How to unlock Philips PD9012 to DVD of Region 4

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You can get a region free code for your player from these WEB sites.

Unlock DVD Players - Region Free Code

www.dvdexploder.com/

www.download-info.com/dvd/index_new.htm

Sure I can Help I just unlocked mine today !!! The procedure is very simple.You don't even need to go to the menu pref or whatever.It's actually as follow :- turn on your Portable DVD player without any disc to obtain the bluescreen- Then with the arrow keys in front and at the bottom of the mainscreen press the sequence as follow : "UP', "Down","Up", "Down", "Up", "Up","Down"- Then you will have a screen telling the version that you have and atthe bottom it says "region 1"- Just use the arrows again to change it until you got "Region0" and then press "Ok" (the play button in the middle ofarrows), that's it !!!Inthat process, remember that you just have to use the arrows in the front of thescreen at the bottom and at the end the button "OK". Nothing else.Good luck !!!

Sure I can Help I just unlocked mine today !!! The procedure is very simple.You don't even need to go to the menu pref or whatever.It's actually as follow :- turn on your Portable DVD player without any disc to obtain the bluescreen- Then with the arrow keys in front and at the bottom of the mainscreen press the sequence as follow : "UP', "Down","Up", "Down", "Up", "Up","Down"- Then you will have a screen telling the version that you have and at the bottom it says "region 1" or something else - Just use the arrows again to change it until you got "Region0" (this is region free) and then press "Ok" (the play button in the middle ofarrows), that's it !!!Inthat process, remember that you just have to use the arrows in the front of thescreen at the bottom and at the end the button "OK". Nothing else.Good luck !!!

1. Power ON the main unit (some unlocks work with, some with no disc inside)
2. Press the SETUP button (on the top of the player) to open the setup menu
3. Navigate to the PREFER menu using the button below the screen
4. Press NEXT>, PREVIOUS, NEXT>, PREVIOUS, NEXT>, NEXT>, aPREVIOUS

(NEXT> and PREVIOUS are on the top of the player next to the SETUP button. Don't use the menu navigation buttons below the screen for this.)

5. The current Region of the player should be displayed on the screen

6. Use the menu navigation UP/DOWN buttons (below the screen) to change the region. Region 0 is region-free.

7. Press PLAY/OK (below the screen) to confirm the region selection

The player should now be unlocked and able to play discs from all regions - it worked on my PD9012/37 that was region 1

Please note: Unlocking a DVD player may invalidate the warranty and some DVD players have been damaged through failed attempts to unlock them. Unlocking the DVD player is attempted at your own risk.

Sure I can Help I just unlocked mine today !!! The procedure is very simple.You don't even need to go to the menu pref or whatever.It's actually as follow :- turn on your Portable DVD player without any disc to obtain the bluescreen- Then with the arrow keys in front and at the bottom of the mainscreen press the sequence as follow : "UP', "Down","Up", "Down", "Up", "Up","Down"- Then you will have a screen telling the version that you have and atthe bottom it says "region 1"- Just use the arrows again to change it until you got "Region0" and then press "Ok" (the play button in the middle ofarrows), that's it !!!Inthat process, remember that you just have to use the arrows in the front of thescreen at the bottom and at the end the button "OK". Nothing else.Good luck !!!

Sure I can Help I just unlocked mine today !!! The procedure is very simple.You don't even need to go to the menu pref or whatever.It's actually as follow :- turn on your Portable DVD player without any disc to obtain the blue screen- Then with the arrow keys in front and at the bottom of the mainscreen press the sequence as follow : "UP', "Down","Up", "Down", "Up", "Up","Down"- Then you will have a screen telling the version that you have and atthe bottom it says "region 1"- Just use the arrows again to change it until you got "Region0" and then press "Ok" (the play button in the middle ofarrows), that's it !!!In that process, remember that you just have to use the arrows in the front of thescreen at the bottom and at the end the button "OK". Nothing else.Good luck !!!

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hi,
you can make the player region free by the following setup.

1.TURN ON THE PLAYER
2.PRESS OPEN/CLOSE TO OPEN THE TRAY
3.WITH THE TRAY OPEN, PRESS STOP-7-3-4-4-6-6 in sequence

4.YOUR REGION AREA WILL BE DISPLAYED.
5.PRESS "0" TO UNLOCK ALL
6.PRESS "OK"

ok

Region code hack for PHILIPS 3256 x/94

1. Go to Setup. [from remote]
2. Select the Preference Page.
3. Press 1, 3, 8, 9, 3, 1 on the Philips DVD Player remote.
--> It will show current region code [ for example 5 ]
4. Now Press the up/down key to select "0" which makes it region free.
5. Press ok and exit setup.

Probably the same would be applicable for 3258, 3268, 3986.

Good Luck!