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 'PLAY button for 10 seconds, then try to open the drive slot and get another...
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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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Yes--it's a little touchy though--it's quite easy to lock the player as the delete selection uses the same section of the key-and there is very little space between the two--easy enough to unlock should it happen--just a minor inconvenience
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I just got a Sony Blu-ray Disc player, and it's the same story: resume play does not work. (I talked to Sony, and the woman explained that it *does* work if you stop the disc, but do not open drawer or turn off power or change the disc. That is: if you pause/stop the disc, you can resume at that point (provided no power-off, etc.). In other words, it's just "stop" and "play," as in all players everywhere. But not automatic resume.Some development manager should lose his/her job over this. Didn't they do any customer observation/studies at all?
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I have never locked it. I assume that if you don't activate that feature, it will remain unlocked--the same way your phone works unless you've set up the option to lock it and then unlock it with a password. I really love the WD My Book for Mac. It's just like a great memory stick. I have no regrets and I've had it for over a year. My other WD My Book on my Windows computer is five years old and works perfectly. So, go ahead and buy it.
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Like all DVD players, this is "region free" to begin with but as soon as you play a disk it becomes usable only to that region. Again like all DVD players you can change to the region up to five times. After that the stuck with the last region.
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You have to put the disc in the drive to play. Hope this will help you. Harold
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Does NTSC regions as it is not locked at all. However, there are other brands out there that does the same with faster read/write speed. The built in battery does not last too long. I've open the drive and found the battery is just one little tiny battery. Good thing about it is it can be replaced. Thx
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Were you able to switch it back to Region 1, and did that solve the "disc error" problem? I unlocked my player and it worked well for three months, then -- bam! -- the same problem as you. So I guess the firmware has a bug in it or something?
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Guess my question back is; if your drive is happily doing its CD & DVD thing, why would you want to go to the trouble of updating the firmware? Good words to live by are "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Thanks for your reply Martin....I read that in the manual online also, but I think that section applies nto cd's not dvd's...how can it play each dvd withoyt accessing the menu on each dvd ???...I tried a Toshiba and a Samsung changer and neither worked with dvd's only cd's....
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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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I had same problem with a movie on a DVD.I changed a setting for the drive , I think in the control panel, and it works great now
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But I read somewhere that you have to change the setting to 24p every time you put in a DVD, is this true? Every time? You can't permanently change the setting?
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My BD player also requires semi frequent unplugging to resolve freezing or disc loading fine, like getting menu prompts to work, froze. And cannot manually or remotely open tray or turn power off/on. Recently ONLY my Star Trek season sets did this in addtion to NOT recognizing the discs or load properly or at all.....so I did a factory reset and it resolved issue.
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Hi Sammy, Yes you can press [DISPLAY] then select "Repeat" while the disc is playing. -Anthony
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Thanks Terence!This is exactly the info I was looking for! One more question, do you know if the copy of Windows 7 that is factory-installed comes already activated or do you have to activate it on first-boot? If I am to replace the hard drive with a new one (that being the only change) I don't want to face potential activation lock-out because Microsoft thinks I'm trying to install it on an entirely different machine.
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Hi David, If you can't open the disc tray using the eject button, insert a thin elongated object into the small hole just below the tray. -Anthony