Kenwood HM-353V - Manual (Page 15)

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Preparation section
1 Check the display format of your TV.
2 Press the key to scroll the current TV format
display.
To change the TV format, press the key again
while the TV format display is being scrolled.
The TV screen display and disc signal formats can be
classified roughly into two types (NTSC, PAL) depend-
ing on the countries and regions. Therefore, it is nec-
essary to set the NTSC/PAL switch of this unit accord-
ing to the TV format (country or region) and disc.
TV formats of major countries
TV format
PAL
NTSC
Countries, regions
China, North Korea, UK, Germany, Australia,
New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.
Japan, Taiwan, Korea, USA, Canada,
Mexico, Philippines, Chile, etc.
Each press of the key cyclically changes the
setting.
1 "AUTO" ...... Switches automatically
(Factory setting)
2 "PAL" .......... PAL format
3 "NTSC" ....... NTSC format
When your TV is compatible only with the NTSC format
With certain VIDEO CDs, the playback picture may be cut above
and below it (as shown on the right). This is because the disc has
been recorded in the PAL format. The screen may be somewhat
hard to see but this is not malfunction.
When your TV is compatible only with the PAL format
With certain VIDEO CDs, the playback picture may have black spaces
above and below it (as shown on the right). This is because the disc
has been recorded in the NTSC format. The screen may be some-
what hard to see but this is not malfunction.
When your TV is switchable between NTSC/PAL
Try play a disc. If the picture is black and white or as shown on the
right, stop playback and switch the screen display formats of this
unit and the TV to another format. This will improve the played pic-
ture quality.
Screen display examples of various TV formats
÷ The screen display may be disturbed during
switching. This is not a malfunction.
NTSC PAL
Switching AUTO/PAL/NTSC
Before playing a disc
AUTO PAL
NTSC
A U T O
Remote control unit only