Thomson region-free hacks

Open the disc tray

Insert any DVD but do not close the disc tray

On the front panel, press and hold the Eject, Forward Search and OK buttons. Note that this may take several attempts to achieve correctly

The onscreen display will refresh twice and the disc tray will close

Release the Eject, Forward Search and OK buttons on the front panel

Restore Default Region:

Repeat the above

Switch on the player in DVD/CD mode without disc in the player

Wait for "no disk" to appear on the screen

Using the remote enter 2 6 8 6 2 2 0 0 and the region (1, 2 and so on) or 0 for region free

The display show now indicate "Reading"

Insert DVD and start playing

Ensure in DVD mode with No disc inserted (NO DISC on the display)

Hold down the Select button on the fascia for about 5 seconds.

"REGION 2" will be displayed (for a region 2 locked device).

Use volume + or - on the fascia to select the desired region (0 for region-free)

Multi-Region Hack:

Turn On the player without a disc inside and leave the drawer Open

Wait for the menu

Using the remote enter 1 6 7 1 9

Chose region (0 for all regions)

Turn the player Off

Turn player On ensuring no disc is in the player

Press 1 6 7 0 on the remote control

Press Stand by

Multi-Region Hack 2:

Turn player On ensuring no disc is in the player

Press 1 6 7 on the remote control

Wait a few seconds until a service menu appears

Press 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 or 0 for region free

The player will now show All

Press the OK button

Turn player On ensuring no disc is in the player

Press 1 6 7 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, or 0 for region free, and so on

Press Stand by

Power On

Press 3 2 1 7 8 9 4 5 6 on the remote

A screen then appears with the regions. Press 1 for region 1, 2 region 2 etc, or ALL for multi region

It has been reported that the screen jumps a little when multi-region selected so may be advisable to just select the region DVD you are watching at the time as it disappeared when reverted back to the stated region on the disk.

Press the Repeat button on your remote control

Using your remote control enter the code below, note that you must know what Region your player is currently set to in order to know which code is appropriate

for Region 1 use 2 9 3 3 4

for Region 2 use 3 8 7 6 7

for Region 3 use 5 6 7 3 2

for Region 4 use 7 6 8 8 4

for Region 5 use 5 3 8 1 4

for Region 6 use 2 4 4 6 2

A code should be displayed on the screen indicating the current Region setting of your unit.

Press the 9 button on your remote control for Region free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so o

Make sure the player is switched on, and is at the Samsung logo

screen. Also check the tray is shut and that there's no disc in the

player.

Now press the REPEAT button on the remote, followed by a five digit

code. This code is different depending on what region your player is

*currently* set to:

R1 - 29334

R2 - 38767

R3 - 56732

R4 - 76884

R5 - 53814

R6 - 24462

So for example if you have an R2 player, press REPEAT-3 8 7 6 7.

If you've done this correctly (and your player is compatible with the

hack), you should see a number at the top left corner of the screen

corresponding to the current region.

Now, pressing any number from 1 to 6 will change to the corresponding

region. Or, press 9 for "auto-region" mode.

Next, press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray, followed by Standby (or DVD

POWER) on the remote to close it and put the player into Standby mode.

The next time you turn your player on, the new region will be set.

Don't forget that if you want to hack it again, you'll need to use a

different code, as listed above. If it's currently set to "region 9",

use the code for the last *proper* region you set it to.

Always perform a Cold Start before applying the hack

Power On player whilst pressing hold both the Play and Stop buttons on the front player

After a short while you should be presented with a set of language options. Release the Play and Stop buttons on the player

You will now need to select a language option between 1 and 6

Multi-Region Hack 2:

Press the Repeat button on the Remote Control

Using the Remote enter the code below, note that you must know what Region your player is currently set to in order to know which code is appropriate

for Region 1 use 2 9 3 3 4

for Region 2 use 3 8 7 6 7

for Region 3 use 5 6 7 3 2

for Region 4 use 7 6 8 8 4

for Region 5 use 5 3 8 1 4

for Region 6 use 2 4 4 6 2

A code should be displayed on the screen indicating the current Region setting of your unit

Press the 9 button on the Remote Control for Region free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on

Press the Open button on your player

Press the Standby button on the Remote Control

FBI Warning Bypass:

Press Forward Search x2 or faster, the disc should skip straight to the main feature

Make sure the player is switched on, and is at the logo

screen. Also check the tray is shut and that there's no disc in the

player.

Now press the REPEAT button on the remote, followed by a five digit

code. This code is different depending on what region your player is

*currently* set to:

R1 - 29334

R2 - 38767

R3 - 56732

R4 - 76884

R5 - 53814

R6 - 24462

So for example if you have an R2 player, press REPEAT-3 8 7 6 7.

If you've done this correctly (and your player is compatible with the

hack), you should see a number at the top left corner of the screen

corresponding to the current region.

Now, pressing any number from 1 to 6 will change to the corresponding

region. Or, press 9 for "auto-region" mode.

Next, press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray, followed by Standby (or DVD

POWER) on the remote to close it and put the player into Standby mode.

The next time you turn your player on, the new region will be set.

Don't forget that if you want to hack it again, you'll need to use a

different code, as listed above. If it's currently set to "region 9",

use the code for the last *proper* region you set it to.

Make sure the player is switched on, and is at the Samsung logo

screen. Also check the tray is shut and that there's no disc in the

player.

Now press the REPEAT button on the remote, followed by a five digit

code. This code is different depending on what region your player is

*currently* set to:

R1 - 29334

R2 - 38767

R3 - 56732

R4 - 76884

R5 - 53814

R6 - 24462

So for example if you have an R2 player, press REPEAT-3 8 7 6 7.

If you've done this correctly (and your player is compatible with the

hack), you should see a number at the top left corner of the screen

corresponding to the current region.

Now, pressing any number from 1 to 6 will change to the corresponding

region. Or, press 9 for "auto-region" mode.

Next, press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray, followed by Standby (or DVD

POWER) on the remote to close it and put the player into Standby mode.

The next time you turn your player on, the new region will be set.

Don't forget that if you want to hack it again, you'll need to use a

different code, as listed above. If it's currently set to "region 9",

use the code for the last *proper* region you set it to.

Power On

DVD displays "hello" then "no disc"

Immediately press 8 8 8 8 then 0

Follow by Ok button on the remote

Display will show Code 00

Play a code 1 disc to confirm

When main power is Off, setting goes back to default code 3 (S.E. Asia)

Make sure the player is switched on, and is at the Samsung logo

screen. Also check the tray is shut and that there's no disc in the

player.

Now press the REPEAT button on the remote, followed by a five digit

code. This code is different depending on what region your player is

*currently* set to:

R1 - 29334

R2 - 38767

R3 - 56732

R4 - 76884

R5 - 53814

R6 - 24462

So for example if you have an R2 player, press REPEAT-3 8 7 6 7.

If you've done this correctly (and your player is compatible with the

hack), you should see a number at the top left corner of the screen

corresponding to the current region.

Now, pressing any number from 1 to 6 will change to the corresponding

region. Or, press 9 for "auto-region" mode.

Next, press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray, followed by Standby (or DVD

POWER) on the remote to close it and put the player into Standby mode.

The next time you turn your player on, the new region will be set.

Don't forget that if you want to hack it again, you'll need to use a

different code, as listed above. If it's currently set to "region 9",

use the code for the last *proper* region you set it to.

Power On the device

Open the tray

Keeping Eject (for VHS) pressed, press Rewind, Forward "FFD" (for DVD) for 3-5 seconds