04
Getting Started
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
STANDBY/ON on the DV-668AV) to switch
the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
AUTO
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.
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En
then press POWER (
NTSC
Disc
Player setting
Type
Format
NTSC
DVD
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
PAL
Video CD
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
CD / no disc
–
NTSC
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 (DV-868AVi only)
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.
PAL
AUTO
MOD.PAL
NTSC
PAL
PAL
MOD.PAL
NTSC
PAL
PAL
PAL
NTSC or PAL