Handset Hacks for Alba Players

Select a player from the list below:-

TDVD3450
TDVD3458

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Region free hacks

DVD-45

• Turn On player
• Open disc tray either using the Eject on the player or Open on the remote
• Press 2, 8, 1 and 2
• A menu should pop up, press Enter until 9 appears
• DVD player is now region-free

DVD-59

• Power On player
• Press Open/Close on remote
• Press Prog once
• Press Enter Three times
• Region should be displayed on the Screen
• Use Up or Down keys until 0 is selected then press Stop on the Remote which will confirm the change. 0 is region Free or you can select 1 - 6 instead if you only want it for a specific region only.
• Press Open/Close or Stop on the remote to exit

Thanks to Richard and John for the information

DVD-103

• Power On player
• Press Pause on the Remote
• Enter code 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9
• The player display should read "COdE - -"
• Enter the desired Region (0 = all, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2 etc.)
• Press Pause again
• Power off player
• Wait 10 seconds and then power On again

DVD-74, DVD-75

Thanks to Mark for the information

DVD-104

Multi-Region:

• Press Open/Close to open the players tray
• From the Remote key in 3, 3, 0, 8 and 8
• Now press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on. For region free press 0
• Press Open/Close

DVD-106

Multi-Region:

• Using the remote press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9 
• The display on the fascia should now show "COdE--"
• Now press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on. For region free press 0
• Press Pause on the remote and power the player Off
• Wait 10 seconds before powering the player back On

DVD-108

Beware: UK retailer Argos are selling the Alba 108xi which looks similar, but alias, is not multi-region out of the box. However, we do have the code for the XI listed below.

Multi-Region:

• This player should be region free straight from the box

Thanks to Buzz Lightyear for the VCD hack, Richard for the Alba 108xi information and Bryan for the update

DVD-108XI

Multi-Region:

• Power On the unit and Open the tray
• Press the Setup button
• Use the Right key until you highlight the Custom menu
• Press 3, 3, 3 and 3
• A service menu will then be displayed
• Use the direction keys to select the region region and then press Enter

DVD-109

Multi-Region:

• Insert a region 1 disc and press Play
• The Message "Wrong Region" will be displayed
• Press the Display button on the remote control
• Go to the TC entry and enter 05
• Press Play 
• This hack is lost once the power is turned off the unit so you'll need to re-enter it each time you wish to view a region one disc.

DVD-114

Multi-Region:

• Press Open/Close on the remote
• Press 3, 3, 0, 8, 8 followed by the region number i.e 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 and so on. Press 0 for region free
• Press Open/Close on the remote

DVD-119

Multi-Region:

• Empty Tray
• Press Setup on Remote
• Press Next, Prev, Next and Prev
• Ver should appear in the top right
• Change to 255 using Left and Right buttons
• Turn Off and back On

Thanks to Nick for the information

DVD-129

Multi-Region:

• Turn the player On and make sure there is no disk in the machine
• Take the remote control and press the Setup button
• Type in 1, 3, 6 and 9 and a selection screen is opened
• Use the Up or Down button to select region (these are listed 1 to 6  or 0 for multi region)
• Press Select/Enter/OK to keep the choice

Thanks to Margaret for the information

DVD-174

Multi-Region:

• Open the drawer
• Enter 9, 7, 3 and 5
• On the menu select region 0
• Now exit

Thanks to Winnie for the information

TDVD3450, TDVD3458

Multi-Region:

• Press DVD mode button on the TV panel
• Press Set Up on the remote control
• Press Next Arrow on the remote control (4 times) to open the Version Screen which shows the words version 2 on the top right hand corner of the TV screen
• Use Arrow Keys on remote to change version to 255 which is the setting for multi region
• Press Set Up on remote to save setting

Thanks to Andrew for the information and Barry for the update