What is region free code - Sony DVP-SR170 Black DVD Player

You have probably used up all your region changes. These are limited for copyright reasons.
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From the users manual:

Region code (BD-ROM/DVD VIDEO only)
Your player has a region code printed on the
rear of the unit and will only play BD-ROMs/
DVD VIDEOs labeled with identical region
codes.

Nothing was said in the manual about changing the region code.

Directly follow the guide to unlock the DVD region code. it works good http://drm-assistant.com/dvdtips/how-to-bypass-dvd-region-code.html

You maybe able to get a region free code for your player from these WEB sites.
Unlock DVD Players - Region Free Code
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You maybe able to get a region free code for your model player from these WEB sites.
Unlock DVD Players - Region Free Code
www.dvdexploder.com/ www.download-info.com/dvd/index_new.htm

Hack sites for freeing region say that there is no hack code.

You cannot see region 1 movies unless you change the region code, its designed this way as an anti piracy measure.

There are a couple ways to go about changing your region on your DVD player. First is this program:
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DVD Region+CSS Free works automatically in the background to make a DVD appear region code free and unprotected to any DVD player and DVD copy software. With the help of DVD Region+CSS Free, you can watch any region coded DVD movies with a software DVD player like PowerDVD or WinDVD! With DVD Region+CSS Free's help, DVD copy software (such as DVDFab, DVD X Copy, InterVideo DVD Copy, etc.) is able to copy DVD's which are CSS protected!

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SECONDLY, You can enter a code on the player that will set it to a certain region. You can find your code at this website: http://www.dvdcodes.net
If it is not on this list, you can also try this site for more codes: http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/info/multiregion/hackable.asp

This site will give you instructions on how to enter the hack code depending on your brand name player: http://www.dvd365.net/?hacks/pacific.htm

Check this thread:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080820055911AAxPqVw


If you want to permanently change your firmware and you are comfortable working with this, then check this thread:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f87/where-latest-version-1-21-pioneer-dvr-112d-firmware-thats-region-free-224385/

You can only change the region code up to 4 times then it locks on the last change.
There are some firmware upgrades that can change the drive to region free, if you can screw it up or put in the wrong frmware upgrade then the DVD drive will be a piece on junk.
I suggest you install a region free software that will allow you to play any region DVDs.
Go to www.dvdidle.com to get their Region-Free software, it is not very expensive.