Video Formats; Video Formats Of Dvd Discs That Can Be Played On This Unit - Kenwood DVF-9010 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
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(PAL 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 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
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
Note
Note Note screen display of each video format" for details.
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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 each disc to be played.
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Now play the disc.
Region code table
District 1
Area or
North
Country
America
Name,
Region
Code 1
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 Middle 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 PAL
NTSC NTSC NTSC
PAL PAL PAL
District 3 District 4-1
Southeast Oceania
Asia
2 3
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.
District 4-2 District 5
NTSC*
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
District 4-2 District 5
South Russia
America
4 4 5
DVF-9010 (En/E)
District 6
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
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District 6
China
6