Aiwa XD-DV290 region-free hack

Press the Pause button on your Remote Control

Using your Remote Control enter the code 3 1 4 1 5 9

Press the 0 button on your Remote for Region free, 1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2 (Note: RCE discs will require specific region set)

Press the Pause button on your remote control

Power off your player and wait a few seconds

Power on your player

If the above fails to work then you may wish to try:-

Power On the player with no disc inserted

Wait for the "No Disc" message on screen

Using the remote press Pause

Using your Remote Control enter the code 3 1 4 1 5 9

Press the 0 button on your Remote for Region free, 1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2 (Note: RCE discs will require specific region set)

Press Pause

Power Off the player for a few seconds and power back On

To view the firmware version of this player:

Press the Setup button on the Remote Control

Select TV Aspect and place the cursor on the 16:9 Wide option

Using the Remote Control enter the code 1 3 9 7 1 3 9

Press the Enter button

You should now see the version information screen

Pressing Setup button on the Remote Control to exit this info screen