Crown region-free hacks

Press Open/Close button on remote

Press 8 4 2 1 - these will appear in top left-hand side of the screen

Press Select

Then use Select key to change regions

Set to region 9

Then press Open/Close button

The player should now be region free

Press the Open button on the front of the player to open the drive tray

Press the Setup button on your remote control

Using your remote press 4 9 5 4 0

NB: You may need to perform this step quicker if this doesn't work as expected

The onscreen display will display the word Version

Press the Play button on your remote control

Press the Right button on your remote control to highlight the currently selected region number

Using the Left and Right buttons on your remote control, you can alter the region to 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 0 for multi-region

You can also enable VCD and HDCD playback from this menu

Press the Setup button on your remote control

Press the Open button on the front of the player to close the drive tray

Power Off your player

Power On your player

Using the remote press Menu

Press 1 6 7 and Mute

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

Using the remote press Set-Up

Press Goto general set-up

Press Play

Goto TV display

Press << and >>

Make sure there is no disc in the machine. Press SETUP on the remote. Use the Right Arrow to select

"Preference Page". Then enter 1 3 7 9 1 1 0 0. The Region Code is then displayed. Use the Up and Down Arrow

keys to select the desired Region (0 = Multi-Region). Press ENTER. To exit SETUP use the Left Arrow key

until the "Exit Setup Menu" shows at the bottom of the screen.