Setting The Tv System; Watching Ntsc On A Pal Tv - Pioneer DV-59AVi Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting the TV System

DV-S969AVi only
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 distor-
tion 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
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
STANDBY/ON) before each
(press
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.
Disc Player setting
Type Format NTSC
DVD NTSC NTSC
PAL
PAL
Video CD NTSC
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
CD / no disc –
NTSC
STANDBY/ON
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 count-
down 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 verti-
cally, leaving black bands at the top and
bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunc-
tion; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL conver-
sion.
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