1.turn on player and open draw.
2.the proceed to press 9 9 9 9 and then 0.
3.press the numbers slowly and the number 0 will appear on screen.
4.do not touch anything as the number will disappear ,and from then on it will play any dvd any region.
I got this from this site: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?dvdplayer=philips+625
Hope it works!
Charles Woodward, July 2004