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System Control Connections
Using a commercially available cord with a mini plug
(3.5 mm dia. with no resistance) to connect this player’s
CONTROL IN jack to the CONTROL OUT jack of another
PIONEER component bearing the Î mark, you can
control the player as though it were a component in a
system (system control).
• If you connect for system control, you cannot operate
the player directly. Point the remote control unit at the
component (AV amplifier, etc.) connected to the
CONTROL OUT jack to operate.
• When controlling as a system, be sure to make a
connection to the amplifier using an audio or video
cord, even when using only digital components.
• For details, refer to the operation manuals of the
connected components.
CONTROL
OUT IN
CONTROL
OUT
Pioneer component
with Î mark.

TV SYSTEM switch

(The TV SYSTEM switch is not present on U.S. and
Canadian models.)
Video output changes as follows according to the
playback disc‘s recorded format.
NTSC = PAL, PAL = NTSC conversion is possible on
Video CDs. PAL = NTSC conversion is not possible on
DVDs. When the TV SYSTEM switch is set to the AUTO
position, the disc’s format will be output as is. When a
CD or disc is not loaded, the previous video output
format will be selected.
Note
Changes to the TV SYSTEM switch are not effective while a disc
is playing. Stop playback of the disc before making changes.

About MOD. (Modulation) PAL

• SHRINK
Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL
TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and
automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a
display without vertical shrinkage.
• If your PAL TV does not have a V-Hold control, you
may not be able to view NTSC disc because the
picture may roll. If the TV has a V-Hold control, adjust
it until the picture stops rolling. On some TVs, the
picture may shrink vertically, leaving black bands at
the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a
malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC = PAL
conversion.
Type
DVD
Video CD
CD, No disc
Format
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
Disc Output format
Position of TV SYSTEM switch
NTSC PAL AUTO
NTSC MOD. PAL NTSC
PAL PAL
NTSC MOD. PAL NTSC
NTSC PAL PAL
NTSC PAL NTSC or PAL
NTSC
PAL AUTO
TV SYSTEM