Pioneer DV-989AVi-S - Manual (Page 30)

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Chapter 4
Getting Started
Setting the TV system
The default setting of this player is AUTO , and
unless you notice that the picture is distorted
when playing some discs, you should leave it
set to
AUTO . If you experience picture
distortion with some discs, set the TV system
to match your country or region’s system.
Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of
disc you can watch. The table below shows
what kinds of disc are compatible with each
setting (
AUTO , PAL and NTSC ).
1 If the player is not plugged in, plug it
in now, but leave it in standby.
2 Using the front panel controls, hold
down then press POWER to
switch the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
AUTO NTSC
NTSC PAL
PAL AUTO
The player’s display indicates the new setting.
• You have to switch the player into standby
(press on the remote) before each
change.
• If you’re watching an NTSC disc on a PAL
TV, you will only be able to see interlace
video. Progressive scan video is not
compatible with the
MOD.PAL setting.
Watching NTSC on a PAL TV
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 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. This is not a
malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL
conversion.
Switching on
After making sure that everything is
connected properly and that the player is
plugged in, press
POWER then STANDBY/
ON on the remote to switch the player on.
Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it
is set to the input you connected the DVD
player to.
Disc Player setting
Type
DVD
Video CD
CD / no disc
Format
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
–
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
MOD.PAL
PAL
MOD.PAL
PAL
PAL
AUTO
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
NTSC or PAL
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