1. Make sure that there is no disc in the tray and switch on the player.
2. Cold start the player, by holding down the FF and PAUSE buttons on the player. (try Stop and Pause if this doesn`t work)
3. You should see a set of language options. Release the FF and PAUSE buttons.
4. Select your language.
5. Press REPEAT then the following codes for the required region the player is already set to (region you bought the player in):
Region 1 - 2, 9, 3, 3, 4
Region 2 - 3, 8, 7, 6, 7
Region 3 - 5, 6, 7, 3, 2
Region 4 - 7, 6, 8, 8, 4
Region 5 - 5, 3, 8, 1, 4
Region 6 - 2, 4, 4, 6, 2
6. A code will appear, indicating the region setting of your player.
7. Press 9 for region-free, or 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, etc.
8. Press OPEN on the Player to open the disc tray.
9. Press STANDBY on the remote control to close the tray. Next time the player is turned on it will set to the region specified. If the player halts on the FBI Warnings, press Forward Search x2 or faster.
If this method doesn`t work for you, then try the following alternative adjustments.
Step 4: in addition to the selection of language, wait for the display to say `no disk`. This may or may not happen, but the following step will definitely help...
Step 5: Press Setup, Repeat, 3, 8, 7, 6, 7, followed by 9 for region free or your desired region number.
Let me know if this alternative method works for you.
Yes, but may not work on models based in the Netherlands.
Alternative method confirmed for SV-DVD1E.
