Hitachi DV-P515e region-free hack

Always perform a Cold Start before applying the hack below

1. Power on your player

2. Press and hold both the Play and Stop buttons on the player

3. After a short while you should be presented with a set of language options. Release the Play and Stop buttons on the player

4. You will now need to select a language option between 1 and 6

5. Power off your player and then power it back on

To convert this player to Multi-Region playback

1. Press the Menu button on your remote control

2. Press the Repeat button on your remote control

3. Using your remote control enter the code below, note that you must know what Region your player is currently set to in order to know which code is appropriate

for Region 1 use 2 9 3 3 4

for Region 2 use 3 8 7 6 7

for Region 3 use 5 6 7 3 2

for Region 4 use 7 6 8 8 4

for Region 5 use 5 3 8 1 4

for Region 6 use 2 4 4 6 2

4. A code should be displayed on the screen indicating the current Region setting of your unit. Wait until this code is no longer shown before continuing.

5. Press the 9 button on your remote control for Region free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on.

6. Press the Open button on your player

7. Press the Standby button on your remote control

8. Power off your player and then power it back on

If the player sticks on FBI Warning screens

1. Press Forward Search x2 or faster, the disc should skip straight to the main featuer