On Sony and most other DVD players, the zone setting refers to the world region with which the device is associated. When this setting is enabled, the player will only read DVDs from the configured zone. If you want to watch DVDs from some other region, you must edit the zone setting on your player. This is accomplished by entering a unique code sequence on your remote. 00189, 00255, 00095, 00221, 00079 Writer Bio

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