Kenwood HM-V655MP Instruction Manual page 15

Switching AUTO/PAL/NTSC
The TV screen display and disc signal formats can
be classified roughly into two types (NTSC, PAL)
depending on the countries and regions. There-
fore, it is necessary to set the NTSC/PAL switch
of this unit according to the TV format (country
or region) and disc.
1
Check the display format of your TV.
2
Press the key to scroll the current TV format
display.
To change the TV format, press the key again
while the TV format display is being scrolled.
Remote control unit only
AUTO/
PAL/NTSC
¶ The screen display may be disturbed during
switching. This is not a malfunction.
Screen display examples of various TV formats
When your TV is switchable between NTSC/PAL
Try playing a disc. If the picture is black and white or as shown
on the right, stop playback and switch the screen display
formats of this unit and the TV to another format. This will
improve the picture quality.
When your TV is compatible only with the PAL format
With certain VIDEO CDs, the playback picture may have black
spaces above and below it (as shown on the right). This is
because the disc has been recorded in the NTSC format. The
screen may be somewhat hard to see but this is not
malfunction.
When your TV is compatible only with the NTSC format
With certain VIDEO CDs, the playback picture may be cut above
and below it (as shown on the right). This is because the disc
has been recorded in the PAL format. The screen may be
somewhat hard to see but this is not malfunction.
TV formats of major countries
TV format Countries, regions
China, North Korea, UK, Germany, Austra-
PAL
lia, New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.
Japan, Taiwan, Korea, USA, Canada,
NTSC
Mexico, Philippines, Chile, etc.
Each press of the key cyclically changes the
setting.
1 "AUTO" .... Switches automatically
(Factory setting)
2 "PAL" ........ PAL format
3 "NTSC" ..... NTSC format
NTSC
Before playing a disc
PAL
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