Grundig region-free hacks

Note that this hack will ONLY work until your player is unplugged from a power outlet, after which time it will need to be re-applied

This hack also works on the Grundig GDV-520

Reports indicate that newer versions of this player's firmware may not allow playback some Region 1 titles from Warner Brothers

To convert this player to Multi-Region

1. Press the Menu button on your remote control

2. Press the buttons 1, 6 and then 7 on your remote control in order, one at a time

3. Press the Mute button on your remote control

4. Exit the Menu and insert the disc to play

Added on the Forum by Jon

1. Press SETUP

2. Press NEXT, PREVIOUS, NEXT, PREVIOUS

3. Change the region using LEFT/RIGHT ("VER 255" = multi-region)

4. Press SETUP, SETUP

5. Press PLAY

1. Press 9 6 5 3

2. Choose the region you want (0 = multi-region)

3. Press ENTER

4. Switch off the player

1. Press STOP

2. Press six times 0

1. Open disc tray

2. Press 2 8 1 2

3. Select the RC with ENTER

4. Press STOP

1. Press 'i'

2. Press NEXT TRACK, FAST REVERSE, FAST FORWARD

3. Enter the region you want (multi-region is 0 or 9)

4. (Switch off)

1. Open the "dealer service menu" with '8500'

2. Choose "system messages"

3. Change the entry to 'ON'

4. Quit the menu

5. Select "system information"

6. After display of the system infos enter one of the following service codes (won't b

70307196 (GDP 4200 / GDP 5100 / GDP 5120)

70307195 (GDP 3100 / GDP 3200)

70307198 (GDP 5120)

70307192 (GDP 6150 / GDP 6155)

70303576 (Malaga SE 2130)

70307191 (Cinio GDP 5240)

7. Confirm with OK

8. 'Data changed' should be displayed, select RC

9. Confirm with OK,

Quit with 'i'

Open the tray

Press OSD button on handset

Screen display appears

Enter code 2 8 1 2

Screen display changes and displays current region

Press Enter button on handset until desired region appears, 9 is region free.

Close the tray

1. Press the open button on remote control to open tray

2. Press the 2 button on remote control

3. Press the 8 button on remote control

4. Press the 1 button on remote control

5. Press the 2 button on remote control

6. Use arrow keys on remote to highlight current region number

7. Press OK on remote to select region 1 for region 1, then 2 for region 2 and so on - 0 or 9 for multi region

8. Press the 'i' button on remote control

9. Player should now be multi region

Open the player drawer

Press 9 8 1 7 on the Remote

You will now be in the hidden menu where you can change the Region from 1 to 6 by pressing Enter on the

Remote. Selecting 9 sets it to Region free

You can also disable Macrovision from this screen

If your TV does not support NTSC, you can also set the output to PAL from this screen

Or

Power on, and open drawer. Key in 3 8 3 8 with handset. A menu will appear, "Region Code", and "Macro

On/Off". Region code can be set by pressing Enter key repeatedly to get desired region, and Macro, on the

line below, can be accessed with the "down" button to be turned off if you wish to tape any DVD's. Press

Open/Close button to store.

1. Open the disc tray

2. Press 8 1 3 2 8

3. Select the RC with ENTER (9=codefree)

NOTE: Please note that these conversions may only work a maximum of 25 times! And after this time the machine may end up locked to the last region changed to.

Region One:

Press the buttons Play, 2 7 4 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.

Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 5 6.

Press the Play button on your remote control.

The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

Region Two:

Press the buttons Play, 2 7 4 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.

Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 5 6.

Press the Play button on your remote control.

The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

Factory Reset:

NOTE: This has only been tested on the Philips 710. There is an outside chance this may also get round the 25 region change limit, but will not unlock a region locked machine.

Press the buttons Play, 1 5 9 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.

Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 004001 00014 0.

Press the Play button on your remote control.

The onscreen display should return to the original Philips splash screen, all settings will be reset back to factory defaults.

Press the Open button on the Remote

Then press Setup

Press the 9 button on the Remote for Region Free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, and so on

Press the buttons 2 0 0 and then 0 on the Remote

Press Step

Press Shuffle

Press Next

Macrovision Hack:

Press Setup

Press Stop

Press Title

Press Previous

Press Setup

Firmware Check:

Press Open

Press Setup

Press Shuffle

Press Step

Press Next

A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words Debug Item appears. This is where the current region status is displayed

To convert this player to Multi-Region

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons 0 1 2 and then 3 on your remote control in order, one at a time

4. Press the play button on either your remote or the player

To return this player back to Region 2 only and its factory default settings

1. Open the disc tray

2. Press the Zoom button on your remote control

3. Press the Return button on your remote control

4. Your player should now go into Standby mode

5. Press the Power button on your remote control

To return this player to Region 2 only (alternative method)

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons Return and then Play on your remote control in order, one at a time

Open the DVD players tray

Place a Region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it

Press the buttons 0 1 2 and then 3 on the Remote Control in order, one at a time

Press the Play button on either the Remote or the player

Restore to Region Two:

Open the DVD players tray

Place a Region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it

Press the buttons Return and then Play on the Remote Control in order, one at a time

Earlier firmware versions will not play The Matrix and require an upgrade, this does not remove the hack. Earlier firmware freezes with RCE encoded discs.

To convert this player to Multi-Region

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons 0 1 2 and then 3 on your remote control in order, one at a time

4. Press the play button on either your remote or the player

To return this player back to Region 2 only and its factory default settings

1. Open the disc tray

2. Press the Zoom button on your remote control

3. Press the Return button on your remote control

4. Your player should now go into Standby mode

5. Press the Power button on your remote control

To return this player to Region 2 only (alternative method)

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons Return and then Play on your remote control in order, one at a time

Press Menu

Now key in 1 6 7

Press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on

For Multi-Region mode press Mute

Open the the player drawer

Press 9 8 1 7 on the Remote

You will now be in the hidden menu where you can change the Region from 1 to 6 by pressing Enter on the Remote. Selecting 9 sets it to Region free

You can also disable Macrovision from this screen

If your TV does not support NTSC, you can also set the output to PAL from this screen

1. Power up.

2. Press stop, open/close and skip forward buttons together for about 3 to 4 seconds.

3. A hidden menu should appear, release pressed buttons.

4. Select region number from the menu, and choose free from the list at the bottom.

5. Exit menu and it is set to whatever region you wanted.

Thanks go to Craig Berkely for the submission.

Power On your machine

Press the Stop, Open/Close and Skip buttons on your player simultaneously and hold down for 3 seconds

A hidden menu should appear. Release the Stop, Open/Close and Skip buttons on your player

Select Region Number from the hidden menu and choose the Free option

Exit the menu

Earlier firmware versions will not play The Matrix and require an upgrade, this does not remove the hack. Earlier firmware freezes with RCE encoded discs.

1. Power up.

2. Press stop, open/close and skip forward buttons together for about 3 to 4 seconds.

3. A hidden menu should appear, release pressed buttons.

4. Select region number from the menu, and choose free from the list at the bottom.

5. Exit menu and it is set to whatever region you wanted.

Thanks go to Craig Berkely for the submission.

Switch the player On

Press and hold the following buttons for 3 seconds, Stop, Open and Skip

When the hidden menu appears select region free or a specific region

Exit the menu

Get into the Service Menu. This is not intended for home users, only for service technicians. Therefore you're asked for an access code, it is 8500 for all Xenaro DVD Players

Activate "System Messages" using the Service Menu

Leave the Service Menu and get into the "System Information" Menu

When you see the System Info, enter the following code on the remote control. Note that the player will not print the code on the screen, you have to enter it blindly.

The code for the 3100 is: 70307194

The code for the 3200 is: 70307195

The code for the 4204 is: 70307196

The code for the 5100 is: 70307196

The code for the 5120 is: 70307198

The code for the 6150 is: 70307192

A system message should appear. It will not appear if you got the code wrong or if you did not activate system messages in the service menu. Confirm the message with Ok on the remote

Now a window appears in which you can change your region code. Values 1 to 8 and "none" are possible. "None" will disable the internal check of region codes (i.e. makes the player CodeFree), but RCE titles might not work. This doesn't really matter, as you can change the code as often as you wish to match a specific disc

If you want to, you can disable System Messages again using the Service Menu after you changed the code