Specifications

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3. Press Play and then press 1, 5, 9 on the DVD Remote
4. On DVD display will appear ------ -----
5. Key in 101 040 000 140 on the Remote when you press the last digit you will see a little point
6. Press Play
7. The player will be turned off
Your DVD is ready
Converting the player to Multi-Region if the above does not work:
Region 1:
1. Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.
2. When the display reads '--', press 005 000 128 156 on the remote control. The player is in region 1 mode.
3. Press PLAY on the remote.
Region 2:
1. Press PLAY, 2, 7, 4 on the remote control.
2. When the display reads '--', press 002 000 128 156 on the remote control. The player is in region 2 mode.
3. Press PLAY on the remote.
Reset to factory defaults:
1. Press PLAY, 1, 5, 9 on the remote control.
2. When the display reads '--', press 004 010 000 140 on the remote control. The player is in region 1 mode.
3. Press PLAY on the remote.
Philips DVD-953
1. Power on the player with no disk in the drive.
2. Press Pause on the Remote
3. Press 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 and 9 on the Remote (the word COdE appears on the display)
4. Press 0 for region free (1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2, etc.)
5. Press Pause.
6. Power the player off and then back on
Firmware Version Display:
1. Press Setup on the Remote.
2. Select TV Aspect.
3. Place the cursor on 16:9 wide.
4. Enter 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3 and 9.
5. Press Enter.
6. Press Setup to clear the information once read
Philips DVD-955
You will need a One-4-All universal remote for this (Send the infra-red code RC6 (aka Codeset 4, Key 235)):
1. Set up the remote with the code 0, 5, 3, 9.
2. Press the MAGIC button.
3. Press 085. The display should read '----'
4. Enter the following with the normal Marantz remote: 222 222 005 255.
5. Press Enter.
6. The player should now be region-free.
To change to a specific region:
1. Set up the remote with the code 0, 5, 3, 9.
2. Press the MAGIC button.
3. Press 085. The display should read '----'
4. Enter the following with the normal Marantz remote: 222 222 005 00, followed by the region number required.