Kenwood DVF-J6050 - Manual (Page 9)

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0-12-3 When the video formats are different
Try playing the disc. If the video formats of the disc and
TV do not match, the played video may be black and
white or become as shown below.
Picture turbulence due to sync
unmatching.
Top and bottom areas are
dark.
Top and bottom edges are not
displayed.
TV Format Playable Disc Format
NTSC *
PAL
NTSC/PAL
NTSC only *
PAL only
NTSC/PAL
switchable
0-12-2 Checking the Video Format
Check the video format of the VCD and DVD discs to be
played on the player as described below.
1. Check if the video formats of the TV to be used and
disc to be played match each other.
¶ For details, refer to the instructions provided with
the TV and disc.
2. When the TV is switchable between NTSC and
PAL, set the TV format according to the disc for-
mat.
0-12 Video Formats
The TV picture display and disc signal systems can be
divided roughly into two TV formats (NTSC and PAL).
They are variable depending on countries and areas.
This unit reproduces NTSC discs in NTSC format and
PAL discs in PAL format. If the video formats of the disc
and TV do not match, the disc cannot be reproduced
correctly. It is therefore required to select the disc
according to the TV set in use (country and area).
¶ Correct video cannot be reproduced if the video formats
of the TV and disc do not match.
0-11 Region codes of the DVD VIDEO
discs that can be played with this
player
This player can play back a DVD VIDEO disc which carries
the corresponding code to the region code of the player
shown in the table above, a marking containing the
region code of the player or the “ALL” marking shown
below. Even when a DVD VIDEO disc does not carry any
indication of the region code, it may sometimes unable
to be played on this player due to certain restrictions.
ALL
0-12-1 TV formats in major countries
NTSC : Japan, Taiwan, Korea, USA, Canada, Mexico,
Philippines, Chile, etc.
PAL : China, U.K., Germany, Australia, New Zealand,
Kuwait, Singapore, etc.
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic,
Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar,
Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea,
Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Togo,
Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, British
Indian Territory, Jammu and Kashmir, Mayotte,
Reunion, St. Helena ex. dep., Western Sahara
Region Code of Player : 6
Usable Country or Area : ChinaCaicos Islands,
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Region Code of Player : 8
Professional use disc (Air Line cabin service)