New version with red and blue buttons and a red / blue Bi coloured LED to indicate mode in use.

This makes for easier button navigation and coloured indication of mode in use.

Remove the "E01" Faulty hard drive error on your faulty sony recorder 

If your recorder has any other hardware faults these will need to be repaired first

Please note that Sony recorders that display "HDD ERROR" do not require this remote to format a new hard drive.

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The Sony formatter remote Boxed.

Supplied with battery (CR2032) and instructions.

UNLIMITED USE remote will not time out.

Allows you to use the remote on your current Sony equipment and future Sony purchasers.

Professionally manufactured double sided plated through pcb.

Size of the remote  60mm*35mm*20mm

Only for use on European R2 / UK R2 / Australian R4 machines.

This remote will NOT work on USA Region 1 players.

Mode 1 and Mode 3 will not work on the following Sony models.

RDR-HX625/725/825/925 / RDR-HXD760/860/960/1060  / RDR-DC range

The remote has three modes of operation.

Mode 1  (for use on rdr-gx350 / rdr-hx650/680/750/780/785/950/980/1080 and rdr-hxd770 to rdr-hxd1095)  This mode will allow you to look at your recorders info pages. Including the hard drives total hours of use / hard drive errors / firmware version and more.

Mode 2 This mode will allow you to remove the region 2 locking of your dvd / Blu-ray player.

Please note remote will not work with Sony's portable DVD players or Sony's playstations.

 

Sony's Blu-ray range. (Region free DVD playback only)  Blu-ray playback will still be locked. The Blu-ray regional locking of a player can not be removed by using a remote hack.

BDP-S185 / BDP-S350 / BDP-S360 /BDP-S363 / BDP-S370 / BDP-S380 / BDP-S383 / BDP-S390 / BDP-S470 / BDP-S480 / BDP-S550 / BDP-S560 / BDP-S570 / BDP-S580 / BDP-S590 / BDP-S760 / BDP-S770 / BDP-S780 / BDP-S790 / BDP-S2100 / BDP-S3100 / BDP-S5000 / BDP-S5100

The remote only works for Sony's BDP-S1100 with firmware M14R0179 or lower.

Sony's firmware from Mxx.R.0164 (25/12/2014) now prevents the use of the remote hack. You must use the remote to convert to region free before updating to this firmware version.

The remote will not work on Sony models BDP-S1200 / BDP-S1500 / S1700 / S3500 / S3700 / BDP-S4100 / BDP-S4200 / S4500 / BDP-S5200 / S5500 / BDP-S6200 / S6500 / S6700 / BDP-S7200 

BDV-N5200 / BDV-N7200 / BDV-N9200 / BDV-NF7220 / UBP-X700 / X800 / X1000

Sony's firmware from M16.R.0210 now prevents the use of the remote hack. You must use the remote to convert to region free before updating to this firmware version.

BDV-E2100 / BDV-E3100 / BDV-E4100 / BDV-E6100 / BDV-EF1100


1. Use the remote that came with the player to bring the player out of standby, Remove disc from player. 2. use the remote. Wait for geen led to stop flashing. 3. Put the player back into standby with the Sony remote 4.Switch the power off and back on. Next time you turn on the player it will be region free for DVD playback.

 

RDR Range

Use the remote in standby / on mode (Depends on the model)

RDR-GX120   RDR-GX220   RDR-GX3     RDR-GX300   RDR-GX350  RDR-GX7    RDR-GX700  RDR-GXD310 RDR-GXD360  RDR-GXD500  RDR-HX1000  RDR-HX1010  RDR-HX1020 RDR-HX1025 RDR-HX510  RDR-HX520 RDR-HX525   RDR-HX650   RDR-HX710   RDR-HX717   RDR-HX720  RDR-HX722  RDR-HX725  RDR-HX727 RDR-HX750   RDR-HX820   RDR-HX900   RDR-HX910   RDR-HX919  RDR-HX920  RDR-HX925  RDR-HX950 RDR-HXD1065 RDR-HXD1070 RDR-HXD1095 RDR-HXD560  RDR-HXD562 RDR-HXD710 RDR-HXD760 RDR-HXD770 RDR-HXD790  RDR-HXD860  RDR-HXD870  RDR-HXD890  RDR-HXD910 RDR-HXD970 RDR-HXD995 RDR-DC100

 

DVP Range

Use the remote with the player in stanby mode.

DVP-F21    DVP-F25   DVP-F250  DVP-F35   DVP-F41   DVP-LS500 DVP-LS755 DVP-LS785 DVP-NC615 DVP-NC625 DVP-NS15   DVP-NS29  DVP-NS30  DVP-NS305 DVP-NS310 DVP-NS32  DVP-NS33  DVP-NS330 DVP-NS333 DVP-NS355 DVP-NS36   DVP-NS360 DVP-NS38  DVP-NS39  DVP-NS405 DVP-NS410 DVP-NS430 DVP-NS433 DVP-NS52  DVP-NS575 DVP-NS585  DVP-NS590 DVP-NS700 DVP-NS705 DVP-NS708 DVP-NS730 DVP-NS76  DVP-NS78  DVP-NS900 DVP-NS905 DVP-NS9100 DVP-NS92  DVP-NS930 DVP-NS955 DVP-NS999 DVP-PQ1   DVP-PQ2 DVP-SR90

 

DAV Range

Use the remote when the player is in its service mode. To access the service mode. Press and hold the stop and eject buttons on the unit then turn the volume control to the right. 

DAV-C700  DAV-C770  DAV-DZ100 DAV-DZ110 DAV-DZ111 DAV-DZ20  DAV-DZ210 DAV-DZ230 DAV-DZ231 DAV-DZ260 DAV-DZ30  DAV-DZ300 DAV-DZ410 DAV-DZ500 DAV-DZ520 DAV-DZ530 DAV-DZ531 DAV-DZ560 DAV-DZ620 DAV-DZ630 DAV-DZ660 DAV-DZ700 DAV-DZ810 DAV-DZ820 DAV-DZ830 DAV-DZ860 DAV-EA20  DAV-S400  DAV-S500  DAV-S550 DAV-S800  DAV-S880  DAV-S888  DAV-SA30  DAV-SB300 DAV-SB500 DAV-SC5   DAV-SC6   DAV-SC8   DAV-SR1 DAV-SR2   DAV-SR3   DAV-SR4W  DAV-X1    DAV-X10

Will also work with other models that need the 12345 remote hack.

Only for use on European R2 / UK R2 / Australian R4 machines. 

Note your TV must be 60hz / NTSC compatible.

 

Mode 3 This mode will allow you to format the recoders hard drive removing the E01 error you receive after fitting a new drive in the recorder. Allowing you to upgrade the HX750-950 + HXD770-1070 range with a larger hard drive or to replace a faulty drive in all other models of recorder with a drive size the same as original.

Sony RDR range RDR-GX350 / RDR-HX650/680/750/780/785/950/980/1080 / RDR-HXD770 to RDR-HXD1095.

 

Sony models RDR-HXD770/870/970/1070  will accept a drive of upto 1TB and will use all drive space with no extra work.

Sony models RDR-HX750/850/950  will accept a drive of upto 1TB and will use all drive space with no extra work.

Other model numbers will require the use of a PC and hard drive sector editor software to release the full drive space.

Sony models  GX350 / RDR-HXDx90 and HXDx95 range will accept a larger drive but will require more work to release the extra drive space for use by the recorder. (Hard drive sector editor).

 

 

Please note

This remote is classed as a service remote and can not be return for a refund. Please do not order if you don't accept this condition.

Mode 1 and Mode 3 will not work on the following Sony models.

RDR-HX625/725/825/925 / RDR-HXD760/860/960/1060 / RDR-DC range

Mode 2 Region hack. Only for use on European R2 / UK R2 / Australian R4 machines.

The remote will NOT work on USA Region 1 players or Sony's portable DVD players or Sony's playstations.