Have you tried this? I don`t know if it works on your machine or not, but try it!
- Now press SUBTITLE on the remote.
- Type in the code which can be found elsewhere on this site that corresponds to the existing region of the player, i.e type 38767 for region 2 machines, then 02 will be displayed in the top left of the TV screen.
- Press 9 for region free.
- Press OPEN on the remote and wait for 15 seconds.
- Press STANDBY on the remote to turn the machine off.
-Turn the machine back on, either with the remote or on the player itself, put in a R1 disk and VOILA!!!!!! you now have, after weeks of trying, a multi region player.