Pioneer DV610E Operating Instructions - Page 52

Setting the TV system

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09 Standard TV users If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen setting (page 39) of this player should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan), depending on which you prefer. Set to 4:3 (Letter Box), widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom. 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. Note • Using the 16:9 (Wide) or 16: 9 (Compressed) 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, NTSC and PAL ). 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 Note • You have to switch the player into standby (press  STANDBY/ON) before each change. Disc Type Player setting Format NTSC PAL AUTO DVD/ Super VCD/ Video CD/ DivX video/ WMV NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL NTSC PAL CD/MP3/ WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC - /JPEG no disc NTSC PAL NTSC or PAL 52 En

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Standard TV users
If you have a standard TV, the
TV Screen
setting (page 39) of this player should be set to
4:3 (Letter Box)
or
4:3 (Pan & Scan)
, depending
on which you prefer.
Set to
4:3 (Letter Box)
, widescreen discs are
shown with black bars top and bottom.
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.
Note
Using the
16:9 (Wide)
or
16: 9
(Compressed)
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
,
NTSC
and
PAL
).
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
Note
You have to switch the player into standby
(press
STANDBY/ON
) before each
change.
Disc Type
Player setting
Format
NTSC
PAL
AUTO
DVD/
Super VCD/
Video CD/
DivX video/
WMV
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
PAL
CD/MP3/
WMA/
MPEG-4 AAC
/JPEG
no disc
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
or PAL