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04-04-01, 10:18 AM
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I have a region-free Pioneer player and I've never attempted to see if this is really region-free, as I bought the player already modified. I recently had someone lend me a disc to check and see if I can indeed play various regions. The disc sent to me is, The Bloody Judge, starring Christopher Lee and directed by Jess Franco. It has ALL/PAL on the back cover, if that will help with my question. I changed the region setting on the player and played the disc.....it plays fine, sound and picture appear OK, but the cover claims this is a color film and I see it as B&W. Is this a problem with my NTSC TV or with the player and is there something else I need to adjust to see this film in color? As I mentioned, the picture and sound appear fine to me...no lines in the picture and the sound is clear. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may be able to offer.
04-04-01, 11:09 AM
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Your tv is NTSC and the disc is emitting a PAL signal with which your tv isn't comp. I know some Pioneer DVD players let you select the outgoing signal manually. This can usually be done in 2 ways:
1. There's a switch on the back of your player that says PAL/NTSC
2. In the Setup Menu (choose the advanced option) it can be selected.
I suppose your TV is compatible with Y/C signals, since you don't mention to have had problems like this in the past...
Good Luck
Len
1. There's a switch on the back of your player that says PAL/NTSC
2. In the Setup Menu (choose the advanced option) it can be selected.
I suppose your TV is compatible with Y/C signals, since you don't mention to have had problems like this in the past...
Good Luck
Len
04-04-01, 12:07 PM
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Hi Len, my player as far as I can tell doesn't have the switch in the back to choose between NTSC and PAL. I don't see an option for advanced settings, either....I only was supplied with directions to change the region from regions 1-8. Thanks for your reply to my questions!
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Hmmm I checked my player
I have a Pioneer 525 (modified). It originally was a rpc2 player.
On the back panel, about 10 cm from the left there is a switch that says:
TVsystem
NTSC PAL AUTO
If it's absent, your only chance is the menu.
About the menu, I was wrong: it's not called advanced.
In the General menu, it says
Setup Menu Mode
- Basic
- Expert
Be sure to have it set to expert, then look at the "video" submenu. Maybe there's an option there. If not, contact your dealer. (Not kidding)
Len
I have a Pioneer 525 (modified). It originally was a rpc2 player.
On the back panel, about 10 cm from the left there is a switch that says:
TVsystem
NTSC PAL AUTO
If it's absent, your only chance is the menu.
About the menu, I was wrong: it's not called advanced.
In the General menu, it says
Setup Menu Mode
- Basic
- Expert
Be sure to have it set to expert, then look at the "video" submenu. Maybe there's an option there. If not, contact your dealer. (Not kidding)
Len
