Video Formats; Video Formats Of Dvd Discs That Can Be Played On This Unit; Region Code Table - Kenwood DV-502 Instruction Manual

Video formats

The video signals used to display TV pictures and video
disc pictures are mainly based on tw o types of signal
formats (PAL and NTSC), w hich are assigned to each
country or area as show n on the right. As a result, it is
required to select discs according to the video format
used w ith your TV monitor (in your country or area).

Video formats of DVD discs that can be played on this unit

Set the video formats of the DVD discs to be played on this unit as described below .
1
Check the video format(s) used by your TV monitor.
÷ Refer to the operating instructions of your TV monitor for details.
2
Select DVD discs recorded w ith the playable video format by referring to the follow ing table.
÷ See the region code table on the bottom of this page for details on districts 1 to 6 .
Your TV
format
District 1
NTSC only
NTSC
PAL only NTSC*
NTSC/ PAL
NTSC
sw itchable
Normal video may not be reproduced w hen a disc recorded w ith the video format marked * in the above table is played. See " Examples of TV
Note Note
screen display of each video format" for details.
3
W hen your TV is sw itchable betw een NTSC and PAL,
÷ Districts 1 , 2 -2 and 4 -2: Set the TV to NTSC .
÷ Districts 2 -1, 4 -1 and 5 : Set the TV to PAL .
÷ Districts 2 -3, 3 and 6 : Set the TV according to each disc to be played.

Region code table

District 1
Area or
North
Country
America
Name,
Region
1
Code
Restrictions due to difference betw een discs
Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the softw are
producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not w ork as
intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided w ith each disc. When an inhibition icon
is displayed on the TV screen connected to the player, it indicates that the disc being played is under the
restriction as described above.
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District 2-1 District 2-2 District 2-3
NTSC*
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
District 2-1 District 2-2 District 2-3
Europe Japan M iddle East
2 2
TV formats of major countries
TV Format
NTSC
PAL
Playable Disc Formats
District 3 District 4-1
NTSC NTSC NTSC*
PAL* PAL* PAL*
NTSC* NTSC* NTSC
PAL PAL
NTSC NTSC NTSC
PAL PAL
District 3 District 4-1
Southeast Oceania
Asia
2 3
DV-502/DVF-3050 (EN/K,P,T,M ,Y)
M ajor Countries & Areas
Japan, Taiw an, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, M exico,
Philippines, Chile, etc.
China, North Korea, U.K., Germany, Australia,
New Zealand, Kuw ait, Singapore, etc.
District 4-2 District 5
NTSC*
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC
NTSC*
PAL PAL
NTSC
NTSC
PAL PAL
District 4-2 District 5
South Russia
America
4 4 5
9
District 6
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
8
District 6
China
6
Inhibition icon