Hitachi HTD-K150 region-free hack

1. Open the drive tray

2. Press the Volume Up button on your remote control

3. Press the Fast Forward button on your remote control

4. The on screen display will show 321 followed by the current region code

5. Press the Volume Up button on your remote control

6. Press the Fast Forward button on your remote control

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until your desired region code is shown on the display

8. Press and hold the Angle button on your remote control for approximately five seconds to select the region

1. Open the player tray.

2. Press Volume Up, Fast Forward on the remote control.

3. The display on the TV should read 321"0".

4. Press Volume Up, Fast Forward on the remote control.

5. The display should now read 321"1", meaning the player is in region 1.

6. You can continue to press Volume Up and Fast Forward to shuffle through the regions 2 3 4 5 6.

7. The above method seems to be a temporary hack.

8. To make the change more permanent, press the Angle key on the remote control for 5 seconds.

9. This player also has Macrovision disabled out-of-the-box.

Open the players drawer

Press Volume Up on your Remote

Press Fast Forward on your Remote

The on screen display will show 321 followed by the current Region code

Press Volume Up on your Remote

Press Fast Forward on your Remote

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the desired Region code is shown on the display

Press and hold the Angle button on the Remote for approximately five seconds to select the Region