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I need help , my goodmans 124 dvd will not play dvds , get message wrong disc format , but it will play vcds audio cds and mp3s, can any one help ,

I have a Bush 2023 and it would not play VCD,s even though the ad states that it does, I phined the Bush helpline and they gave me a code to try. Maybe you could try phoning them (the Goodmans helpline that is), you say it dont play DVD what region are you trying to play? England is in region 2 so unless you have the region hack for your player anything other than region 2 disks will not work.

CODE CHANGE:

1) Turn on player and open tray.
2) On the remote press 7,7, Select.
3) A hidden menu will appear on your TV screen. Use the directional buttons to scroll down to "Country Code". Press SELECT on the remote and change the setting to the Region Code you need, 1 thru 6, however changing it to "13" to make it code free.
4) After entering the desired number press SELECT.
5) From this menu you can change other settings, but to exit the menu just press RETURN.

You can also record from DVD`s onto video via the scart socket if you enter the codes below to remove the Macrovision copy protection:

DISABLE MACROVISION:
1) Access hidden menu as described above.
2) Use directional buttons on remote to scroll down to "Macrovision".
3) The default setting is "1" which seems to mean "enabled". Press SELECT and then press the "0/10" button; this clears the setting.
4) Press SELECT and the setting changes to "0" which disables it.
5) Press RETURN to exit the menu

I have had the same problem but found the following sorted the glitch.

With the player turned on, remove any disc and close the tray.
Press set-up on the remote and change the TV system to PAL.
Press return and the problem should be rectified.

I think that somehow I managed to reprogramme the player to recognise Region 2 discs as NTSC (when of course they aren`t!) but this should sort the problem.

Good luck!