Pioneer DVR-530H Question (Please help)

[Corey_Futurama]

Okay, now I want to connect my other DVD player to the Pioneer DVR-530H DVD recorder but when I play a DVD it comes up saying "The TV's system signal is different from the recorder's system." Any way to fix this so I can watch DVDs in the other DVD player to the Pioneer? Thanks.

[hech54]

https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?N#NTSC

[Corey_Futurama]

Hi, Thanks for replying. Could you please explain to me what that exactly means? Does it mean I can't do anything about it?

[Corey_Futurama]

I've just tried another DVD player connecting it to the Pioneer and it worked so it just must be the Samsung VCR/DVD player. Can someone please tell me how to change the Samsung DVD's settings so it'll work with the Pioneer? It's a Samsung 6-Head Hi-Fi Stereo Pal VCR/DVD. I do not want to use the other DVD player because its disc tray doesn't work properly. If someone could help me, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!

[hech54]

What are you playing in the Samsung? Is it a DVD? Where did the DVD come from(is it an NTSC DVD)? You are in a PAL(opposite of NTSC) country.

[Corey_Futurama]

It's a Region 1 DVD so I think NTSC DVD but I also tried a Region 4 DVD but that comes up with the same message "The TV's system signal is different from the recorder's system."

[hech54]

It could be that your machines throw out a "hybrid" or "quasi" signal for everything. The signal is neither true NTSC or true PAL. This is especially true with NTSC VHS tapes in a PAL country. 95% of DVD recorders will not record such a signal. Your only hope is to get into the menu of the players and set it to output a true signal....but...not all players have that menu option.

[Corey_Futurama]

Where section would that be in? The Video/Display section?

EDIT: I've tried using different settings earlier today and none of them seemed to work. One setting worked until it got to the DVD menu. I will just have to deal with having the Samsung connected to the TV (at the front) instead of to the DVD player.

Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.