In Reply to: JVC TH-A5R regionfree hack needed posted by alex on February 25, 19103 at 13:35:39:
Found this don't know if it works.
1) turn on the machine as usual.
2) hold down the stop button on the unit (not remote) until the word initial appears on the display.
3)quickly insert your region 1 disc and it should play !!
The system resets to region 2 on turning it off.