Decca region-free hacks

1. Open tray to make sure no disc inside

2. Press SETUP

3. Move cursor down to highlight to the preferences bar

4. Press 4 9 5 4 0 in rapid succession

The current version will be displayed

5. Move cursor down to highlight version bar

6. Press PLAY, then right arrow key to highlight version number

7. Use UP/DOWN keys to set the version number

8. Press PLAY, SETUP

Failing that, try the following sequence:

1. Press SETUP on REMOTE

2. Press PLAY on PLAYER

3. Press STOP on PLAYER

4. Press REV on PLAYER

5. Press FWD on PLAYER

6. Press PREVIOUS on PLAYER - if player does not have "Previous" button then use the previous button

symbol on the remote. (This applied to me).

7. Press NEXT on PLAYER - as above if no next button on player.

YOU ARE NOW IN THE FACTORY SETTINGS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN AMEND REGION CODES. I

CHANGED MINE TO "BYPASS

Press Setup on the Remote

Press Stop, Previous and Next on the front panel of the player

You should now be in a secret menu where you can change the Region from 1 to 6, or Bypass for Region free

You can also disable Macrovision from this menu

Press Setup on remote

Press Fast Forward

Press Previous followed by Next (You can use the front panel or the remote for this second part)

A Factory Settings page will be displayed which contains four sub-menus

Under Region you can select Region 1-8 or just bypass region codes altogether. This unlock also enables VCD compatibility

Using the remote press Eject and leave tray Open

Press Setup, 4 9 5 4 0/10

Version will appear at bottom of Setup menu

Highlight Version and press Play

Select Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 0 for multi-region

There are also settings to play VCD, WMA, etc

Power on the unit and open the DVD door by pressing

the Open button on the front panel

Press Setup

Use Remote Control to enter the following numbers 3 3 0 8 8

You will see in the top left of the screen "****" appear

Key in a number corresponding to the Region you desire your player to be set to, i.e. 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on, use 0 for Region free