Setting The Tv System; Watching Ntsc On A Pal Tv - Pioneer DV-563A Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting the TV System

(Except DV-563A and DV-667A Taiwanese
model)
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 on, press
ON to switch it to standby.
2 Using the front panel controls, hold
down then press
to switch the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
AUTO
NTSC
PAL
The player's display shows the new setting.
• You have to switch the player into standby
STANDBY/ON) before each
(press
change.
D i s c P l a y e r s e t t i n g
Type Format NTSC
DVD / NTSC
NTSC
Super VCD PAL
NTSC
Video CD NTSC NTSC
PAL NTSC
CD / no disc –– NTSC
STANDBY/
STANDBY/ON
NTSC
PAL
AUTO
PAL AUTO
MOD.PAL NTSC
PAL PAL
MOD.PAL NTSC
PAL PAL
PAL NTSC or PAL

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. However, in some
cases, the image may appear without color.
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.
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