Kenwood XD-A850DV - Manual (Page 9)

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Preparations
XD-DV series (EN/K,M,T,X,Y)
Major Countries & Areas
Japan, Taiwan, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico,
Philippines, Chile, etc.
China, North Korea, U.K., Germany, Australia,
New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.
France, Eastern Europe
Note Note
The video signals used to display TV pictures and video disc
pictures are mainly based on two types of signal formats
(PAL, SECAM and NTSC), which are assigned to each coun-
try or area as shown on the right. As a result, it is required to
select discs according to the video format used with your TV
monitor (in your country or area).
Video formats
TV formats of major countries
Normal video may not be reproduced when a disc recorded with the video format marked * in the above table is played. See
“Examples of TV screen display of each video format” for details.
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Set the video formats of the DVD discs to be played on this unit as described below.
Check the video format(s) used by your TV monitor.
÷Refer to the operating instructions of your TV monitor for details.
Select DVD discs or VCD discs recorded with the playable video format by referring to the
following table.
÷See the region code table on the bottom of this page for details on districts 1 to 6.
1
2
3
When your TV is switchable between NTSC and PAL,
÷Districts 1, 2-2 and 4-2: Set the TV to NTSC.
÷Districts 2-1, 4-1 and 5: Set the TV to PAL.
÷Districts 2-3, 3 and 6: Set the TV according to each disc to be played.
Video formats of DVD discs that can be played on this unit
TV Format
NTSC
PAL
Your TV
format
NTSC only
PAL only
NTSC/PAL
switchable
Playable Disc Formats
District 1
NTSC
NTSC*
NTSC
District 2-1
NTSC*
PAL*
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
District 2-2
NTSC
NTSC*
NTSC
District 2-3
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
District 3
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
District 4-1
NTSC*
PAL*
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
District 4-2
NTSC
NTSC*
NTSC
District 5
NTSC*
PAL*
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
District 6
NTSC
PAL*
NTSC*
PAL
NTSC
PAL
Region code table
Area or
Country
Name,
Region
Code
District 1
North
America
District 2-1
U. K. and
Europe
District 2-2
Japan
District 2-3
Middle East
District 3
Southeast
Asia
District 4-1
Oceania
District 4-2
South
America
District 5
Russia
District 6
China
1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6
Restrictions due to difference between discs
Some DVD and VCD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software
producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended by you.
Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When an inhibition icon is displayed on the TV screen
connected to the player, it indicates that the disc being played is under the restriction as described above.
Inhibition icon
SECAM