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Is it illegal in the UK to make your DVD player multi region?
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The Department of Trade and industry currently state that it is NOT illegal to convert a DVD player enable it to
play discs from any country, whether by hardware modification or via your remote handset. However it may invalidate
your warranty.
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Do you provide support for this patch?
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We are hosting this patch file on behalf of its creators, who do not wish to be associated with Region Free Patching
due to the impact it might have on their business in the A/V industry. We therefore cannot offer technical support,
over and above the information presented here.
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I don't own a DVD 21, or DVD 25, do you have region free upgrades for other models?
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Sorry, we do not support any other model upgrades. However please see below if you have the DVD 2550/S, DVD 30 or DVD 22.
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Will the patch work on the new DVD 2550/S model?
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Yes. The DVD 2550/S is basically the same machine as the DVD25, but with a silver finish!
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Will the patch work on the new DVD 30 model?
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No. The DVD 30 already supports PAL Progressive Scan, and the Region Free facility can be applied via the
remote control keypad. Purchasers will be advised how to do this by retailers at the time of purchase.
The DVD Reviewer website
has details on how to change the DVD 30's region.
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Will the patch work on the DVD 22 model?
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No. However the following sequence can be used to remove Region Coding on the U.S and International models:
- Turn the DVD22 "ON" without a disc inserted.
- Press "OSD" on the remote control.
- Press the sequence "3", "1", "4", "1", "5", "9" and "0"
Please note that this is un-official information, and we cannot take any responsibility for its use.
However we have had confirmation of this working on an International model purchased in Norway.
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The instructions say to burn the CD at 1x speed, but my CD Burner doesn't support it. Will this matter?
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The instructions we have received from our suppliers clearly state that only 1x speed should be used. However we have had
reports from several users to say that they have burned the CD at 4x speed with no problems.
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Does the patch support discs that are RCE encoded?
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Yes. The patch is RCE proof. It has been tested independently on 'Memento (SE RCE 1)' and 'The Fifth Element (Superbit R1)'.
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A Firmware Upgrade is available for download from the Harman Kardon Website. How does this differ from your patch?
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You can get the latest HK Firmware Upgrade from here:
http://international.harmankardon.com/product_support/support_detail.aspx?Region=EUROPE&Country=GB&Language=ENG&cat=&prod=DVD%2025/230&sjump=&#active
This updates the standard firmware to fix a few small issues. It now also provides the player with provide PAL Progressive Scan capabilities.
However it does not make the player Region Free - the patch available from this site contains ALL of the fixes & improvements
that the upgrade provides, PLUS it provides PAL Progressive Scan capabilities AND Region Free Coding!
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Why do I want to use Progressive Scan?
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Conventional TV is created using a system known as 'interlacing'. The image is generated by rapidly refreshed
horizontal lines running from the top to the bottom of your screen. A full set of these lines (625 in the UK)
generates a 'frame' of picture information.
These frames are split into two parts called 'fields'. Each field contains half the total number of scan lines
from each frame (312.5 lines in the UK) and are drawn one after the other to create your picture.
Progressive scan simply doesn't divide the frame into the two 'fields'. Instead it displays the entire frame at
once. This results in less flicker and much crisper images.
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When I choose 'Progressive' on the DVD25 menu options my screen goes black. Why is this?
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Progressive scan processing can only be transmitted via component output. The most common explanation for this
problem then is that your current monitor does not have these connections.
If you have connected via Scart, S-Video, RGB or Composite (the yellow, white and red inputs) then you will
only get a black screen.
To get a normal picture back the easiest way is to switch the DVD to to 'standby', point the remote control at
the player and press the 'clear' button until the machine goes to 'on'.
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I have a Progressive Scan Television but the screen still goes black. Why is this?
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You need to make sure your television is NOT set to Progressive Scan and is set to normal. If both the
television and the DVD player are both set to progressive scan then you get just a black screen.
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