Pioneer DV-366-S Additional information Setting the TV system, Watching Ntsc on a PAL TV MOD. PAL

10Additional information

Setting the TV system

(Except Taiwanese model)

The default setting of this player is AUTO, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO. If you experience picture distor- tion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible with each setting (AUTO, PAL and NTSC).

1	If the player is on, press		STANDBY/
ON to switch it to standby.
2	Using the front panel controls, hold
down		then press	STANDBY/ON
to switch the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
	• AUTO	NTSC
	• NTSC	PAL
	• PAL	AUTO

The player’s display shows “Welcome Pioneer”, then indicates the new setting.

•You have to switch the player into standby (press STANDBY/ON) before each

change.

Disc		Player setting
Type	Format	NTSC	PAL	AUTO
DVD	NTSC	NTSC	MOD.PAL	NTSC
/Super VCD	PAL	NTSC	PAL	PAL
Video CD	NTSC	NTSC	MOD.PAL	NTSC
	PAL	NTSC	PAL	PAL
CD/no disc	—	NTSC	PAL	NTSC or
				PAL

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Watching NTSC on a PAL TV (MOD. PAL)

Most models of the newly developed count- down PAL TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a display without vertical shrinkage. However, in some cases, the image may appear without color.

If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control, you may not be able to watch NTSC discs because of picture roll. If the TV has a V-Hold control, adjust it until the picture stops rolling.

On some TVs, the picture may shrink verti- cally, leaving black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunc- tion; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL conver- sion.

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