Wharfedale region-free hacks

Press REPEAT on the remote control

enter: 38767

O2 shall appear on screen

Press 1-5 zone (9 for all zone)

Open the tray, insert a DVD

Close the tray.

Player is now changed zone

Open tray and press Setup

Using the remote press 8 1 3 2 then 8

A "REGION" block will pop-up

Press Enter until you have your desired region (Multizone is 9)

Press Play

To convert this player to Multi-Region

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons 0 1 2 and then 3 on your remote control in order, one at a time

4. Press the play button on either your remote or the player

To return this player back to Region 2 only and its factory default settings

1. Open the disc tray

2. Press the Zoom button on your remote control

3. Press the Return button on your remote control

4. Your player should now go into Standby mode

5. Press the Power button on your remote control

To return this player to Region 2 only (alternative method)

1. Open the disc tray

2. Place a region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it

3. Press the buttons Return and then Play on your remote control in order, one at a time

Open the DVD players tray

Place a Region 1 disc in the tray, but don't close it

Press the buttons 0 1 2 and then 3 on your remote control in order, one at a time

Press the Play button on either your remote or the player

Restore to Region 2:

Open the DVD players tray

Place a Region 2 disc in the tray, but don't close it

Press the buttons Return and then Play on your remote control in order, one at a time

Note: This machine has problems playing the following Region 2 discs: Jaws, LA Confidential, Ten Things I Hate About You and Leon. However there is a firmware update for the machine to deal with the issues, so see your local electrical retailer.

Multi-Region for Older Players:

Press Open/Close button on your remote control

Press Zoom, A-B, Up, Left, Down and Right

The words

Multi-Region Code 1:

Press Open button to eject the tray

Press Setup to enter main menu

Press 4 9 5 4 0

The OSD will now indicate a Version menu

Select Version menu and change region code using Up and Down keys

Exit setup and Close the tray

Multi-Region Code 2:

Switch On unit and select Set-up

On the general page press 8 8 8 8

The version menu will appear

Select the Region menu and set to 0 - This menu will also allow the selection of HDCD, VCD and WMA formats

Press Play and exit the set-up menu

To change the Wharfedale DVD M5 to play any Region, simply follow the

steps below :

Press the Setup key to go into the setup menu

Type 6 2 8 3 6 & then press the Enter key

Select All & then press the Enter key

Now press the Setup key to exit from the menu

Press Setup to go into the setup menu

Type 6 2 8 3 6

Press Enter, All and Enter

Now press Setup to exit from the menu

Open drawer

Press: 8 1 3 2 8

Display shows: Region Code 2

Press Enter key 5 times until code is changed to 9

Press Play (or Setup to save & quit)

Player is now multi region