Apex region-free hacks

1. Open the tray

2. Press 3 4 9 7 3 4

3. Select 0 or a region code

OR: Put a DVD in the tray

4. Close the tray

5. As the DVD starts to load the software, press 1 on the remote several times

Open the tray

Press 3 4 9 7 3 4 0 for region free, 1 for region 1 and so on

If you’ve selected region free then the message "region free" appear

Open the players tray

Key in from the Remote 8 4 2 1

Choose a Region then press OK, 9 is region free

Open the players tray

Enter 8 4 2 1 on the remote control

This takes you to the region and Macrovison setup screen

Select region code with the Enter key of the remote (9 for region free)

Close the tray to save the setting

Press the Setup button on your remote control

Using the onscreen menu, select the Preferences option

Press the Still/Step button on your remote control

Press the Prev button on your remote control

Press the Next button on your remote control

You will now enter the hidden setup page, and can change the player to any region or set it to region free. You can also disable Macrovision from this menu

If the above fails to work then you may want to try the following:

Using the remote press Stop

Press 3 8 8 8 and then 3

If the above fails to display a service menu then you may want to try 3 7 7 7 and then 4 or 8 4 2 1 and then 3

This will display a system menu where you can select the required region or set the player to region free by selecting 9

To change the video output format between PAL and NTSC:

Press the Set-up button on your remote control

Press the buttons 7 2 5 5 5 on your remote control

To see what version of the firmware your player is using:

Press the Set-up button on your remote control

Press the buttons 1 2 3 4 on your remote control

To convert this player to Multi-Region on older firmware:

Press the Set-up button on your remote control

Using the on screen menu, select the Preferences option

Press the Still/Step button on your remote control

Press the Prev button on your remote control

Press the Next button on your remote control

You will now enter the hidden set-up page, and can change the player to any Region or set it to Region Free. You can also disable Macrovision from this menu

1. Turn machine on without putting a disc in

2. Press 0 0 8 6 0 0 0

3. Press SELECT

4. Turn the machine Off, then back On. It shall now allow Multi region play back