I power it up and insert a disc and it says Wrong Region on the screen. This is a Canadian unit that has worked fine for two years now, and I've tried several different DVDs which work fine on my larger Toshiba DVD player.

Ok so here is how it was done.

Press the Pause button on your remote control. Using your remote control enter the code 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9, Press the 0 button on your remote control for Region free, 1 for Region 1 or 2 for Region 2. Press the Pause button on your remote control. Power off your player and wait a few seconds. Power on your player
Or
Press the Setup button on your remote control then, Step, Next, Up and Down, select the region of your choice or Bypass for region free, save and then Exit the menu.

LG 3200E, LG 3520, LG 4351, LG 4721P, LG 4730, LG 4821P, LG 4950S, LG 5083, LG 5822N, LG 593W

try to be sure that your inserting a right dvd or blu ray disc. clean the disc first before you insert it on the player. it shouldnt pirated. hope that helps!

CHARCOIS

It would more likely be the types of discs used. They are either of a region code not compatible with the player, contain foreign/unknown data, or they are unsupported formats. For example, if the player supports DVD-R playback, and you put a DVD-RW in, the player will generate 'wrong disc' message if the player cannot recognise the disc or the contents on it.

The disc formats/types that can be played should be outlined either on the unit itself or in the instruction manual (if you still have it). If the player shows that message even with genuine shop-bought DVDs then there is a defect within the unit, workshop attention may be required to fix it, but it could be costly.

'WRONG DISC' usually means the disc inserted is of a different region code to the player, or the wrong format (DVD-RW instead of DVD-R as exampled above). Try using different discs before going any further.

have you tried resetting the unit

hold the power button for at least 5 seconds, this will force the unit to turn off.
turn it back on
unplug the power cord
wait at least 5 seconds
plu it back in

Wrong region dvd. Look, all manufactures of electronics make the item for sale of a specific region. For example: A Canadian dvd will work on a United States dvd player, because it's basically the same region. But try playing a dvd shipped to Australia, United KIngdom, Japan, etc. Do you see where I'm trying to go at here? If you moved, or baught a pirated dvd (just saying), it may not work. Because different countries, product makers make them differently for THAT specific region. Check your dvd out, where you bought it from. If it was online, check where it came from.

Hope this helps.

MMDV2 Region change procedure:
1) Turn Unit ON
2) Make sure there is NO disc in the unit.
3) Press TITLE on the remote control.
4) Press 0,1, 6, 7 and then ZERO for all
region, 2 for region 2 etc

How to unlock a dvd player Insignia NS-H2002-U for region free
Insignia NS-H2002-U
With disk In the player (must be allowed region on you dvd)
Press stop in the remote dvd control 2 times to have a dvd screen in your tv
Press 16719 in your remote no matter what appears in the screen, at the end the region menu will appear
Using down arrow go to region that you want, “0” is for region free.
Press ok and enjoy it.
If do not work, power of your dvd, turn on again, incert allowed dvd movie in your insignia dvd player, when start reading disk, press stop and the press setup in your remote control, set uo dvd screen appears, then press 16719 in your remote, region menu will appear and use down arrow to select your region code, zero is for all regions.
Enjoy it

The following hack worked for my player. It works for most LG and Aiwa players too. To hack the player try this:

• Power on player with no disc inserted and wait for "No Disc" message on screen
  
• (using the remote) Press PAUSE
  
• Press the numbers 314159 in order. (player should now show "COdE - -" the same as below)
  
• Press the number of the region you desire ( 0 = any region, 1 = US&Canada etc.)
  
• Press PAUSE
  
• Power off the player for a few seconds..power back up and insert your DVD disc
  

you can try what is called a region code hack
go here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/yamaha-dvr-s120/3397

This problem can often be caused by the DVD player software thinking it is in a region different than your discs. (DVD discs are often encoded with 'region codes' meaning a disc purchased in Asia will not work in a player expecting to see North American discs)

What can happen is the player 'forgets' where it is, and your regioned discs won't play any longer (region free discs should continue to work as will audio CDs ....)

A power surge, random cosmic ray or similar flakiness can cause a player to 'forget' what region it was designed for ....

If that is what has happened you need to 'reset' the region code.

Altho I can diagnose this, I have NO CLUE as to how to do this with a Protron PD-800 DVD player. Anyone out there know how to reset the region codes for this (or generically for a DVD player?)

Thanks!! //cheapz