Multi-Region DVD Player

From Eugene Eric Kim
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DVD region codes are one of life's great travesties. Fortunately, some clever do-gooders have helped regular schmoes like me get around these silly codes. {nid MSO}

Panasonic DVD-S52 {nid MSP}

Confirm that your firmware is 00E410 by doing the following: {nid MSQ}

  • Turn on your player with no disc inserted and wait until noDISC is displayed. {nid MSR}
  • Press and hold PAUSE + OPEN/CLOSE on the player {nid MSS}
  • Now press 7 on the remote {nid MST}
  • Release all buttons {nid MSU}
  • The players display shows your system controller and version briefly. {nid MSV}
  • The first 2 (or 3) numbers displays the system controller generation {nid MSW}
  • The letter is the system controller model {nid MSX}
  • The last 3 digits is the currently installed firmware version {nid MSY}

Now download the hacked firmware, burn it on a CD-R, and follow these instructions. {nid MSZ}

To set the player region-free once the new firmware is installed, do the following: {nid MT0}

  1. Be sure players drive is empty (nodISC) {nid MT1}
  2. Enter following key sequence using remote control: {{{Enter, 6, >=10, <<, 0, Audio, 8, 1, Subtitle, 4}}} {nid MT2}
  3. Player will reset and set to "region-free" and "RCE-free" mode {nid MT3}

Many thanks to the great Video Help site for pointers to this firmware and these instructions. {nid MT4}