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Instruction and

Installation Manual

Pioneer DV-505

DVD/Video CD/CD Player

Code Switchable Modification

Revision: 1.0 June 1998

This document may be copied and distributed freely.

WARNING

you by the retailer from whom you purchased
your player.
2. Presence of this modification in your player
may cause an authorised service centre to
refuse to work on your player.
3. The authors do not warantee this modification
in any way. This document merely documents
the techniques used by other owners of these

1. Performing the modification detailed in this
document will invalidate any warantee given to

players. You perform this modification entirely
at your own risk.

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Summary of Contents for DV-505

Page 1: ...sed your player 2 Presence of this modification in your player may cause an authorised service centre to refuse to work on your player 3 The authors do not warantee this modification in any way This document merely documents the techniques used by other owners of these 1 Performing the modification detailed in this document will invalidate any warantee given to players You perform this modificatio...

Page 2: ...DV 505 Code Switchable Modification Manual Contents Page 2 Appendices 3 4 5 1 Overview 1 1 What is Region Coding 1 2 Codefree Vs Code Switchable 1 3 How it applies to the DV 505 3 Performing the Modification 6 7 10 3 2 Removing the PCB 3 3 Making the modification 3 4 Testing The modification 3 1 Opening the player 11 2 Operating Instructions 13 15 ...

Page 3: ...tus quo by forcing new technologies to include restrictions and devices to hinder the free flow of international trade The DVD Video format is a victim of exactly this kind of restriction in The region coding is designed to ensure that a consumer in a given territory is only able to buy the DVD discs issued by the local distributor and is thus forced to pay inflated prices wait longer for the rele...

Page 4: ...ay now probe the disc for it s region code number and answer back with that number A code switchable player acts as if it is a genuine player of the region number to which it In part this manual has been written to help people with these players explain the issues to their family and friends who may have cause to use the modified player further complaint This approach has both advantages and disad...

Page 5: ...known for some time that the Gold coloured version of the DV 505 player sold in South East Asia is capable of being code switched as sold from Pioneer This modification details how to use the code switching feature and how to re enable it on players sold in other markets around the world where Pioneer have choosen to disable the code switch feature before the player leaves the factory Page 5 The t...

Page 6: ...on marked 1 on the remote to select the Initial setup menu continued over Chapter 2 Operating Instructions Code Switchable Modification These steps should be performed with the disc drawer open The on screen menu screen changes to include a display canvas which at present says just OSD SET standing for On Screen Display Settings This will display a simple menu with only one option on it 1 options ...

Page 7: ...tep 2 Press the button marked CONDITION on the remote The on screen display remains unchanged Step 3 Press the number button for the desired Region No The DVD case should have the region number required to play the disc written inside a globe logo alongside the other technical details about the disc at the bottom of the rear cover 2 2 Setting the region code or when there is no disc inside the pla...

Page 8: ...ion 2 in order to play it for South East Asia and requires that the player be set to region 3 in order to play it for Australia New Zealand or South America and requires that the player be set to region 4 in order to play it This symbol indicates that this disc is intended 2 3 Press either 2 or 3 on the remote for use in Europe Japan and South East Asia and can be played on either a region 2 or re...

Page 9: ...y a disc of the wrong region The player will No harm comes to the player or disc as a result of a failed any further changes until you wish to play a disc with a different region number Code Switchable Modification As soon as you have pressed the button on the remote corresponding to the desired region number it will be updated on the screen In this example we have switched from region 1 to region...

Page 10: ...or electronic work and a length of self fluxing solder You should have some experience of using a soldering iron for electronic work If you don t have such experience you would be well advised to seek helo from someone who does You will be invalidating the warantee by opening the player 3 1 Opening the player Step 1 Remove the four side panel screws Step 2 Remove the four rear panel screws Page 10...

Page 11: ...on cable from fowling the disk tray Unhook the shield from the right hand side notch in the PCB Pioneer DV 505 continued over Code Switchable Modification Page 11 Step 3 Lift the cover and remove Lift the cover at the rear first and then hinge up to about 45 degrees then move cover away from the base 3 2 Removing the PCB Step 1 Locate the Video Logic PCB Step 2 Remove the shielding from the board ...

Page 12: ...bles are fowled The underside of this part of the PCB is where the modification needs to be performed Once you have unscrewed the PCB it should be fairly easy to flip it over Because most of the ribbon cables connect down the left hand side of the board as it is situated in the player it is easiest to flip it such that it is sitting over the disc tray assembly The PCB cannot be removed from the pl...

Page 13: ...t Panel Current position of PCB Normal Location of PCB Location of Modification Looking at the underside of the PCB the three contact points mounting screw on the right hand bottom corner of the board as you look at it are near the hole for the The marking on the PCB for IC602 is a good point of reference The actual contacts themselves appear to be labelled CN705 ...

Page 14: ...ptional Check connections will a test meter This should be done with a low voltage continuity tester such as a multimeter set to the Ohms impedance range This should show as a short circuit ie zero ohms resistance This should show as an open circuit ie greater than 100M ohms resistance Pioneer DV 505 Code Switchable Modification Step 2 Join the center and right contacts together with a small blob ...

Page 15: ... which also supports the protruding post This is simply the reverse of Step 2 of Removing The PCB Page 11 Carefully re thread the ribbon cable to the right of the protuding post to ensure it does not fowl the disk tray Step 3 Replace the cover It is not necessary to secure the cover at this point Step 4 Reconnect the player and test it still works as it did before If it does not disassemble the pl...

Page 16: ... as sold in USA Gold colored DV 505 sold in South East Asia is already code switchable Black DV 505 sold in Europe has a SCART euroconnector and PAL NTSC written on the front panel bottom right Page 16 Modification Reports Appendix C There have to date been no reported failures of this modification DV 505 1 210 8 1 USA DV 505 DV 505 DV 505 1 000 8 2 England 1 304 4 Holland 1 304 4 2 3 Taiwan Austr...

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