Manhattan DVD-2000 region-free hack

To convert this player to Multi-Region on later firmware versions

1. Press the Open button on your remote control

2. Press the Setup button on your remote control

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

4. Press the buttons 2 0 1 and then 0 on your remote control in order, one at a time

NB: If this doesn't work, you should try pressing the buttons 3 0 1 and then 0 instead

5. Press the Step button on your remote control

6. Press the Shuffle button on your remote control

7. Press the Next button on your remote control

To check the current region setting of this player on later firmware versions

1. Press the Open button on your remote control

2. Press the Setup button on your remote control

3. Press the Shuffle button on your remote control

4. Press the Step button on your remote control

5. Press the Next button on your remote control

6. A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words Debug Item appears, where the current region status is displayed

To fix low sound output volumes when connecting to your TV via SCART on later firmware versions

1. Press the Setup button on your remote control

2. Press the Stop button on your remote control

3. Press the Step button on your remote control

4. Press the Angle button on your remote control

5. The word RFOUT will appear on screen briefly and the sound will now have been adjusted to normal levels

6. A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words Debug Item appears, where the current region status is displayed

To convert this player to Multi-Region on earlier firmware versions

1. Press the Setup button on your remote control

2. Press the Title button on your remote control

3. Press the Step button on your remote control

4. Press the Next button on your remote control

5. Using the Up and Down buttons on your remote, select the region of your choice or Bypass for region free

6. Save and then Exit the menu

Press Stop until the display reads 'stop or 'no disk'

Press Setup, Title, Step and Next

Use the secret menu that appears to select a region

Press Setup