Power on the player with no disk in the drive
Press "PAUSE" on the remote
Enter "1472" on the remote
Press the UP arrow three times
Press "PROGRAM", "5", "PROGRAM", "5" (the characters 04 EE should now be displayed)
Press "ENTER" (the display should flash briefly)
Press "RETURN"
Power the player off and then back on
Play a VCD!
Or
Power on player with no disk in the drive
Press "Pause" on remote
Enter "1472" on the remote
Press Up arrow 3 times
Press "Program", "5", "Program", "5" (04EEE will be displayed)
Press "Enter" (display will flash)
Press "Return"
Turn player off and then on
Play DVD and Record Tape