Severe problems with samsung combo DVD player

[cepel99]

I own a samsung v85-k (as far as I can tell, an asian version of the DVD-v2000), which is set to zone one, purchased in the USA.

I tried the common region hack, however it did not work (as noted in several forums - the hack seems to work only for European machines).

After failing with the hack, I tried performing a system reset - by pressing FF and RW at the same time, which worked fine. After about 3 resets, the system WENT CRAZY:

a. the On-Screen-Display ("play", "stop", "no disc"...) is completely gibberish: weird squares and rectangles in stead of letters.

b. when a CD that is NOT in region 1 (remember, the player is still NOT hacked) is inserted, the player's LCD reads :Loading, and doesn't not change to 'no CD' as is supposed to. a message that says that the DVD is not compatible does NOT appear as normal.

c. there is no timer/counter. when I play a DVD (only region 1), I only see 'play' on the machine. no counter.

d. cannot enter the Player's menu (can't configure the player anymore).
I can't even enter the setup menu from the VHS mode (when I switch to VHS and press "setup" - for record programming - the machine simply prompts "STOP DVD PLAY TO ENTER SETUP" - I am in VHS!! and there is NO DVD in the tray!!!).

e. when turning on the player, the normal "samsung digitALL" blue logo appears, however every 15 seconds or so, the screen flickers and turns black for several seconds, then returns to the blue logo screen, and so on and on ad nauseum.


I tried a COLD START (30 seconds of no power), and it didn't work.
Any suggestions? Please?

[castroneves]

I had the exact same problem! Is there anyway to fix this? I mean, can I reset the player to its original status? Please - somebody help me!