DVD Region Unlocking a Samsung HT-E5550W Home Theatre

With thanks to "choochoo" on Whirlpool, I found the following notes on how to DVD region unlock a Samsung HT-E5550W home theatre.

1. Ensure that there is no disk in the tray.
2. Switch the player off and then back on. This is necessary to clean-boot the firmware.
3. Wait until the main menu page appears and the player stops doing anything.
4. Press the eject button to open the tray. (The button is between the "Power" and "TV Power" buttons at the top of the controller.)
5. Press the eject button to close the tray.
6. Wait while the player searches for a disk.
7. As soon as the "No Disk" message appears at the top right corner do the following.
8. Press the REPEAT button – just above the TV channel selector at the bottom right of the controller.
9. Enter 76884 on the number pad. This is The Code If You Have A Region 4 Player (Other Region Codes Given Below)
10. The region code "4" should appear at the top right corner of the screen.(this just flashed on then off, so keep an eye on the screen)
11. If you see "4" over the top right corner, quickly enter "9" to make the player region free.
12. Power down and power up again.
13. Play a foreign DVD to verify the change.

Other Region Codes To Be Used In Step 9 If You Dont Have a Region 4 Player

1 – 2 9 3 3 4

2 – 5 7 5 3 8

3 – 5 6 7 3 2

4 – 7 6 8 8 4

5 – 5 3 8 1 4

6 – 2 4 4 6 2