DVD Player Handset Hacks

Handset Hacks for Grundig Players

Select a player from the list below:-

GDV-100D
GDV-110
GDV-130
GDV-200
GDV-210
GDV-211A
GDV-212
GDV-220
GDV-520
GDV-620HT

GDP-1104

Xenaro GDP-3100
Xenaro GDP-3200
Xenaro GDP-4204
Xenaro GDP-5100
Xenaro GDP-5120
Xenaro GDP-6150

 

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GDP-1104

Multi-Region:

  • Open the tray
  • Press OSD button on handset
  • Screen display appears
  • Enter code 2, 8, 1 and 2
  • Screen display changes and displays current region
  • Press Enter button on handset until desired region appears, 9 is region free.
  • Close the tray

Thanks to Steve for the information

GDV-100D

NOTE: Please note that these conversions may only work a maximum of 25 times! And after this time the machine may end up locked to the last region changed to.

Region One:

  • Press the buttons Play, 2, 7 and 4 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.
  • Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 005000128156.
  • Press the Play button on your remote control.
  • The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

Region Two:

  • Press the buttons Play, 2, 7 and 4 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.
  • Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 002000128156.
  • Press the Play button on your remote control.
  • The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

Factory Reset:

NOTE: This has only been tested on the Philips 710. There is an outside chance this may also get round the 25 region change limit, but will not unlock a region locked machine.

  • Press the buttons Play, 1, 5 and 9 on your remote control. The onscreen display should look like this: '____ ____'.
  • Using the number keys on your remote control, enter the code 004001 00014 0.
  • Press the Play button on your remote control.
  • The onscreen display should return to the original Philips splash screen, all settings will be reset back to factory defaults.

GDV-110, GDV-130

Multi-Region:

  • Press the Open button on the Remote
  • Then press Setup
  • Press the 9 button on the Remote for Region Free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2, and so on
  • Press the buttons 2, 0, 0 and then 0 on the Remote
  • Press Step
  • Press Shuffle
  • Press Next

Macrovision Hack:

  • Press Setup
  • Press Stop
  • Press Title
  • Press Previous
  • Press Setup

Firmware Check:

  • Press Open
  • Press Setup
  • Press Shuffle
  • Press Step
  • Press Next
  • A secret menu will appear, inside which you can scroll down until the words Debug Item appears. This is where the current region status is displayed

Thanks to Bryan for the update

GDV-200, GDV-210, GDV-212

Multi-Region:

  • 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 the Remote Control in order, one at a time
  • Press the Play button on either the Remote or the player

Restore to Region Two:

  • 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 the Remote Control in order, one at a time

Earlier firmware versions will not play The Matrix and require an upgrade, this does not remove the hack. Earlier firmware freezes with RCE encoded discs.

Thanks to Dave for the information.

GDV-211A

Multi-Region:

  • Power On your machine
  • Press the Stop, Open/Close and Skip buttons on your player simultaneously and hold down for 3 seconds
  • A hidden menu should appear. Release the Stop, Open/Close and Skip buttons on your player
  • Select Region Number from the hidden menu and choose the Free option
  • Exit the menu

Earlier firmware versions will not play The Matrix and require an upgrade, this does not remove the hack. Earlier firmware freezes with RCE encoded discs.

GDV-220

Multi-Region:

  • Switch the player On
  • Press and hold the following buttons for 3 seconds, Stop, Open and Skip
  • When the hidden menu appears select region free or a specific region
  • Exit the menu

GDV-520

Multi-Region:

  • Press Menu
  • Now key in 1, 6, 7
  • Press 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on
  • For Multi-Region mode press Mute

GDV-620HT

Multi-Region:

  • Open the the player drawer
  • Press 9, 8, 1 and 7 on the Remote
  • You will now be in the hidden menu where you can change the Region from 1 to 6 by pressing Enter on the Remote. Selecting 9 sets it to Region free
  • You can also disable Macrovision from this screen
  • If your TV does not support NTSC, you can also set the output to PAL from this screen

Thanks to Paul for the information

Xenaro GDP-3100, GDP-3200, GDP-4204, GDP-5100, GDP-5120, GDP-6150

Multi-Region:

  • Get into the Service Menu. This is not intended for home users, only for service technicians. Therefore you're asked for an access code, it is 8500 for all Xenaro DVD Players
  • Activate "System Messages" using the Service Menu
  • Leave the Service Menu and get into the "System Information" Menu
  • When you see the System Info, enter the following code on the remote control. Note that the player will not print the code on the screen, you have to enter it blindly. 
    • The code for the 3100 is: 70307194
    • The code for the 3200 is: 70307195
    • The code for the 4204 is: 70307196
    • The code for the 5100 is: 70307196
    • The code for the 5120 is: 70307198
    • The code for the 6150 is: 70307192
  • A system message should appear. It will not appear if you got the code wrong or if you did not activate system messages in the service menu. Confirm the message with Ok on the remote
  • Now a window appears in which you can change your region code. Values 1 to 8 and "none" are possible. "None" will disable the internal check of region codes (i.e. makes the player CodeFree), but RCE titles might not work. This doesn't really matter, as you can change the code as often as you wish to match a specific disc
  • If you want to, you can disable System Messages again using the Service Menu after you changed the code

Thanks to Steve for the update

This hacks page was last updated on Sunday, March 02, 2008

DVD365.net takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the above information nor for any effects this may have on the DVD player. Where the purchase of an additional remote is required please double check before parting with any money. These codes are entered entirely at the owners risk. Beware, by making your player region free some RCE encoded discs may refuse to play on your machine.