Converting region 2 player to region 1 - stuck halfway

[Kimbaby57]

Hi! Hope someone can offer some help. I've got a Philips 3042 region 2 DVD player hooked up to my Philps TV. 220/110 power is OK. Cables are OK. I turn the player on and turn the channel of my TV to "Video". Then I try to use the DVD remote to get to a "preferences" menu to change the region codes, but nothing is coming up on my TV screen. I've tried this with a region 1 disc inserted in the player and without. A "ROOT" message appears on the player.

Any suggestions? I seem to be stuck.

Thanks!

[hech54]

Is there a legitimate "region hack" for your player posted somewhere on this site or another that you are trying to follow?

[creakndale]

It could be that your DVD player is outputting Progressive and your TV is old enough that can't handle Progressive. Sometimes there is a button on the DVD player that enables Progressive mode. Otherwise it's under one of the preference settings. You might have to hook up your DVD player to a TV that can display Progressive and then enter the DVD player's menu and switch it to Interlaced output. Then go back to the Phillips TV.