Specifications

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Press DVD Menu twice on the player.
When the display reads 000 5858 use the up and down buttons to change the 000 to 02E.
Using the Left and Right arrow buttons, change the last four digits until they read 0000 for Region Free, 0001 for
Region 1, 0002 for Region 2 or 0004 for Region 4.
Press Enter on the player.
Press Standby.
Press Standby again.
Some titles may not play in region free setting. If this happens select the needed region.
JVC XV-N5
Press the Power button on the player to turn it off
Wait 5 seconds
Press and hold the buttons DVD Menu and On Screen on the player together, and then press the Power button on the
player to turn it back on
Release the DVD Menu and On Screen buttons
Press the Standby button on your player, the display should now show either "TEST 2", "TEST 4" or "TEST 6"
depending on the player region
Press the DVD Menu button on your player twice in a row, the display should now show "000 5858"
By pressing the Up and Down cursors buttons, change the first three digits until they read "02E"
By pressing the Right and Left cursors buttons, change the last four digits until they read "0000" for Region Free,
"0101" for Region 1, "0202" for Region 2, "0404" for Region 4, "0808" for Region 8, and finally "2020" for Region
20.
If you experience difficulties with Region 4 discs, change the above setting to "0458" and make sure that PAL or
NTSC is correctly set on your player
Press the Enter button on your player to confirm the region change
Press the Standby button on the player to turn it off
Wait 5 seconds
Press the Standby button on the player to turn it on.
JVC XDB-2000
Ensure the power is off and that there is no disc in the player.
Hold down 'ON SCREEN' and 'DVD MENU' buttons.
Press the main power switch. Then release the two buttons.
Press the Standby/On button. The player powers up in test mode.
Press 'DVD MENU' twice.
Press Up/Down until the left area of the display reads 02E.
Press left/right to set the last two digits on the right-hand side of the display to the region you want (the first two
digits do not matter).
Press then 'ENTER' button.
Press Standby/On.
When you switch on again the, the region is as set up in step 7.
JVC XV-501BK
Ensure there is no disc in the player's tray.
Turn the player off and unplug the power lead.
Press and hold On Screen and Title simultaneously, and plug the AC cord back in (while still holding the keys down).
Release the keys when you see 'Test JC3' or Test 'JC2'.
Press Enter.
The resume light will turn on.
Press Power to turn the player off.
Press Power again to turn on your player.
NB: If steps 7 and 8 don't work, unplug and re-plug your player instead of using the power switch to turn the player
on and off.