Phase Alternate Line is a video standard used in most countries outside the United States and Japan. PAL devices output a signal that National Television Systems Committee televisions cannot understand because the video frame size and frame rate standards are different. Using a TV from the U.S. with a PlayStation 2 from Europe is not possible without using a video signal converter, and because many games are only made for European markets, the only way to play these games in the U.S. is to use a PAL PS2 and a PAL-to-NTSC video signal converter box.
Instructions
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Plug the composite cables coming out of the PAL PS2 into the converter box, matching the yellow, red and white male plugs to their respective female outlets labeled "PAL" on the box.
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Plug the composite cables coming out of the converter box into the NTSC TV.
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Turn the converter box on, then set to "PAL>NTSC." Your PAL PS2 now will work with your NTSC TV.
