence.

Let me know if you find out anymore and ill do same m8

Lee

This item was edited on Thursday, 16th January 2003, 08:06

Hi all,
Have any of you with the DVDR 890 been able to place RCE encoded discs?
I tried both Hacks (222 & 212) and can play "standard" region 1 discs, however men In Black 2 will not play, just get the region map up, so I take it the RCE is not being overwritten.
My recorder has firmware 11f

Best regards
Alan

Hi Alan
Yes Ive been successful in playing RCE disks (eg Black Hawk Down) no problem..... soon as my ability to write to DVD+R is sorted I will be a very happy chappy!!

I think my firmware is 12

Lee

If/when you get your recorder back, to enter chapters "live" you just press edit while you are recording and it just flashes "updating...." on the screen - doesn`t cause the disc to stop.

Paul