7PreparationsXD-DV9 (EN/T,M,X)Major Countries & AreasJapan, Taiwan, Korea, U.S.A., Canada, Mexico,Philippines, Chile, etc.China, North Korea, U.K., Germany, Australia,New Zealand, Kuwait, Singapore, etc.France, Eastern EuropeNoteNoteThe video signals used to display TV pictures and videodisc pictures are mainly based on two types of signalformats (PAL, SECAM and NTSC), which are assignedto each country or area as shown on the right. As aresult, it is required to select discs according to thevideo format used with your TV monitor (in yourcountry or area).Video formatsTV formats of major countriesNormal video may not be reproduced when a disc recorded with the video format marked * in the above table is played. See “Examples of TVscreen display of each video format” for details. 6Set the video formats of the DVD discs to be played on this unit as described below.Check the video format(s) used by your TV monitor.÷ Refer to the operating instructions of your TV monitor for details.Select DVD discs or VCD discs recorded with the playable video format by referring to thefollowing table.÷ See the region code table on the bottom of this page for details on districts 1 to 6.123When your TV is switchablebetween NTSC and PAL,÷ Districts 1, 2-2 and 4-2: Set the TV to NTSC.÷ Districts 2-1, 4-1 and 5: Set the TV to PAL.÷ Districts 2-3, 3 and 6: Set the TV according toeach disc to be played.Video formats of DVD discs that can be played on this unitTV FormatNTSCPALYour TVformatNTSC onlyPAL onlyNTSC/PALswitchablePlayable Disc FormatsDistrict 1NTSCNTSC*NTSCDistrict 2-1NTSC*PAL*NTSCPALNTSCPALDistrict 2-2NTSCNTSC*NTSCDistrict 2-3NTSCPAL*NTSC*PALNTSCPALDistrict 3NTSCPAL*NTSC*PALNTSCPALDistrict 4-1NTSC*PAL*NTSCPALNTSCPALDistrict 4-2NTSCNTSC*NTSCDistrict 5NTSC*PAL*NTSCPALNTSCPALDistrict 6NTSCPAL*NTSC*PALNTSCPALRegion code tableArea orCountryName,RegionCodeDistrict 1NorthAmericaDistrict 2-1EuropeDistrict 2-2JapanDistrict 2-3Middle EastDistrict 3SoutheastAsiaDistrict 4-1OceaniaDistrict 4-2SouthAmericaDistrict 5RussiaDistrict 6China1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6Restrictions due to difference between discsSome DVD and VCD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions ofthe software producers. As this player plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may notwork as intended by you. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. When aninhibition icon is displayed on the TV screen connected to the player, it indicates that the disc being playedis under the restriction as described above.Inhibition iconSelect type of VIDEO OUTPUT on your XD-DV9Press the LISTEN MODE key on the main unit in Power off.÷ Each press switch the mode.1 NTSC2 PAL3 SECAMLISTEN MODESECAM