Crown CDV-550 region-free hack

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