JVC region-free hacks

Ensure there is no disc in the player

Turn the player Off and unplug the power lead

Press and hold the On Screen and Title keys simultaneously and plug the AC cord back in while holding the keys pressed down

Release the keys when you see Test JC3 or Test JC2.

Press Enter

The Resume light will turn On

Press the Power button to turn the player Off

Press the Power button again to turn On your player

Note: If steps 7 and 8 don't work, unplug and re-plug your player instead of using the power switch to turn the player on and off.

Ensure the power is Off and that there is No disc in the player

Hold down On Screen and DVD Menu buttons

Press the main power switch then release the two buttons

Press the Standby/On button. The player powers up in test mode

Press DVD Menu twice

Press Up/Down until the left area of the display reads 02E

Press Left/Right to set the last two digits on the right-hand side of the display to the region you want (the first two digits do not matter)

Press then Enter button

Press Standby/On

When you switch On again the, the region is as set up in step 7

1. Press the Power button on the player to turn it off

2. Wait 5 seconds

3. Press and hold the buttons DVD Menu and On Screen on the player together, and then press the Power button on the player to turn it back on

4. Release the DVD Menu and On Screen buttons

5. Press the Standby button on your player, the display should now show either "TEST 2", "TEST 4" or "TEST 6" depending on the player region

6. Press the DVD Menu button on your player twice in a row, the display should now show "000 5858"

7. By pressing the Up and Down cursors buttons, change the first three digits until they read "02E"

8. By pressing the Right and Left cursors buttons, change the last four digits until they read "0000" for Region Free, "0101" for Region 1, "0202" for Region 2, "0404" for Region 4, "0808" for Region 8, and finally "2020" for Region 20.

9. If you experience difficulties with Region 4 discs, change the above setting to "0458" and make sure that PAL or NTSC is correctly set on your player

10. Press the Enter button on your player to confirm the region change

11. Press the Standby button on the player to turn it off

12. Wait 5 seconds

13. Press the Standby button on the player to turn it on

Press the Power button on the player to turn it Off

Wait 5 seconds

Press and hold the buttons DVD Menu and On Screen on the player together, and then press the Power button on the player to turn it back On

Release the DVD Menu and On Screen buttons

Press the Standby button on your player, the display should now show either TEST 2, TEST 4 or TEST 6 depending on the player region

Press the DVD Menu button on your player twice in a row, the display should now show 000 5858

By pressing the Up and Down cursors buttons, change the first three digits until they read 02E

By pressing the Right and Left cursors buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0101 for Region 1, 0202 for Region 2, 0404 for Region 4, 0808 for Region 8, and finally 2020 for Region 20

If you experience difficulties with Region 4 discs, change the above setting to 0458 and make sure that PAL or NTSC is correctly set on your player

Press the Enter button on your player to confirm the region change

Press the Standby button on the player to turn it Off

Wait 5 seconds

Press the Standby button on the player to turn it On

Unplug DVD player

Plug system back in while holding the "Open/Close" and the "play" buttons (ON THE PLAYER, NOT the remote)

The word "Test" should come up on the player Display

Press "9" on the remote until the display on the player says "00A0 0000"

Press "Standby/on" (remote or player)

Wait 15 seconds

Turn player back on