Cyberhome region-free hacks

Code 1

Turn on your DVD player and open the tray. Press the stop button on your remote and enter 1 9 9 9. A men

will pop up. Select the region code using the remote (set it to ALL). Confirm it, using enter and leave the

menu using the return button on your remote. Close the tray,

Code 2

Switch the player on and Open the cd Tray. Press Stop button on the remote control. Press "3 3 5 8" on the

remote control. Select "region-Code" by pressing region number (1-6). Close the cd-tray.

Code 3

Turn on the player

Open the tray

Press Stop

Enter 1 9 9 9

Turn On the player

Open the tray

Press Stop

Enter 1 9 9 9

Select the required region code. i.e. 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on.

Press Enter to confirm change

Close the tray with the remote

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

Turn On the player

Open the tray

Press Stop

Enter 3 3 5 8

Select the required region code. i.e. 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on.

Close the tray with the remote

Press the Open button on the remote control to open the drive tray

Press the 7 button on the remote

Press the 6 button again on the remote

Press the SEL button on your remote

You will now enter the hidden setup page, and can change the player to any region or set it to region free by entering 13 as the country code

This hack may not work on all versions of firmware. Note that the newer Cyberhome AD-M512 model doesn't appear to support this hack.

Thanks to Katya and Sharon for this information

1. First make sure there is no disc in the player, and there is no obstruction in front of tray. (Glass door,

etc...) Close the tray.

2. Press MENU on the remote (Ignore the 'NO' symbol that appears)

3. With the remote, press 1, then press 9 (Ignore the 'NO' symbol that appears)

4. A menu should appear.

5. REGION CODE should already be highlighted. If you want to change this, press ENTER on the remote.

Then type a region code you want the player to have. (0 is all region) Then press ENTER on the remote after

changing the setting.

6. To exit the menu and save your settings, make sure nothing is in front of your player (Glass door, etc...)

and push OPEN/CLOSE with the remote. This should make your player region free.

1. Press SETUP

2. Highlight the 'General' setup page

3. Press 1 3 6 9

4. Select region

5. Press ENTER, SETUP

Turn On the player and make sure there is no disc in it

Close the tray (Important! Not working with opened tray!)

Press Menu (PBC), 1 and 9

A menu will appear with the Region setting highlighted

Press Enter many times for the number of the region required i.e. 0 1 2 etc.

Press Open/Close tray

1. Press SETUP

2. Press RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, ENTER, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, ENTER

3. Press 1 3 6 9

4. Select region (0 = multi-region)

5. Press ENTER

1. Power on with your remote control.

2. Leave the drive empty and closed.

3. Press and hold the the "menu" button for a few seconds.

4. Push digit 1 and 9.

5. You should see a new menu enabling you to change the region code.

5. Press your "enter" button to display 0 (all regions).

6. Power off your drive with the remote.

7. Power on again and your drive is now region free.

1. Press STOP, 0 0 0 0 0 (last digit is the region)

Failing that, try the following sequence:

With the DVD tray empty but the DVD displaying on TV, use the following sequence:

Press "Menu"

Press "1"

Press "9"

A region menu will come up. Choose your region change wisely.

Press Setup on remote control

Move to General Setup

Press 1 3 6 9 in order

Then use the Down button to select the region you want to set it to (set 0 it will play all discs then)

Press Enter

Exit out of the Setup menu

If this code fails to work then you may wish to try the code

Turn On the player and make sure there is no disc in

Close the tray

Press Menu, 1 and 9

A menu will appear and press Enter, this will highlight the Region setting

Press the number of the region required i.e. 0 1 2 etc.

Press Enter again

Press Open/Close tray

Turn On the player

Press Setup

Enter 1 3 6 9

Press 3 x Left

Press 1 x Right

A new entry Version appears in the Setup menu

Change the region code with the Up and Down arrows

Changing this value to 0 sets the player region free

Multi-Region Hack 2:

Turn On the player

Press Setup

Enter 1 3 6 9

Press 3 x Left

Press 1 x Right

A new entry Version appears in the Setup menu

Move cursor Down to Version and then cursor Right to highlight B40016c

Enter 1 3 6 9

Change the region code with the Up and Down arrows

Changing this value to 0 sets the player region free

Ensure the tray is Closed with no disc

Press Menu

Press 1 1 1, and 1 to Open a hidden configuration menu.

Use Up and Down arrows to highlight Configuration and press Enter

Enter desired region code, i.e. 1 for R.C.-1 and 2 for R.C.-2 etc

Note:- There are rumours that this can only be done 100 times.

Be very careful not to change the option on the second line Destroy Selection table. Don't even touch it! Changing this option to "Yes" will disable the possibility to change the code in the future, although updating the firmware will fix this.

There is a firmware update available from www.cyberhome-help.de

Power On the player

With the remote press Set up then 1 6 9 5 1 8

A hidden menu will appear

Choose your required region from 0-9

Region 0 sets the player to multiregional.

Exit the menu and power Off and then power On

If the above hack does not work then please use the one below. It is dependant on whatever version of the Firmware is on the player. The latest version will work with the following.

Press Setup and then Rec

Press 8 1 0 5

Press Rec

Select the region code with the number keys or the navigation keys. 0 for Multiregion.

Press Setup to return from the setup menu

1. Press STOP, 4 4 0 8 0 (last digit is the region)

2. Press ENTER