JVC XV-N480B DVD player won't play on NTSC television

[mike2021]

The main feature of this DVD player is it's supposed to play any type DVD disk on any type television. That means a movie on a PAL DVD (European format) is supposed to automatically play on an NTSC television (N. American format).

Using the RCA jacks, I have hooked this DVD player to the input side of the TV. This is the same connection that is currently being used by my old DVD player that works just fine. So why doesn't it work for this new DVD player. I have also tried this with several other televisions and have the same results. This DVD player is supposed to be able to play any type of DVD (PAL or NTSC) on any type of TV (PAL or NTSC). But what it looks like is a PAL DVD player hooked up to an NTSC TV. It is not making the switch over.

Any advice??

[hech54]

I see a lot of listings for that player in the UK and Germany. That usually means that it does not convert the PAL signal to a true NTSC signal....which is what your television needs. European televisions play everything....even "hybrid" or "quasi" signals thrown out by these players.

[mike2021]

I see a lot of listings for that player in the UK and Germany. That usually means that it does not convert the PAL signal to a true NTSC signal....which is what your television needs. European televisions play everything....even "hybrid" or "quasi" signals thrown out by these players.

Thank you for your interest in helping me. I have resolved the problem. Technical support advised me that to get the DVD player to send a NTSC signal to the NTSC TV, all I had to do was press the PAUSE button on the remote control for 20-30 seconds. That did it!!!! Now I can play PAL dvds on my NTSC television!!!!

Thanks again for your reply. If you're in this forum a lot, maybe you can help other people with this information if it ever comes up.

[hech54]

Awesome.
Wow I wish it was that simple with VCRs too....