Video Formats; Video Formats Of Dvd Discs That Can Be Played On This Unit; Xd-Dv9 (En/T,M,X - Kenwood XD-DV9 Instruction Manual

Video formats

The video signals used to display TV pictures and video
disc pictures are mainly based on two types of signal
formats (PAL, SECAM and NTSC), which are assigned
to each country or area as shown on the right. As a
result, it is required to select discs according to the
video format used with 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 or VCD discs recorded with the playable video format by referring to the
following table.
÷ See the region code table on the bottom of this page for details on districts 1 to 6.
Your TV
format
District 1 District 2-1
NTSC only NTSC
PAL only NTSC*
NTSC/PAL
NTSC
switchable
Normal video may not be reproduced when a disc recorded with the video format marked * in the above table is played. See "Examples of TV
screen display of each video format" for details.
Note Note
3
Select type of VIDEO OUTPUT on your XD-DV9
Press the LISTEN MODE key on the main unit in Power off.
÷ Each press switch the mode.
1 NTSC
2 PAL
3 SECAM
Region code table
District 1 District 2-1
Area or
North
Country
America
Name,
Region
1
Code
Restrictions due to difference between discs
Some DVD and VCD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of
the software producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not
work as intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with 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.
District 2-2 District 2-3
NTSC* NTSC
NTSC
PAL* PAL*
NTSC NTSC*
NTSC*
PAL PAL
NTSC NTSC
NTSC
PAL PAL
LISTEN MODE
District 2-2 District 2-3
Europe Japan Middle East
2 2
TV formats of major countries
TV Format
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
Playable Disc Formats
District 3 District 4-1
NTSC NTSC*
PAL* PAL*
NTSC* NTSC
PAL PAL
NTSC NTSC
PAL PAL
When your TV is switchable
between 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
District 3 District 4-1
Southeast Oceania
Asia
2 3 4
Major Countries & Areas
Japan, Taiwan, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico,
Philippines, Chile, etc.
China, North Korea, U.K., Germany, Australia,
New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.
France, Eastern Europe
District 4-2 District 5
NTSC*
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
each disc to be played.
District 4-2 District 5
South Russia
America
4 5
Inhibition icon
7

XD-DV9 (EN/T,M,X)

District 6
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
6
District 6
China
6