20 Most Recent Sony BDP-S550 Blu-Ray Player Questions & Answers

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Hi jason_pri778,

This seems to be a consequence of either a dirty lens , or a bad lens in your Blu-Ray Player.

• I would recommend you to get a disc cleaner , and clean the lens of your Blu-Ray player by playing the cleaner disc in your drive.
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• Now , after cleaning your drive's lens, try to play a disc in your drive and check if it works, if it does, then your problem is resolved.
• If still the problem persists , then I would recommend you to get your blu-ray player replaced if it's under warranty/guarantee or get it repaired if it costs quite less than a new blu-ray player.

Hope this helps ..:) Your feedback would be appreciated.

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Remove the disk. Go into the player's setup menu. Disable BD-Live. You may also need to clear the player's memory (maybe called cache, but depends on your manufacturer and model).
Now insert the disk and it should load right away and play normally. This is happening because new disks are trying to use the internet to connect to a server to download new features for the disk (that's BD-Live). This would be cool, except that in some cases it causes this freezing problem where you can't even watch your movie.
Firmware updates don't seem to fix it--at least not yet. So far this seems to be a combination of a coding issue on the disks and perhaps firmware that doesn't know how to deal with the new code. Please post a reply if it works for you.

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do the following with one for all universal remote. to make ur player region free u have to purchase a one for all universal remote.

Programming a BDP-S550 for Region free DVD playback (It does NOT change Blu-Ray BD region playback)

NOTE:This does NOT work on USA Region 1/A players. They do not contain the hardware that is included other Sony players sold in other countries.

Full procedure for a oneforall remote:

1. Press DVD
2. Hold the magic/set button until the DVD button flashes twice.
3. Press 0533

4. Hold the magic/set button until it flashes twice.
5. Press 994
6. Press Magic/Set Key (don't hold)
7. Press 00189 (if your oneforall remote uses 4 digit or 3 digit codes, use less leading zeros)
8. Press 1 ( this sets it to key 1 - it flashes twice )

9. Hold the magic/set button until it flashes twice.
10. Press 994
11. Press Magic/Set Key (don't hold)
12. Press 00255
13. Press 2 ( this sets it to key 2 - it flashes twice )

14. Hold the magic/set button until it flashes twice.
15. Press 994
16. Press Magic/Set Key (don't hold)
17. Press 00095
18. Press 3 ( this sets it to key 3 - it flashes twice )

19. Hold the magic/set button until it flashes twice.
20. Press 994
21. Press Magic/Set Key (don't hold)
22. Press 00221
23. Press 4 ( this sets it to key 4 - it flashes twice )

24. Hold the magic/set button until it flashes twice.
25. Press 994
26. Press Magic/Set Key (don't hold)
27. Press 00079
28. Press 5 ( this sets it to key 5 - it flashes twice )

The remote is now programmed and ready to use, to make the BDP-S550 region free:

1. Use the remote that came with the player to bring the player out of standby, make sure there isn't a disc in it. It should read "HOME" on the front panel.
2. Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on the oneforall remote. The blue 24p light will start flashing on the front panel
3. Put the player back into standby with the Sony remote
4. Next time you turn on the player it will be region free for DVD playback
ok

You will need the original remote access these functions, try www.sony.com contact customer support and the technical department, also try www.ebay.com type make and model of player and scroll through the list.

I had the same problem when I made the mistake of trying to do a firmware upgrade via CD-R instead of the Network option. My player is no longer connected to the internet so I created a CD-R following the directions on Sony's site. The CD-R attempted to do the upgrade, but was stuck at 0/9 and I could hear the disc trying to read. The problem is the disc you created. You need to make another one. On the Mac, I used the Finder to burn the disc per Sony's instructions. That is what failed in the player. My second CD was created with Roxio's Toast Titanium, PC/Mac Data CD-R. If you have Windows, I would suggest using a commercial burning CD program, like EasyCD Creator and burn the two update files to the root level of the CD. Make sure the disc is finalized.
Next, you need to open the player to manually release the tray to eject the CD and swap it with your new disc. Remove the two back screws on each side. This removes the two side trim panels. Remove the two screws holding the top trim panel on each side. Then slide the top trim panel from front to rear to release the panel. If that doesn't work, open the CD cover door with your finger and then gently pull up on the top panel at the front edge to release the clips along the front, across the entire front edge. Then slide the panel back to remove it. Then remove the three screws at the front edge, and two more screws on each side. There is also one screw at the rear top edge. Remove the top panel. Then get a long paper clip. Looking at the front of the player, the manual eject hole is on the right side of the optical drive. Above the hole is an E engraved above the hole. Insert the paper clip straight into the hole and you should be able to push the release mechanism causing the tray to open. You might have to fish around a little. Slide the tray open and replace the disc with the newly burned disc (or obtain a disc from Sony for free through their website). Close the tray. You can leave the player open. Plug in the power cord and the upgrade will continue where it left off. It may take a minute or two, but you will see the VUP advance to 9/9, then finish. The tray will open and you can remove the disc. Close the tray and the player may reboot again. Once you see the No Disc message, turn off the player and pull the power cord. Reassemble in reverse order and reconnect your player to your TV and it will have the new firmware.

Just another thing to check that may take a few seconds.. Are you using componet video cables on this dvd player? If you are, check that all 3 video cables are plugged in, you may even want to unplug the cables and plug them back in. If you have a spare componet cable try that as well to make sure it is not a cable issue. I have been to many homes where just 1 of the 3 componet cables was just unseated or had a broken cable.

The manual eject button for the Sony BDP-S550 is located on the top right edge on the front of the of the player.

The manual for the Blu-ray player is located here...
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/BDPS550_US.pdf

Also, located below is a picture of the Sony BDP-S550. If you look on along the edge of the top right on the front of the player, you will see a button with the eject logo on it.

If this helped, please rate it!

Skymaster7