04 getting started, Setting the tv system, Watching ntsc on a pal tv – Pioneer DV-668AV-S User Manual

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Getting Started

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Chapter 4

Getting Started

Setting the TV system

The default setting of this player is

AUTO

, and

unless you notice that the picture is distorted
when playing some discs, you should leave it
set to

AUTO

. If you experience picture

distortion with some discs, set the TV system
to match your country or region’s system.
Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of
disc you can watch. The table below shows
what kinds of disc are compatible with each
setting (

AUTO

,

PAL

and

NTSC

).

1

If the player is not plugged in, plug it

in now, but leave it in standby.

2

Using the front panel controls, hold

down

then press POWER (

STANDBY/ON on the DV-668AV) to switch
the TV system.

The TV system changes as follows:

AUTO

NTSC

NTSC

PAL

PAL

AUTO

The player’s display indicates the new setting.

• You have to switch the player into standby

(press

on the remote) before each

change.

• If you’re watching an NTSC disc on a PAL

TV, you will only be able to see interlace
video. Progressive scan video is not
compatible with the

MOD.PAL

setting.

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV

Most models of the newly developed
countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz
(PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automatically switch
vertical amplitude, resulting in a display
without vertical shrinkage.

If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control,
you may not be able to watch NTSC discs
because of picture roll. If the TV has a V-Hold
control, adjust it until the picture stops
rolling.

On some TVs, the picture may shrink
vertically, leaving black bands at the top and
bottom of the screen. This is not a
malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL
conversion.

Switching on

After making sure that everything is
connected properly and that the player is
plugged in, press

POWER

(DV-868AVi only)

then

STANDBY/ON

on the remote to

switch the player on.

Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it
is set to the input you connected the DVD
player to.

Disc

Player setting

Type

DVD

Video CD

CD / no disc

Format

NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL

NTSC

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

PAL

MOD.PAL

PAL

MOD.PAL

PAL

PAL

AUTO

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

PAL

NTSC or PAL

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