Alba region-free hacks

Multi-Region Codes:

SWITCH ON , PRESS "OPEN" TO OPEN DRAWER , TYPE IN 3 3 0 8 8 ON REMOTE KEYPAD , THEN 1 FOR REGION 1 , 2 FOR REGION 2 ETC OR 0 FOR ALL REGIONS AND THEN PRESS CLOSE TO STORE DETAILS ..

Power On player

Press Pause on the Remote

Enter code 3 1 4 1 5 9

The player display should read "COdE - -"

Enter the desired Region (0 = all, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2 etc.)

Press Pause again

Power off player

Wait 10 seconds and then power On again

Press Open/Close to open the players tray

From the Remote key in 3 3 0 8 8

Now press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on. For region free press 0

Press Open/Close

Using the remote press 3 1 4 1 5 9

The display on the fascia should now show "COdE--"

Now press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on. For region free press 0

Press Pause on the remote and power the player Off

Wait 10 seconds before powering the player back On

Beware: UK retailer Argos are selling the Alba 108xi which looks similar, but alas, is not multi-region out of the box. However, we do have the code for the XI listed below.

This player should be region free straight from the box

If you are still unable to play no home region discs then try the following:-

Press PAL/NTSC

Press Menu

Press 0

VCD Hack:

Open the tray

Press 2 8 1 2 and Enter

A service menu will appear

Push in the tray with VCD on board

Wait a second and the Stop icon appears on top left of screen

Press 1 and VCD will play

Power On the unit and Open the tray

Press the Setup button

Use the Right key until you highlight the Custom menu

Press 3 3 3 3

A service menu will then be displayed

Use the direction keys to select the region region and then press Enter

Insert a region 1 disc and press Play

The Message "Wrong Region" will be displayed

Press the Display button on the remote control

Go to the TC entry and enter 05

Press Play

This hack is lost once the power is turned off the unit so you'll need to re-enter it each time you wish to view a region one disc.

Press Open/Close on the remote

Press 3 3 0 8 8 followed by the region number i.e 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 and so on. Press 0 for region free

Press Open/Close on the remote

Empty Tray

Press Setup on Remote

Press Next, Prev, Next and Prev

Ver should appear in the top right

Change to 255 using Left and Right buttons

Turn Off and back On

Turn the player On and make sure there is no disk in the machine

Take the remote control and press the Setup button

Type in 1 3 6 9 and a selection screen is opened

Use the Up or Down button to select region (these are listed 1 to 6 or 0 for multi region)

Press Select/Enter/OK to keep the choice

Turn On player

Open disc tray either using the Eject on the player or Open on the remote

Press 2 8 1 2

A menu should pop up, press Enter until 9 appears

DVD player is now region-free

Power On player

Press Open/Close on remote

Press Prog once

Press Enter Three times

Region should be displayed on the Screen

Use Up or Down keys until 0 is selected then press Stop on the Remote which will confirm the change. 0 is region Free or you can select 1 - 6 instead if you only want it for a specific region only.

Press Open/Close or Stop on the remote to exit

1. It has to be no disc inserted

2. Press SETUP on the remote

3. Press NEXT- PREV - NEXT - PREV

4. Change (LEFT/RIGHT) to 255

5. Turn the player on and off completely

Turn on player

1) Turn on

2) Open the cd tray

3) Press setup

4) Press left or right directional buttons to get to Preference page

5) Type 2 8 1 2 which should automatically bring up the Region Code

6) Press Up or Down buttons to change the code.

1. Empty Tray

2. Press Setup

3. Press Next, Prev, Next, Prev.

4. Region version appears on top right of screen.

5. Change to 255 using L+R button.

6. Turn off and back on to make our machine region free

Power on

Open tray

Press next prev next prev

Use left and right arrows to set code to 255

Power off

Power on and your player will be region free

1. Open Tray

2. Press 9 7 3 5

3. Select 0 for region free

1. Turn on

1. Open tray, make sure its empty

2. Close the tray, press TV/DVDR

3. Press RETURN, DISPLAY

4. Now ENTER 8 8 8 0

1) Switch to DVD mode (TV)

2) Press Setup on remote

3) Press Next (on remote) 4 times to open version screen. Current version will show on top right of screen

4) Use arrow keys on remote control to change to 255. This will make your machine region free

5) Press SETUP on remote control to save setting

Press DVD mode button on the TV panel

Press Set Up on the remote control

Press Next Arrow on the remote control (4 times) to open the Version Screen which shows the words version 2 on the top right hand corner of the TV screen

Use Arrow Keys on remote to change version to 255 which is the setting for multi region

Press Set Up on remote to save setting