Akai DVP-4000 region-free hack

NOTE: Whilst most movies will play with the region set to 0, some Region 1 titles require you to select that zone before they will play.

Switch the power Off, press the Dimmer Switch & the Back Skip buttons at the same time.

Still holding the keys down, power the machine On.

Four Lines appear on the front panel display. Using the remote control, press 1 9 9 9 using the numerical keys.

The display will change to A-0000 D-04 (Region 3 at this stage)

Set Region code using the following:-

REGION

CODE

DISPLAY

0

"00"

A-0000 D-00

1

"01"

A-0000 D-01

2

"02"

A-0000 D-02

3

"04"

A-0000 D-04

4

"08"

A-0000 D-08

Push the Enter key on the remote.

Turn Off the unit using the On/Off switch, not Standby.

The next time you turn on the unit, the region should be set.