Hitachi DVP-250E region-free hack

1. Make sure that there is no disc in the tray and switch on the player.

2. Cold start the player, by holding down the PLAY and STOP buttons on the player.

3. You should see a set of language options. Release the PLAY and STOP buttons.

4. Select your language.

5. Press REPEAT then the following codes for the required region the player is already set to (region you bought the player in):

Region 1 2 9 3 3 4

Region 2 3 8 7 6 7

Region 3 5 6 7 3 2

Region 4 7 6 8 8 4

Region 5 5 3 8 1 4

Region 6 2 4 4 6 2

6. A code will appear, indicating the region setting of your player.

7. Press 9 for region-free, or 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, etc.

8. Press OPEN/CLOSE on the Player to open the disc tray.

9. Press STANDBY (POWER) on the remote control to close the tray. Next time the player is turned on it will set to the region specified. If the player halts on the FBI Warnings, press Forward Search x2 or faster.

Note: DVP-515E models need to have a serial number that starts with 1040 to 1049. Any players starting with 1100 onwards need to be chipped.

Try pressing Setup before any other keystroke in point 6, if the hack doesn't work on 305E models - let me know if this works!

If this method doesn't work, try these methods:

Always perform a Cold Start :

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. In some cases you may now need to turn your player off and then back on.

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

To convert this player to Multi-Region playback:

1. Press the Repeat button on your remote control.

2. 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

3. A code should be displayed on the screen indicating the current Region setting of your unit.

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

5. Press the Open button on your player.

6. Press the Standby button on your remote control.

If the player sticks on FBI Warning screens:

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