JVC XV-N5 region-free hack

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