How do you disable the 'LOCK' function when trying to change a disc?Every time I try to open the drive after watching a video, I get a 'LOCK' screen ,have to hold down the 'PLAYbutton for 10 seconds, then try to open the drive slot and get another 'LOCK' screen. Takes 5 to 10 times to open. How do you disable the 'LOCK' function when trying to change a disc?Every time I try to open the drive after watching a video, I get a 'LOCK' screen ,have to hold down the... » Read More How do you disable the 'LOCK' function when trying to change a disc?Every time I try to open the drive after watching a video, I get a 'LOCK' screen ,have to hold down the 'PLAYbutton for 10 seconds, then try to open the drive slot and get another 'LOCK' screen. Takes 5 to 10 times to open. « Show Less
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I bought the blu-ray sony but they sent me bad did not serve, take it to the sony authorized repair agent for use and being able to pay all, sorry can not help
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I never have such a problem with my player. The Stephen`suggestion is one of the possible causes. Other alternatives are, update the firmware of the player by internet or if your player cannot access internet, download the update file to a pen drive in a computer connected to internet then update from the pen drive. Finally if the issue still persits, contact the Sony Support.
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I have never seen that option, sounds like a parental control or demo mode function. It must be in the menu somewhere to turn that off. Maybe you can email Sony or open the pdf version of the manual and search for "lock"?
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I don't know what would cause that - I've never had a lock on mine, but I would suggest resetting to factory defaults. It's not that hard to set everything back up again, and it wipes out all of the other problems that may have developed as well. You can either do it through the setup menu (far left on home menu), or I believe there is a reset button on the back of the unit that you can press and hold until it resets. Hope that helps!
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I do not have the drive with me, but I believe that. Windows allows you to set the region on all DVD drives up to 5 times
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Hi Dan,I didn't know the thing even had a manual eject, I didn't see anything about it in the documentation (yeah I'm a girl, so I actually READ it!! :)I haven't had this happen again, either and have been otherwise vey happy with the player. The kids get impatient waiting for the discs to load, but I think the wait time is comparable to other BD and HD players.
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I have tons of movies on my removable hard drives (copies of the original purchased i made DVDs, no pirated ones) once the initial index is made. (first time hard drive is plugged into the unit). there is a long pause while it indexes the drive. once that is done. it goes through the list the same if you have 3 files or 300. hope this helps.
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Got this from VDO Help but not verify yet:- Turn On the unit with the remote controller Wait until "no disc" appears in the unit's display Press Pause, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 The word "CODE" should appear in the display Within five seconds, press the key that corresponds to the zone you want i.e. 0 for region free, 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 and so on Again, within 5 seconds, press Pause and Power Please post your result whether this really work.
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I had the same issues with sporadic disc-ejection problems. Dragging the disc icon to the trash, using the "Eject Disc" command from the pull down menu, or pushing the eject button on the unit often didn't work. It also would sometimes struggle with reading a blank disc or a disc with data on it. After six months of frustration, I finally bailed and got a different drive (an MCE Blu-Ray Player and SuperDrive, which has worked flawlessly.)
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I have ALL of the Lego games, and YES, they ALL lock-up at different times. My Pirates of the Caribbean game locks up during the final boss battle EVERY time, preventing me from completing the game. I have written to Travelers Tales about this issue, but they never respond. Perhaps if a lot of people contact them they will do something about it.
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Sorry I don't have an answer for the question but I can tell you the user software is a bit tedious, passwords are commonly over ridden, the rights as to how the user can use the drive is very tedious. Hopefully they upgrade the GUI which is accessed through explorer, you have to grant rights in order to use the drive the way you would like, just wish they had a better GUI.
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as with any other drive, you have the option to change the region. However you have a limited lifetime numbers of changes (4). Thus, once you change it, you can't just go back and forth. There is some software to circumvent this issue (slysoft anydvd and others) and play any region DVD. see more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code#Computer_DVD_drives
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Try to pause the DVD instead of using the stop button when you plan to return to a DVD. Then turn it off. Stopping tells the player you're done, pause tells it you'll be back.
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My first one did this right out of the box. Sent it back and now my second one does it when I "lock" and then "unlock" the player. Needless to say, I'm not impressed.
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To Camilla: I also noticed when I push the play/pause button it shows "no usb". So I push the play/pause button again and the same thing happens. Then I pushed the Mode button that didn't seem to help either. I also noticed it does not respond immediately when you press any button. When I open and close the CD holder it goes back to square one. So now I just keep pushing the play/pause button and sometimes it responds. I don't like this at all. When you read the instructions they are very confusing. I am thinking about returning mine. Hope this helps you decide if you want to keep it. To Camilla: I also noticed when I push the play/pause button it shows "no usb". So I push the play/pause button again and the same thing happens. Then I pushed the Mode button that didn't seem to help either. I also noticed it does not respond immediately when you press any button. When I open and close the CD holder it goes back to square one. So now I just keep pushing the play/pause button and sometimes it responds. I don't like this at all. When you read the instructions they are very confusing. I am thinking about returning mine. Hope this helps you decide if you want to keep... » Read More To Camilla: I also noticed when I push the play/pause button it shows "no usb". So I push the play/pause button again and the same thing happens. Then I pushed the Mode button that didn't seem to help either. I also noticed it does not respond immediately when you press any button. When I open and close the CD holder it goes back to square one. So now I just keep pushing the play/pause button and sometimes it responds. I don't like this at all. When you read the instructions they are very confusing. I am thinking about returning mine. Hope this helps you decide if you want to keep it. « Show Less
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There's a little flip out tray that presents the selected disc, the key locks it for transport but ANY type of transport is dangerous as it could jam it permanently and cost your discs.
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Playback-only is probably the most common use. Some discs now have other features that would require internet connection, but that's probably not why you bought/rented the disc to begin with. As far as the auto-off, I have never heard of it. It's not clear from your question: are you referring to some kind of timer that works if you leave a disc on pause for too long? Because a 30-minute auto-off feature would not make sense if you're watching a 90-minute movie.
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I haven't had to use that function yet, but most blu rays do have that function. When you turn the player back on it should ask you to resume or not. Hope this helps you.
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The DVD player in question must first have a function for that. If no button on the original remote would do it, this remote won't either. That said, some DVD players will open the tray if you hit the Record button when there is either no DVD or a non-recordable DVD in it. Hitting record again with the tray open would often close it as well, although every DVD player I've ever used would immediately re-open the tray to complain that the DVD inside couldn't be used to record video. If the eject/open/close button doesn't program correctly for you, you might want to try the record button to see what happens. The DVD player in question must first have a function for that. If no button on the original remote would do it, this remote won't either. That said, some DVD players will open the tray if you hit the Record button when there is either no DVD or a non-recordable DVD in it. Hitting record again with the tray open would often close it as well, although every DVD player I've ever used would immediately re-open the tray to complain that the DVD inside couldn't be used to record video. If the eject/open/close button doesn't program correctly for you, you might want to try the record button to... » Read More The DVD player in question must first have a function for that. If no button on the original remote would do it, this remote won't either. That said, some DVD players will open the tray if you hit the Record button when there is either no DVD or a non-recordable DVD in it. Hitting record again with the tray open would often close it as well, although every DVD player I've ever used would immediately re-open the tray to complain that the DVD inside couldn't be used to record video. If the eject/open/close button doesn't program correctly for you, you might want to try the record button to see what happens. « Show Less
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I found this on another website:Power Up the unit with NO Disc in the tray.Open the trayPress the SETUP Button on the remote controlNavigate to the PREFERENCES page using the Right Arrow KeyPress the DOWN ARROW one time to selectPress the 1 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 8 button on your remote controlPress the 9 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 1 button on your remote controlThe current Region Code Setting will displayUse the UP/DOWN Arrow Keys to select the region required or '0' for All RegionsPress the PLAY Button on the remote control I found this on another website:Power Up the unit with NO Disc in the tray.Open the trayPress the SETUP Button on the remote controlNavigate to the PREFERENCES page using the Right Arrow KeyPress the DOWN ARROW one time to selectPress the 1 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 8 button on your remote controlPress the 9 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 1 button on your remote controlThe current Region Code Setting will... » Read More I found this on another website:Power Up the unit with NO Disc in the tray.Open the trayPress the SETUP Button on the remote controlNavigate to the PREFERENCES page using the Right Arrow KeyPress the DOWN ARROW one time to selectPress the 1 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 8 button on your remote controlPress the 9 button on your remote controlPress the 3 button on your remote controlPress the 1 button on your remote controlThe current Region Code Setting will displayUse the UP/DOWN Arrow Keys to select the region required or '0' for All RegionsPress the PLAY Button on the remote control « Show Less