Pioneer XV-DV370, DCS-370 manual TV system setting, Switching off the demo, Dimming the Display

10Additional information

Televisions also come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.1

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

display after seeing WELCOME.3

		Player setting
Media 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
MPEG-4 AAC/				PAL
JPEG/no disc

TV system setting

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).2

1Switch the unit into standby, then press

SETUP.

2Use / to choose TV SYS then press

ENTER.

The TV system changes as follows:

•AUTO  NTSC

•NTSC  PAL

•PAL  AUTO

Switching off the demo

Follow the steps below to switch the automatic demo feature off (this starts when you plug in for the first time):

1With the unit in standby, press SETUP.

2Use / to choose DEMO then press

ENTER.

3Use / to select DEMO OFF and press

ENTER.

Dimming the Display

You can adjust the brightness of the text in the front panel display. When the display is set to a darker color, the Power Indicator is turned off.

1Press SETUP and use / to choose

DIMMER then press ENTER.

This is shown in the front panel display.

2Use / to select LIGHT or DARK then press ENTER.

Note

1• 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.

2Most 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 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 vertically, leaving black bands at the top and bottom of the screen.

3You have to switch the player into standby (press  STANDBY/ON) before each change.

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