Home cinema problems

misterchop

I have a Pioneer xv-dv222 home cinema system, a while ago I borrowed a "ripped" dvd from a friend and now I can't play anything but brand new DVD's. It appears as if the code of my player has been re-written, this means that my dvd library is now obselete!!
I have tried cleaning the lens and leaving the system unplugged for two hours, all with no success.
I would try the to reset it back to the factory settings but I don't know how.

Any help would be greatly accepted,

Many thanks

Tony Lamb

aliEnRIK

Im confused

Surely it will play all dvds from region 2 and region free?

misterchop

Nope, doesn't play anything I previously had, it will only play brand new, straight from the packet dvd's. I also am confused!!

aliEnRIK

I thuink id be phoning Pioneer to be honest as thats one really weird fault!

Fifer

I'm not sure what the difference between the OP's library and brand new, out of the packet DVDs is? I wonder if the 'library' is non R2 stuff and the Pioneer has somehow 'lost' a region-free fix?

aliEnRIK

I have a feeling its region locked somehow but im absolutely confused as to how 'brand new' ones work then dont!
OP ~ if you can find a region hack then it might work?

misterchop

Not sure if this info helps, the system was chipped by the supplier so it can run both region 1 & 2 dvd's. I have had no problems with it for years until i borrowed this "ripped" dvd.

I think they used DVD decrypter to copy their own copy, now none of the dvd's I watched on my system prior to this one work!
It is getting really annoying how I can't watch anything.

Any ideas greatly accepted

aliEnRIK

It makes no sense at all to me. Decrytor removes copy protection anyways so it 'should' have been region free when you loaded it into your system