REOC A5 region-free hack

Method 1 of 2

A short file needs to be created on a CD.

You will need at least the following in order to do this yourself:

A reasonable spec PC capable of burning CD-R or CD-RW

A CD burner

1 Blank CD-R or CD-RW

Software For Burning Your CD-R or CD-RW

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Procedure

Open a simple text editor and start with a new blank page. Type the exactly the following TSDVDREG-2001-8608201-R0

Save as a file called CREGIN.TXT.

Using your chosen burning software, burn this file to a CD-R or CD-RW. Insert the freshly made disc into the A5 DVD player and after a short while "R0" will appear on the front title screen.

Your A5 is now region free and will play films from any region.

Method 2 of 2

Open a text editor and start with a new blank page. Type the exactly the following:

TSDVDREG-2001-8608201-R0

Select File, Save and call the file CREGIN.TXT

Using your CD Burning software, burn this file to a CD-R or CD-RW

Insert the freshly made disc into the A5 DVD player and after a short while R0 will appear on the front title screen

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