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Hi, I am having problems making my Philips DVDR 890 Multi Regional. I can get the machine to play R1 only by typing in 121 212 005 001. This is after keying Play and 1 5 9 where I get 9 dashes (not 11 as on this site).If I key in 222 222 005 255 nothing seems to change it`s still just region 2. The same goes for 121 212 005 255.. When I did get the machine to R1 only I had type in the same number but with a `2` instead of a `1` at the end to get it back to Region 2 again.

Did you remember to change it to read player instead of recorder in the menu and did you use a one for all remote, not the philips one supplied?
gadget freak.

Hi thanks for the reply, Yes, I did change the Remote to player and no I used the Philips remote which I have been told is correct. The only One-For-All I have is the URC-7550. I don`t think that this is the problem as the Philips remote will change it to R1 only but not multi region.

This item was edited on Saturday, 28th December 2002, 23:01

I AM HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM !!

NO 11 DASHES! I GET 9 ONLY

I AM USING A ONE FOR ALL KAMELEON AND THE 085 GET 9 DASHES ONLY TO COME UP!!


PLEASE HELP

use the code 121 212 005 255.
that should solve your problem.
i only got 9 dashes up also but still put in the 12 numbers above and it worked for me.
got same results as yourselves until i used the above code.
by the way,the phillips remote does get the dashes up but doesn`t work.
get a oneforall remote.
it does work.
trust me,i nearly gave up but was well glad i didn`t.

Hello, I tried it again without any success. This is exactly what I did: 1, Switch machine on and the DVD Player display says `NO DISC - BBC1` 2, Key `PLAY` on the Philips Remote followed by 159. 3, The display then has 9 dashes and I type in 121 212 005 255 followed by pressing PLAY on the Remote. The display now has gone back to `NO DISC BBC1` 4, I then turn off the player by pressing `STANDBY` on the Philips Remote. The machine switches off and I count to 10 or 11 or 12 I have tried them all. I then switch the player on and insert a region 1 disc and it comes up and says wrong region for this player. I have tried this about twenty times so far, as stated in my first message I could make a R1 only but not multi. HELP!

you need a oneforall6, i used one and it worked perfectly. Configure the remote control to work for the dvd player then press the MAGIC key followed by 085, the dashes (9 of them) should appear(if they don`t keep trying until they do) then input the code 121 212 005 255 and press play on the dvd remote and then switch the machine off.....hey presto - region free machine.

Trust me it works!

as has been said by many people before,get yourself a oneforall remote with a magic button on it.then try it with the oneforall remote.
it wont work if you keep trying to use the phillips remote the recorder came with.
it does work with a oneforall remote though.
just remember to change the dvd recorders remote control settings from recorder to player before using the oneforall remote.
for a layout of about £25 it`s well worth it.