HI, MY DVD/VIDEO PLAYER HAS GONE ONTO CHILD LOCK & EVEN IF I FOLLOW THE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS NOTHING IS HAPPENING, IT IS A MODEL 560VR, IT IS MODEL NUMBER PDV560VR/05, PRODUCT NUMBER DE1A0436507973, BY PYE, THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING AS THERE IS NO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER OR ADDRESS IN THEIR MANUAL, CAN SOMEONE OUT THERE PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME

HAZEL, September 2007

Thanks to Mike Timbers and his answer provided in July 2010. It worked perfectly. That is - Press VCR first and then press CHILD LOCK.

Malliost, November 2010

Without a remote I have no idea, but with a remote, turn it on, select VCR, then press LOCK. The child lock will then be off.

Mike Timbers, July 2010

I have the same problem no remote!!!!! Anyone know how to get a new remote????????????

sandie gamlingay, September 2009

How can you unlock it if you don't have the original remote control?

Julian Radbourne, September 2008

OK I've sorted mine. This is what I did:

Basically, I had to (I used the remote) put the dvd player into VCR mode first, then press the LOCK button on the remote. I only found this out after having a nostalgia day and wanted to watch a video (that makes me feel old...)

Hope this helps anyone with the same problem as I had!

Amy Brooks, January 2008

HOW DO I UNLOCK CHILD LOCK WITH REMOTE PLEASE CAN ANY ONE HELP

DAVID FISHER, December 2007

Well here's another poor sap with the same problem. You can still operate the machine from the remote but I'm sure you all know this.
good luck to us all!

Barry Hochfield, November 2007

I have the same problem, and without a manual. If you could send the manual's instructions, it would be greatly appreciated.
a.d.brooks@hotmail.com

Amy, October 2007

We also have EXACTLY the same problem!
We rent our DVD/VCR, so don't have a manual. The child-lock has always been annoying (it turned itself off a few months ago, but then came back on again. We have no idea if it was something we did without knowing or just an arbitrary switching on and off). However, we were burgled last week, and our friendly local theives took ALL our remote controls, along with the TV.
So we still have a dvd/vcr player, but no remote. And the child lock on. Bah. I did a web-search to see if I could find out how to take it off, and this is the first page that came up!

It's not so much a child lock, as a padlock.

If I find anything, I'll post it here.

Laurie, October 2007

Hazel, I have the same problem but without a manual. what is the factory setting for child lock and what does the manual say to do. many thanks. I will get back to you if I work it out. Pete

peterjweeks@yahoo.co.uk, September 2007