Pioneer RCS-656HX Operating Instructions Manual page 132

The Initial Setup menu
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Setting
Video In/Out
Input Colour System
• Input Colour System cannot be set when the recorder is in D.TV mode.
• See also About the input colour system on page 139 for more information on this setting.
Component Video
Out
For Component Video Out to be effective, the AV1 Out setting (see below) must be set to something other than RGB.
If your TV is incompatible with progressive scan video and you select Progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all
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Resolution on page 137
When an HDMI device is connected and Video Priority Mode is set to HDMI, the Component Video Out setting is automatically set to Interlace.
AV1 Out
If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case either switch off and reconnect
using the supplied video cable, or reset the recorder (see Resetting the recorder on page 153).
The Component Video Out setting (see above) has no effect when AV1 Out is set to RGB.
AV2/L1 In
When the Input Line System is set to 525 System, RGB cannot be selected.
Even when set to RGB. depending on the connected device, the input signal may be composite video.
NTSC on PAL TV
Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off. Check the operating instructions that came with
your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 138 for related information.
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En
Options Explanation
Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour system for the external
input and the built-in TV tuner. Use the VIDEO IN buttons to change the
preset or external input. On the default Auto setting the recorder can
generally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL, SECAM, 3.58
NTSC or PAL-60, but in some cases you may have to set it manually if the
picture is displayed incorrectly.
Interlace • Select if your monitor/TV is not compatible with progressive-scan video.
Progressive
Select if your monitor/TV is progressive-scan compatible. Check the
operating instructions that came with your monitor/TV if you're not sure.
(STOP) button on the front panel to switch to Interlace (this also switches Screen
while holding down the
to the default setting).
Video • Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to standard composite video
(compatible with all TVs).
S-Video Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to S-video. Recommended if you are
using a long SCART cable.
RGB Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to RGB. Good quality but check your
TV for compatibility. Note that on this setting signals from the built-in tuner
and from external inputs is not output when the recorder is in TV mode.
Video • Sets the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to standard composite
video.
S-Video Sets the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to S-video.
RGB Sets the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to RGB.
Decoder Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER)
SCART connector. For scrambled channels, make sure that the channel
Decoder setting is set to On. (See Manual CH Setting page 131.)
On • NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.
Off Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.
. In this case,