Harman Kardon region-free hacks

9 Harman Kardon models. Find yours below, or send us a hack if it's missing.

Harman Kardon DVD-1

Put the player into Standby mode, with no disc in the tray

On the Remote Control press: 3 1 4 1 5 9 2

Then press the zone you want: 1-4

Power the player On

Play the disc you want to

Harman Kardon DVD-10, DVD-20, DVD-25, DVD-50

Turn the player on

Wait until 'No disc' is displayed

Press the buttons 3 1 4 1 5 9 2 on the Remote Control

The press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, 3 for Region 3, or 4 for Region 4 etc.

The display should now show 'Power On'

Harman Kardon DVD-22

Remove any discs from player

Put player in Standby mode

Keep Clear on remote control pressed while powering back On

Press OSD on remote to bring up menu

Enter the following code on remote: 3 1 4 1 5 9 0 to select region free mode (or instead of the last digit 1 2 3 or 4 to select region 1 2 3 or 4)

The player now resets and is region free (or in one of the selected regions)

To bring player back into original factory mode repeat steps 1 2 3

Harman Kardon DVD-5

Method 1 of 2

Put the player into Standby mode with and ensure there is no disc in the tray

Key in the following on the Remote Control: 3 1 4 1 5 9 2

Now key in the number of the Region you require 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 etc.

Turn the player on

Open the tray and play the disc of your choice

Note: that the Region code entered is stored when the player is switched off, therefore you will need to change Region for each disc. However it maybe that entering '0' for the Region code will set the player to Region free operation.

Method 2 of 2

1)Put the player into Standby mode with and ensure there is no disc in the tray

2)Key in the following on the Remote Control: 3 1 4 1 5 9 2

3)Now key in the number of the Region you require 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 etc.

4)Turn the player on

5)Open the tray and play the disc of your choice

Note: that the Region code entered is stored when the player is switched off, therefore you will need to

change Region for each disc. However it maybe that entering '0' for the Region code will set the player to

Region free operation.

Harman Kardon DVD23

1) Switch on the player

2) Make sure no disc is in

3) Push the OSD key

4) Select "Setup"

5) Enter code "3 1 4 1 5 9 0"

6) Display returns to normal

Note: last digit is for region number. 0 means region free.

Harman Kardon DVD27, DVD30

1. Turn player on with empty disc tray

2. Wait until display shows "NO DISC"

3. You may have to press SETUP on your remote

4. Press the code 3 1 4 1 5 9 2 on the remote

5. Now press 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 etc.

6. Display should now show "POWER ON

Harman Kardon DVD31

Power on the player

Press OSD, go to Set-up, enter

Press 3 1 4 1 5 9 0, set-up menu disappears and it's region free.

Don't press the clear button, you have to start over again

Harman Kardon DVD47

Turn the player on and make sure that there is "no disc"

1. Press OSD on your remote

2. Press "3 1 4 1 5 9 0" there 0 is region 0 (region free)

The menu disappears and your player is now region free.

Harman Kardon DVD506

Ensure there is no disc in the tray.

Put player into standby.

On the remote control press clear while switching player on.

Press OSD to bring up the screen menu.

Enter the code 3 1 4 1 5 9 + region no. ie 3141591 for region 1 etc - '0' for region free.

*If at any time after a code change the player is in standby and the clear button is pressed when the player is

turned on, the player will revert back to the original code of sale