Sharp DV-740 region-free hack

Multi-Region - US/Canada DV-740U:

Open up Windows Notepad or similar text editor, and type in, or copy and paste "TSDVDREG-2001-9629735-R0" (without the quotation marks, this code for Region free).

Save the file as "CREGIN.TXT" (again, without the quotation marks)

Burn this single file to a CD-R using ISO 9660 Mode 1 format (not Joliet).

Insert the CD into the DV-740H - note this is not a firmware flash, merely accessing a factory setting.

"R0" should appear in the bottom left of the screen - if it does not you may already have a multi-region player.

Multi-Region - Australia/New Zealand/Singapore DV-740X:

Open up Windows Notepad or similar text editor, and type in, or copy and paste "TSDVDREG-2001-8918448-R0" (without the quotation marks, this code for Region free).

Save the file as "CREGIN.TXT" (again, without the quotation marks)

Burn this single file to a CD-R using ISO 9660 Mode 1 format (not Joliet).

Insert the CD into the DV-740H - note this is not a firmware flash, merely accessing a factory setting.

"R0" should appear in the bottom left of the screen - if it does not you may already have a multi-region player.

Multi-Region - UK/Europe DV-740H/DV-740S:

Open up Windows Notepad or similar text editor, and type in, or copy and paste "TSDVDREG-2001-8939912-R0" (without the quotation marks, this code for Region free).

Save the file as "CREGIN.TXT" (again, without the quotation marks)

Burn this single file to a CD-R using ISO 9660 Mode 1 format (not Joliet).

Insert the CD into the DV-740H - note this is not a firmware flash, merely accessing a factory setting.

"R0" should appear in the bottom left of the screen - if it does not you may already have a multi-region player.