Pioneer S-DV232T Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats, TV system setting, Auto

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Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in different screen aspects, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen

movies1, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Televisions also come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.2

Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom.

Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture.

The TV system changes as follows:

• AUTO	NTSC
• NTSC	PAL
• PAL	AUTO

The system automatically switches on and you’ll see the new TV system setting in the

display after seeing WELCOME .4

Disc		Player setting
Type	Format	NTSC	PAL	AUTO
DVD/Super VCD/	NTSC	NTSC	PAL	NTSC
Video CD/DivX	PAL	NTSC	PAL	PAL
Video
CD/MP3/WMA/	—	NTSC	PAL	NTSC or
JPEG/no disc				PAL

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TV system setting

Not applicable to the Taiwanese model

The default setting of this system is AUTO , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO . If you find picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. However, this may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. See the table for the kinds of discs compatible with

each setting (AUTO , PAL and NTSC).3

1Switch the unit into standby, then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP .

2 Use (cursor left/right) to choose TV SYS then press ENTER.

Frequency step setting

If you find that you can’t tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region.

1Switch the unit into standby, then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP .

2	Use	(cursor left/right) to choose AM
9K/10K then press ENTER.
3	Use	(cursor up/down) to select AM

9K or AM 10K then press ENTER.

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Note

1Many widescreen discs override the system’s settings so that the disc is shown in letterbox format regardless of the setting.

2• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or one of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen TV, will result in distortion.

•When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details.

•Some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even with a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a ‘letterbox’ style.

3Most 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. However, in some cases, the image may appear without col- or. 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 vertically, leaving black bands at the top and bottom of the screen.

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

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