How to switch from pal to ntsc - Sony Handycam DCR-HC36 Mini DV Digital Camcorder

you need to get a converter that takes pal and converts it to ntsc.

This is a VCR alone machine?Not a DVD and VCR combo?VCR alone machine dosen't have auto NTSC/PAL setting to play all the world regions.

There are currently 3 main television standards used throughout the world:

NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. The oldest existing standard, developed in the USA. First used in 1954. Consists of 525 horizontal lines of display and 60 vertical lines. Sometimes irreverently referred to as "Never Twice the Same Color." Only one type exists, known as NTSC M.
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SECAM - Système électronique pour Couleur avec Mémoire. Developed in France. First used in 1967. A 625-line vertical, 50-line horizontal display. Sometimes referred to by wags as "Something Essentially Contrary to the American Method" or SEcond Colour Always Magenta!" Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Types B and D usually used for VHF; types G, H, and K for UHF; types I, N, M, K1 and L for both VHF/UHF. Different types are generally not compatible.

PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed by German engineer Walter Bruch and the German electronic corporation Telefunken. Walter Bruch
patented his invention 1963 and the first commercial application of the PAL system was in August 1967. Also a 625/50-line display and variant of NTSC. Proponents call it "Perfection At Last." Due to the cost of the enormous circuit complexity, critics often refer to it as "Pay A Lot". Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Common types are B, G and H; less common types include D, I, K, N and M. The different types are generally not compatible.


Television Standards by Country
COUNTRY SIGNAL TYPE
AFGHANISTAN PAL B, SECAM B
ALBANIA
PAL B/G

ALGERIA
PAL B/G

ANGOLA PAL I
ANTARCTICA NTSC M
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
NTSC M

ARGENTINA
PAL N

ARMENIA SECAM D/K
ARUBA
NTSC M

AUSTRALIA
PAL B/G

AUSTRIA
PAL B/G

AZERBAIJAN SECAM D/K
AZORES PAL B
BAHAMAS
NTSC M

BAHRAIN
PAL B/G

BANGLADESH
PAL B

BARBADOS
NTSC M

BELARUS SECAM D/K
BELGIUM
PAL B/H

BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC M
BELIZE
NTSC M

BENIN SECAM K
BERMUDA
NTSC M

BOLIVIA
NTSC M

BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA
PAL B/H

BOTSWANA SECAM K, PAL I
BRAZIL
PAL M

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
(AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) NTSC M
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PAL B

BULGARIA
PAL

BURKINA FASO SECAM K
BURUNDI SECAM K
CAMBODIA
PAL B/G, NTSC M

CAMEROON PAL B/G
CANADA
NTSC M

CANARY ISLANDS
PAL B/G

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SECAM K
CHAD SECAM D
CHILE
NTSC M

CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)
PAL D

COLOMBIA
NTSC M

CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) SECAM K
CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE)
SECAM K

COOK ISLANDS PAL B
COSTA RICA
NTSC M

COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) SECAM K/D
CROATIA
PAL B/H

CUBA
NTSC M

CYPRUS
PAL B/G

CZECH REPUBLIC
PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast)

DENMARK
PAL B/G

DIEGO GARCIA NTSC M
DJIBOUTI SECAM K
DOMINICA
NTSC M

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
NTSC M

EAST TIMOR
PAL B

EASTER ISLAND PAL B
ECUADOR
NTSC M

EGYPT
PAL B/G, SECAM B/G

EL SALVADOR
NTSC M

EQUITORIAL GUINEA SECAM B
ESTONIA PAL B/G
ETHIOPIA PAL B
FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) PAL I
FIJI NTSC M
FINLAND
PAL B/G

FRANCE
SECAM L

FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) SECAM G
GABON SECAM K
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NTSC M
GAMBIA PAL B
GEORGIA SECAM D/K
GERMANY
PAL B/G

GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) NTSC M
GHANA
PAL B/G

GIBRALTAR
PAL B/G

GREECE
PAL B/G

GREENLAND
PAL B

GRENADA
NTSC M

GUAM
NTSC M

GUADELOUPE SECAM K
GUATEMALA
NTSC M

GUIANA (FRENCH) SECAM K
GUINEA PAL K
GUYANA NTSC M
HAITI
SECAM

HONDURAS
NTSC M

HONG KONG
PAL I

HUNGARY
PAL K/K

ICELAND
PAL B/G

INDIA
PAL B

INDONESIA
PAL B

IRAN
PAL B/G

IRAQ
PAL

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
PAL I

ISLE OF MAN
PAL

ISRAEL
PAL B/G

ITALY
PAL B/G

JAMAICA
NTSC M

JAPAN
NTSC M

JOHNSTONE ISLAND NTSC M
JORDAN
PAL B/G

KAZAKHSTAN SECAM D/K
KENYA
PAL B/G

KOREA (NORTH)
SECAM D, PAL D/K

KOREA (SOUTH)
NTSC M

KUWAIT
PAL B/G

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC SECAM D/K
LAOS PAL B
LATVIA PAL B/G, SECAM D/K
LEBANON
PAL B/G

LESOTHO PAL K
LIBERIA
PAL B/H

LIBYA
PAL B/G

LIECHTENSTEIN
PAL B/G

LITHUANIA PAL B/G, SECAM D/K
LUXEMBOURG
PAL B/G, SECAM L

MACAU PAL I
MACEDONIA PAL B/H
MADAGASCAR SECAM K
MADEIRA PAL B
MALAYSIA
PAL B

MALDIVES PAL B
MALI SECAM K
MALTA
PAL B

MARSHALL ISLANDS NTSC M
MARTINIQUE
SECAM K

MAURITANIA SECAM B
MAURITIUS
SECAM B

MAYOTTE SECAM K
MEXICO
NTSC M

MICRONESIA
NTSC M

MIDWAY ISLAND NTSC M
MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) SECAM D/K
MONACO
SECAM L, PAL G

MONGOLIA SECAM D
MONTSERRAT NTSC M
MOROCCO
SECAM B

MOZAMBIQUE PAL B
MYANMAR (BURMA)
NTSC M

NAMIBIA PAL I
NEPAL B
NETHERLANDS
PAL B/G

NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) NTSC M
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM K
NEW ZEALAND
PAL B/G

NICARAGUA
NTSC M

NIGER SECAM K
NIGERIA
PAL B/G

NORFOLK ISLAND PAL B
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS NTSC M
NORWAY
PAL B/G

OMAN
PAL B/G

PAKISTAN
PAL B

PALAU NTSC M
PANAMA
NTSC M

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAL B/G
PARAGUAY PAL N
PERU
NTSC M

PHILIPPINES
NTSC M

POLAND
PAL D/K

POLYNESIA (FRENCH) SECAM K
PORTUGAL
PAL B/G

PUERTO RICO
NTSC M

QATAR
PAL B

REUNION SECAM K
ROMANIA
PAL D/G

RUSSIA
SECAM D/K

ST. KITTS & NEVIS
NTSC M

ST. LUCIA
NTSC M

ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON SECAM K
ST. VINCENT
NTSC M

SAO TOMé E PRINCIPE PAL B/G
SAMOA, AMERICAN
NTSC

SAUDI ARABIA
SECAM B/G, PAL B

SAMOA NTSC M
SENEGAL
SECAM K

SEYCHELLES PAL B/G
SIERRA LEONE
PAL B/G

SINGAPORE
PAL B/G

SLOVAKIA PAL B/G
SLOVENIA PAL B/H
SOMALIA PAL B/G
SOUTH AFRICA
PAL I

SPAIN
PAL B/G

SRI LANKA PAL
SUDAN
PAL B

SURINAME
NTSC M

SWAZILAND PAL B/G
SWEDEN
PAL B/G

SWITZERLAND
PAL B/G

SYRIA SECAM B, PAL G
TAHITI
SECAM

TAIWAN
NTSC

TAJIKISTAN SECAM D/K
TANZANIA
PAL B

THAILAND
PAL B/M

TOGO
SECAM K

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
NTSC M

TUNISIA
SECAM B/G

TURKEY
PAL B

TURKMENISTAN SECAM D/K
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NTSC M
UGANDA
PAL B/G

UKRAINE
SECAM D/K

URUGUAY PAL N
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
PAL B/G

UNITED STATES
NTSC M

UNITED KINGDOM
PAL I

UZBEKISTAN SECAM D/K
VENEZUELA
NTSC M

VIETNAM
NTSC M,SECAM D

VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH)
NTSC M

WALLIS & FUTUNA SECAM K
YEMEN
PAL B/NTSC M

YUGOSLAVIA PAL B/G
ZAMBIA
PAL B/G

ZIMBABWE
PAL B/G

there should be an option in your picture settings menu

I think your remote control can help you with that. You can switch to PAL or NTSC depending on what will work best. What do you think?

I just found the way to change the setting from PAL to NTSC.

While the unit is turned off , press the EZ View button on the remote control. Press alternatively the select between the PAL or NTSC setting on the unit display. That's it.

Have you try: NTSC on PAL TV On • NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.
Off Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off. Check the operating
instructions that came with your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 124 for related information.

You also need a PAL television or monitor to be able to view them. If you don't have a PAL compatible monitor or TV it will not work because the resolution and scanning is very different than an NTSC monitor. Your canon camera is probably designed only for NTSC use if it was sold in North America and can't be used for PAL use.

You have to blindly instruct the NTSC/PAL menu item, which toggles between NTSC and PAL;
This is how it is done:

1) turn your dvd player off.
2) Turn it back on and make sure there is no DVD in the player tray.
This will ensure the menus are active
3) Using the remote, press the dowm menu selector key exactly three times
4) press the center menu select key once.
This will activate the display adjustement menu
5) press the down menu key exactly once.
This will activate the NTSC/PAL menu
6) press the center menu key
DONE.
The player should now have switched back to NTCS if it was in PAL.

IF it was in NTSC it should have switched back to PAL.

Note: If you still have the manual you can follow the menu tree blindly using the instructions in the manual. The above sequence is for activating the NTSC/PAL menu.
This player can also switch to progressive scan, which creates a similar problem. At least the progressive scan menu has enough warnings before it will actvate.

PAL/NTSC is automatic. if you insert a PAL DVD output is PAL ( most probably PAL-B. Some other brands allow manual PAL/NTSC switching, but at this machine this is automaticaly done. Please verify your TV set allows PAL programs