Handset Hacks for Philips Players

Select a player from the list below. If your player is not listed or the hack fails to work on your player then you may wish to consider using the General hack listed below:

General

DVD-170

DVD-520
DVP-520
DVP-524
DVP-530

DVD-625
DVD-628
DVP-642
DVD-630
DVD-634
DVD-640
DVD-700
DVD-703
DVD-704
DVD-707
DVD-710

DVD-Q30
DVD-Q35
DVD-Q40

MX-1060D
DFR-1600

PET-700
PET-800
PET-810
PET-1002

FW-D550
FW-D596

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Region free hacks

General

• Turn your DVD player On
• The display will show you no disc
• Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote
• On DVD display will appear ------ -----
• Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will see a little point
• Press Play
• The player will be turned off
• Your DVD is ready

DVD-634, DVD-640

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 25 times! After this time the machine may end up locked to the last region changed

Multi-Region:

DVP-520

Multi-Region:

Thanks to Bongo for the information

DVP-642

Multi-Region:

Thanks to Sylvain for the information

DVD-700, DVD-825, DVD-170

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 25 times! After this time the machine may end up locked to the last region changed

Region One:

• Press Play, 2, 7 and 4 on the Remote Control. The on-screen display should then look like this: '____ ____'.
• Enter the following code using the Remote Controls number pad 005000 128 256.
• Press the Play button on the Remote Control.
• The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

• Press Play, 2, 7 and 4 on the Remote Control. The on-screen display should then look like this: '____ ____'.
• Enter the following code using the Remote Controls number pad 001000 128 156.
• Press the Play button on the Remote Control.
• The onscreen display should turn red, indicating that your region settings have been changed.

DVD-703

NOTE: Please note that this conversion may only work a maximum of 25 times! After this time the machine may end up locked to the last region changed

Multi-Region:

• Press Play on the Remote, followed by 1, 5 and 9
• When the display reads '________' enter 005 000 128 156 using the Remote. (Note: the 12 digit code, when there are only 11 spaces. This is normal, just enter the whole code, and press Play)
• Press Play on the Remote
• Your player is now a Region 1 only player

• Press Play on the Remote, followed by 1, 5 and 9
• When the display reads '________' enter 002 000 128 156 using the Remote (Note: the 12 digit code, when there are only 11 spaces.. This is normal, just enter the whole code, and press Play)
• Press Play on the Remote
• Your player is now a region 2 & 4 only player

DVD-704

Multi-Region:

• Power On the player with no disc in the drive
• Press Pause on the Remote
• Enter 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9 on the Remote (the word COdE appears on the display)
• Enter 0 on the Remote (0 = All Regions, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2, etc.)
• Press Pause on the Remote
• Power the player Off and then back On

DVD-707, DVD-710

Multi-Region:

• Power On the unit
• Using the remote press Setup
• Open the tray
• On the remote press 8, 4, 2 and 1
• The current zone of the player will be displayed on the screen.
• Press Select on the remote and zone 9 will be displayed on the screen
• Close the tray
• The player should now be region free

Thanks to Werner and Jorge for the information

DVD-724, DVD-736K, DVD-762

Multi-Region:

• Power On the unit and Open the tray
• Slowly press 1, 1, 1 and 1
• Press 0
• The display should now indicate "Region 0"

DVD-625,DVD-628, DVD-726K, DVD-727, DVD-728

Multi-Region:

• Power On the unit and Open the tray
• Slowly press 9, 9, 9 and then 9
• Press 0 for region free
• Close tray

Thanks to Richard and Billy for the information

DVD-630

Multi-Region:

• Turn On the player
• Open the tray
• Press the following sequence on the remote: 7, 8, 9, OK and 0
• The number 0 will appear on the lower left side of your screen
• Your player is now region free

Thanks to Oliver for the information

DVD-730

Multi-Region:

• Power On the player and press Play
• Enter the code 274 159
• The player's display should now indicate "______ ______"
• Enter the code 222 222 005 255 and press Play
• The screen should now go Red
• Leave this display alone for at least 20 seconds
• Turn the player Off at the Mains switch (not Standby)
• Wait 10 seconds and then power On

DVD-865AT

Multi-Region:

• Turn your DVD player On
• The display will show you no disc
• Press PLAY and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote
• On DVD display will appear ------ -----
• Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will see a little point
• Press PLAY
• The player will be turned Off

DVD-870P

Region One:

• Press Play on the Remote Control
• Key in 1, 5, 9
• Now key in 005 000 128 156

• Press Play on the Remote Control
• Key in 1, 5, 9
• Now key in 013 000 128 156

DVD-880R

Multi-Region:

• Press Play on the machines fascia
• Key in 1, 5, 9
• The player should now be region free

Thanks to Colin for the information  

DVD-950

Multi-Region:

• Power On the player and remove any discs
• When the player indicates No Disc press Play, 1, 5 and 9
• The display will change to show 11 dashes
• For Region 1 press 005000128156 (12 digits)
• For Region 2 press 002000128156 (12 digits)
• Press Play
• The screen will now go Red and the reset

DVD-953

Multi-Region:

• Power On the player and press the System Menu button
• Select TV Aspect and place the cursor over 16:9
• Press 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3, 9 and then OK
• Press the System Menu button to exit

Thanks to Mark for the update

DVD-Q30, DVD-Q35, DVD-Q40, DVD-781

Multi-Region:

• Power On the unit ensuring its connected to a TV (OSD on TV is required)
• Press Open/Close to open the tray
• From the Remote enter 1, 1, 1, 1
• Press 0 (Country Code)
• Press Open/Close to close the tray and the process is complete

MX-1060D, DFR-1600

Multi-Region:

• Press the System button on the Remote Control
• On the Remote Control key in 1, 6 and 7
• A box will appear requesting a new Region be entered
• Key in 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on, for Region free operation press Mute

PET-700

Multi-Region:

• Switch On player
• Open tray door
• Press Setup on the remote
• Select preferences
• Press 2, 5, 2, 3, 1 and 5
• Press Left arrow and Down arrow
• Press 0 for multi region
• Press Setup to exit

Thanks to Parm for the information

PET-800,PET-810,PET-1002

Multi-Region:

• Switch player On and Open tray door
• Press Setup on the remote control
• Move menu selector down to Preferences and press Right arrow
• Press 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 and 5
• Press Left Arrow
• Press Down Arrow
• Press 0 when the screen displays region code
• Press Setup to exit

Thanks to Ian for the information and John for the update

FW-D550, FW-D596

Multi-Region:

• Power On DVD player.
• With "NO DISC" on display, press the following sequence on the remote:
• Play 159 013 008 08 Play - Auto system
• Play 159 031 008 08 Play - NTSC system

Thanks to George for the information

MCD-280

Multi-Region:

• Switch on the TV and the DVD player.
• Open the top tray.
• Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 0
• The display on TV will say REGION ALL

DVP-520,DVP-524,DVP-530

Multi-Region:

• With the draw shut press the system Menu button
• Select the Preferred Settings screen
• Enter 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, and 6
• Use the arrow keys (Up/Down) to select the region you want (0 for multi regional)
• Exit by pressing System menu

Thanks to Niki for the information

DVD-3005,DVD-3010

Multi-Region:

• Press the System Menu button on your remote control and highlight the Preferences menu
• Press 1, 3, 5, 5, 6 and 6
• You should now be in the hidden region selection menu were you can change the region to 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 0 for multi-region playback
• Press the Ok button on your remote control

Thanks to Elvira, Lina and Greubeuld for the information

DVD-3115

Multi-Region:

• Press Open/Close button
• Input 9, 9, 9, 9 and 0 on remote
• Press Open/Close button
• The screen will display "Region: 0" on the top left corner

Thanks to Alexey for the information

DVD-3020

Multi-Region:

• Open Disk Tray (Leave open)
• Press Setup
• Scroll to Preference (do not select it) using the Left/Right arrow key
• Press 1, 3, 8, 9, 3 and 1 and a pop-up screen will appear
• Use the Up/Down arrow key to choose the desired number
• Press Ok to set the new region

Thanks to John, Sarah, Alex and Ian for the information

DVD-5140, DVP-3120

Multi-Region:

• Turn On unit
• Open the loading tray
• Press the Setup button on the remote
• Navigate to the Preferences page using the Right arrow key
• Press the Down arrow once to enter the Preference page
• Enter 1, 3, 8, 9, 3 and 1 on the remote
• You will now see the current region code displayed
• Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or 0 for all regions
• Press the Play button on the remote
(if this doesn't work then press the Ok button)

Thanks to Tim and Gary for the information

DVP-3140, DVP-3146

Multi-Region:

• Remove any Discs
• Power Off
• Power On and Open the tray
• Press 9, 8, 7, 9 then the region desired (0 for region free).
• On screen message will confirm change
• Press OK

Thanks to Dan for the infomation