Video formats

The video signals used to display TV pictures and video disc pictures are mainly based on two types of signal formats (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).

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DV-502/DVF-3050 (EN/K,P,T,M,Y)

TV formats of major countries

 

 

 

TV Format

Major Countries & Areas

 

 

 

 

NTSC

Japan, Taiwan, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico,

 

Philippines, Chile, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL

China, North Korea, U.K., Germany, Australia,

 

New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

1Check the video format(s) used by your TV monitor.

÷Refer to the operating instructions of your TV monitor for details.

2Select 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

 

 

 

Playable Disc Formats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

format

District 1

District 2-1

District 2-2

District 2-3

District 3

District 4-1

District 4-2

District 5

District 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC only

NTSC

NTSC*

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC*

NTSC

NTSC*

NTSC

PAL*

PAL*

PAL*

PAL*

PAL*

PAL*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL only

NTSC*

NTSC

NTSC*

NTSC*

NTSC*

NTSC

NTSC*

NTSC

NTSC*

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC/PAL

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

NTSC

switchable

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 screen display of each video format” for details.

 

 

 

 

 

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3When 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.

Region code table

 

District 1

District 2-1

District 2-2

District 2-3

District 3

District 4-1

District 4-2

District 5

District 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area or

North

Europe

Japan

Middle East

Southeast

Oceania

South

Russia

China

Country

America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparations

Restrictions due to difference between discs

Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software

Inhibition icon

 

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.