NAD region-free hacks

Set the remote control to DVD

Press Pause on the remote

Key in the numbers 3 1 4 1 5 9 on the remote

The onscreen display should now show "Code --"

Enter the code 01 for Region 1, 02 for Region 2, and so on, or 00 for multi-region mode

Press Pause on the remote

Turn Off player for 30 seconds

Turn On player

Use remote control switch the player On

Open tray using the Eject button

Press Program button then 2 5 1 9

The presently active code is now displayed

Enter desired code i.e. 1 for region press 1, press 2 for region 2 etc

Press Disp button

Switch player Off then On again

Switch the unit on

Press Pause

Key in 3 1 4 1 5 9

The word Code appears in the display

Press 0

Press Pause

Switch off and back on again

If the above code fails to work then once the player has displayed the "No disc" message press Stop before entering the above code. If this still fails to work then you could try the following alternative method.

Press Setup on the remote

Highlight the TV Aspect option.

Place the cursor over the 16:9 Wide option

Press 1 3 9 7 1 3 9 followed by Enter

Beware, although the code is not listed here, there are reports that entering a code to enable VCD playback may result in the players firmware becoming corrupted thus making the player unusable. The above hacks may not work on all versions of firmware.

Ensure the tray is Open

Go to the Set-up menu

Go to Password and press Enter

Enter the code 5 9 7 8

Press Enter, a block with SVC Code will appear

Key in 9, 2, Audio, Resume and Enter

The block will now show Region Change 0000

Select the Region by entering: 5 5 0, * where * = the Region code, Region 1 = 5501, Region 2 = 5502 etc.

Press Enter.

The player draw will close and the machine will switch itself into standby

Power On machine and ensure the tray is Closed

Using the remote go to Settings menu via Set-up

Enter 7 4 1 1 3 0 in quick succession

A menu labelled Region Set-up should now appear

Using remotes navigation keys select required region, or region free

Press the Enter button

Turn Off player

Turn DVD player back On

If the above fails to work then an alternate method is as follows:-

Power On machine and ensure the tray is Closed

Using the remote go to Settings menu via Set-up

Enter 5 6 2, and region number required, i.e. 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 etc

The message Load default AH setting will briefly appear

Turn Off player

Turn DVD player back On