This is part of an e-mail I got from a guy which should solve your problem. It`s his website that is listed in the message.
The 25th time you access the code entry part, i.e. when you press Play, 1, 5, 9
or whatever and the dashes appear. Once you have done this 25 times, you will
not be able to do it again. Therefore, if you set your machine to region 1 on
the 25th time, it will be locked in this region forever (unless you chip the
machine or use a OneForAll remote on it).
You cannot make the machine multiregion with the remote you get with the
machine, you can only *change* between different regions. If you use a
OneForAll, you can do this as many times as you wish, but there is no need
because with this remote you can also make the machine multiregion. You`ll only
need to do this once, too, so once you`ve done it you`ll never need to enter
another code again.
> The OneForAll 5 or 6, is this the remote you get with the player or do you
> have to buy it specially (where from if so?)
This is a universal remote that you have to buy seperately. Try
http://www.oneforall.co.uk - this will tell you about their remotes and where
you can buy them from. I have a OneForAll 6 (model number URC-7560), but I
*think* you can perform the hack with a OneForAll 5 (model number IRC-7550) too.
As long as the remote has buttons labelled "DVD" and "Magic" then you should be
able to perform the hack.
If you cannot get hold a OneForAll remote, you can also use a PalmPilot or a
Philips Pronto universal remote. Both of these may be expensive, however.
> The whole thing with the RC6 and all those things you have to key in, that
> is all on the machine somewhere?
The remote you get with the player *is* an RC6 remote, but it does not output
the necessary signal to perform the hack, but a OneForAll can. RC6 is just a
type of remote, you can get RC5 remotes as well. If you don`t understand all of
these technical terms, the don`t worry! :)
See http://www.ianc.net/philips/hacks.shtml for the full instructions if you`re
still not sure, everything is explained in a way which should be easy to
understand.
