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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.
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the player’s settings so that the disc
is shown in letter box format regardless of the
setting.
•Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a
standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3
settings with a widescreen TV, will result
in a distorted picture.
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 on, press STANDBY/
ON to switch it to standby.
2 Using the front panel controls, hold
down then press STANDBY/ON
to switch the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
• AUTO NTSC
• NTSC PAL
• PAL AUTO
The player’s display shows “Welcome
Pioneer”, then indicates the new setting.
• You have to switch the player into standby
(press STANDBY/ON) before each
change.
Watching NTSC on a PAL TV
(MOD. PAL)
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. 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. This is not a
malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL
conversion.
Disc Player setting
Type Format NTSC PAL AUTO
DVD NTSC
NTSC
MOD.PAL
NTSC
PAL
NTSC PAL PAL
Video CD
NTSC NTSC
MOD.PAL
NTSC
PAL NTSC PAL PAL
CD/no disc —
NTSC PAL
NTSC or
PAL
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