help?
I have no color on my dvd portion of my sylvania mod 6720fde combo tv/vcr/dvd unit. The tv and vcr portions are fine but no color on just the dvd. I have tried unplugging the unit for 12 hours and replugging in at the manufacturers suggestion, but to no avail. Any suggestions?
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Check the video mode your in on the menu part, Pal,Ntsc? Depending on what country your in it will make a differance on the color.
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.
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
ALBANIA
PAL B/G
ALGERIA
PAL B/G
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
NTSC M
ARGENTINA
PAL N
ARUBA
NTSC M
AUSTRALIA
PAL B/G
AUSTRIA
PAL B/G
BAHAMAS
NTSC M
BAHRAIN
PAL B/G
BANGLADESH
PAL B
BARBADOS
NTSC M
BELGIUM
PAL B/H
BELIZE
NTSC M
BERMUDA
NTSC M
BOLIVIA
NTSC M
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA
PAL B/H
BRAZIL
PAL M
(AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS)
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PAL B
BULGARIA
PAL
CAMBODIA
PAL B/G, NTSC M
CANADA
NTSC M
CANARY ISLANDS
PAL B/G
CHILE
NTSC M
CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)
PAL D
COLOMBIA
NTSC M
CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE)
SECAM K
COSTA RICA
NTSC M
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
DOMINICA
NTSC M
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
NTSC M
EAST TIMOR
PAL B
ECUADOR
NTSC M
EGYPT
PAL B/G, SECAM B/G
EL SALVADOR
NTSC M
FINLAND
PAL B/G
FRANCE
SECAM L
GERMANY
PAL B/G
GHANA
PAL B/G
GIBRALTAR
PAL B/G
GREECE
PAL B/G
GREENLAND
PAL B
GRENADA
NTSC M
GUAM
NTSC M
GUATEMALA
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
JORDAN
PAL B/G
KENYA
PAL B/G
KOREA (NORTH)
SECAM D, PAL D/K
KOREA (SOUTH)
NTSC M
KUWAIT
PAL B/G
LEBANON
PAL B/G
LIBERIA
PAL B/H
LIBYA
PAL B/G
LIECHTENSTEIN
PAL B/G
LUXEMBOURG
PAL B/G, SECAM L
MALAYSIA
PAL B
MALTA
PAL B
MARTINIQUE
SECAM K
MAURITIUS
SECAM B
MEXICO
NTSC M
MICRONESIA
NTSC M
MONACO
SECAM L, PAL G
MOROCCO
SECAM B
MYANMAR (BURMA)
NTSC M
NETHERLANDS
PAL B/G
NEW ZEALAND
PAL B/G
NICARAGUA
NTSC M
NIGERIA
PAL B/G
NORWAY
PAL B/G
OMAN
PAL B/G
PAKISTAN
PAL B
PANAMA
NTSC M
PERU
NTSC M
PHILIPPINES
NTSC M
POLAND
PAL D/K
PORTUGAL
PAL B/G
PUERTO RICO
NTSC M
QATAR
PAL B
ROMANIA
PAL D/G
RUSSIA
SECAM D/K
ST. KITTS & NEVIS
NTSC M
ST. LUCIA
NTSC M
ST. VINCENT
NTSC M
SAMOA, AMERICAN
NTSC
SAUDI ARABIA
SECAM B/G, PAL B
SENEGAL
SECAM K
SIERRA LEONE
PAL B/G
SINGAPORE
PAL B/G
SOUTH AFRICA
PAL I
SPAIN
PAL B/G
SUDAN
PAL B
SURINAME
NTSC M
SWEDEN
PAL B/G
SWITZERLAND
PAL B/G
TAHITI
SECAM
TAIWAN
NTSC
TANZANIA
PAL B
THAILAND
PAL B/M
TOGO
SECAM K
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
NTSC M
TUNISIA
SECAM B/G
TURKEY
PAL B
UGANDA
PAL B/G
UKRAINE
SECAM D/K
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
PAL B/G
UNITED STATES
NTSC M
UNITED KINGDOM
PAL I
VENEZUELA
NTSC M
VIETNAM
NTSC M,SECAM D
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH)
NTSC M
YEMEN
PAL B/NTSC M
ZAMBIA
PAL B/G
ZIMBABWE
PAL B/G
Let us know how you made out. Good Luck