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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
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This
section provides consumers with answers to most commonly asked
questions and technological terms related to multisystem electronic
equipement and foreign electricity related issues.
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This
Table lists
broadcast systems of the world and AC currents
| COUNTRY |
TV SYSTEMS
|
VOLTAGE |
HERTZ |
PLUG |
| AFGHANISTAN |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| ALBANIA |
PAL-B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
| ALGERIA |
PAL-B |
110/220 |
50 |
A |
| AMERICAN SAMOA |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
B |
| ANDORRA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ANGOLA |
PAL-I |
220 |
50 |
B |
| ANTIGUA |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
- |
B/D |
| ARGENTINA |
PAL-N |
220 |
50 |
B |
| AUSTRALIA |
PAL-B/G |
240 |
50 |
C |
| AUSTRIA |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| AZORES ISLAND |
PAL-B |
110/220 |
- |
B |
| BAHAMAS |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
- |
A |
| BAHRAIN |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
| BANGLADESH |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| BARBADOS |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
50 |
A |
| BELGIUM |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| BENIN |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| BERMUDA |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/D |
| BHUTAN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| BOLIVIA |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
50/60 |
A/B |
| BOTSWANA |
PAL-I |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
| BRAZIL |
PAL-M |
110/220 |
50/60 |
B |
| BRUIEI |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
| BULGARIA |
SECAM-D/K |
220 |
50 |
- |
| BURKINA FASO |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| BURMA |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
| BURUNDI |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| CAMBODIA |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| CAMEROON(UNITED REP. OF) |
PAL-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
| CANADA |
NTSC-M |
110/230 |
60 |
A |
| CANARY ISLANDS |
PAL-B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
- |
| CAPE VERDE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| CEUTA |
PAL-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
| CHAD |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| CHILE |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
| CHINA(PEOPLE'S REP. OF) |
PAL-D |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
| COLOMBIA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| COMOROS |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CONGO(PEOPLE'S REP. OF) |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
- |
| COSTA RICA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| CUBA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| CYPRUS |
SECAM-B/G |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
SECAM-D/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| DENMARK |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| DIEGO GARCIA |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| DJIBOUTI DEM REPUBLIC |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| DOMINICA (COMMON WEALTH OF) |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| DOMINICA REPUBLIC |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| ECUADOR |
NTSC-M |
1010 |
60 |
A |
| EGYPT |
SECAM-B |
110/220 |
50 |
B/D |
| EL SALVADOR |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ETHIOPIA |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| FIJI |
PAL-B |
240 |
50 |
C |
| FINLAND |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| FRANCE |
SECAM-L |
220 |
50 |
B |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| GABON |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| GAMBIA |
PAL-I |
- |
- |
- |
| GERMANY(DEM. REPUBLIC) |
SECAM-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GERMANY(FED. REPUBLIC) |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GHANA |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GIBRALTAR |
PAL-B |
240 |
50 |
D |
| GREECE |
SECAM-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GREENLAND |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GRENADA |
NTSC-M |
220/240 |
50 |
D |
| GUADALUPE |
SECAM |
- |
- |
- |
| GUAM |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
60 |
- |
| GUATEMALA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| GUIANA(FRENCH) |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| GUIEA |
- |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GUINEA-BISSAU |
PAL-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| GUYANA |
SECAM-K |
110/220 |
- |
A/B/D |
| HAITI |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
- |
A |
| HAWAII |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| HONDURAS |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| HONG KONG |
PAL-I |
200 |
50 |
D |
| HUNGARY |
SECAM-D/K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| ICELAND |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
| INDIA |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
| INDONESIA |
PAL-B |
127/220 |
50 |
B |
| IRAN (ISLANIC REP. OF) |
SECAM-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| IRAQ |
SECAM-B |
220 |
50 |
B/C |
| IRELAND |
PAL-I |
240 |
50 |
D |
| ISRAEL |
PAL-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
| ITALY |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| IVORY COAST |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| JAMAICA |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
50 |
A/B/D |
| JAPAN |
NTSC-M |
100 |
50/60 |
A |
| JORDAN |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| KENYA |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
D |
| KIRIBATI |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| KOREA(D.P.R) |
PAL-D |
220 |
60 |
A |
| KOREA(REP.) |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
| KUWAIT |
PAL-B |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
| LAOS |
PAL-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/B |
| LEBANON |
SECAM-B |
110/190 |
50 |
B |
| LESOTHO |
PAL-I |
- |
- |
- |
| LIBERIA |
PAL-B |
120 |
60 |
A |
| LIBYA |
SECAM-B |
127/230 |
50 |
B |
| LIECHTHENSTEIN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| LUXEMBOURG |
SECAM-L |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
| LUXEMBOURG |
SECAM-B/G |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
| MACAO |
PAL |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
| MADAGASCAR |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| MADEIRA |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| MALAYSIA |
PAL-B/G |
240 |
50 |
B/D |
| MALAWI |
PAL-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
| MALDIVES |
PAL-B |
- |
- |
- |
| MALI |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| MALTA |
PAL |
220 |
50 |
B/D |
| MARTINQUE |
SECAM |
110/220 |
- |
B |
| MAURITANIA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MAURITUS |
SECAM-B |
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| MEXICO |
NSTC-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A |
| MICROESIA |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| MIDWAY ISLAND (AMERICAN) |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| MONOCA |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| MONOCA |
SECAM-L |
220 |
50 |
B |
| MONGOLIA |
SECAM-D |
220 |
50 |
- |
| MOROCCO |
SECAM-B |
110/220 |
50 |
B |
| MOZAMBIQUE |
PAL-I |
220 |
50 |
B |
| MYANMAR |
NTSC-M |
230 |
50 |
- |
| NAMIBIA |
PAL-I |
- |
- |
- |
| NAURU |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| NEPAL |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| NETHERLANDS |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| NERTHLANDS ANTILLES |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
A/B |
| NEW CALEDONIA |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
- |
| NEW ZELAND |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
C |
| NICARAGUA |
NTSC-M |
120 |
60 |
A |
| NIGER |
SECAM-K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| NIGERIA |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
B/D |
| NORWAY |
PAL-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
| OKINAWA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| OMAN |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| PAKISTAN |
PAL-B/G |
230 |
50 |
B |
| PANAMA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
PAL-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
| PARGUAY |
PAL-N |
220 |
- |
B |
| PERU |
NTSC-M |
220 |
60 |
A/B |
| PHILIPPINES |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
60 |
A/B |
| POLAND |
SECAM-D/K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| PORTUGAL |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| PUERTO RICO |
NTSC-M |
120 |
60 |
A |
| QUTAR |
PAL-B |
240 |
50 |
- |
| REUNION |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| ROMANIA |
SECAM-D/K |
220 |
50 |
B |
| RUSSIA |
SECAM-D/K |
220 |
50 |
50 |
| RWANDA |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| ST.KITTS |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
| ST.LUICA |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
| ST.PIERRE ET MIQUELON |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| ST.VINCENT |
NTSC-M |
220 |
50 |
D |
| SOMOA (AMERICAN) |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| SAMOA (WESTERN) |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| SAN MARINO |
PAL |
- |
- |
- |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
SECAM-B/G |
110/220 |
60 |
B |
| SENEGAL |
SECAM-K |
110 |
- |
B |
| SEYCHELLES |
PAL-B/G |
- |
- |
- |
| SIERRA LEONE |
PAL-B |
- |
- |
- |
| SINGAPORE |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
| SOLOMAN ISLANDS |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SOMALIA |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| SOUTH AFRICA (REPUBLIC OF) |
PAL-I |
220/250 |
50 |
D |
| SPAIN |
PAL-B/G |
127/220 |
50 |
A/B |
| SRILANKA |
PAL-B |
230 |
50 |
B |
| SUDAN |
PAL-B |
220 |
- |
B |
| SURINAM |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| SWAZILAND |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| SWEDEN |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| SWITZERLAND |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
SECAM-B |
115/200 |
50 |
A |
| TAHITI ISLANDS |
SECAM-D/K |
110 |
- |
A |
| TAIWAN |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| TANZANIA |
PAL-I |
220 |
- |
B/D |
| THAILAND |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
A |
| TOGO |
SECAM-K |
- |
- |
- |
| TONGA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
NTSC-M |
110/220 |
- |
A/B/D |
| TUNISIA |
SECAM-B |
110/220 |
- |
B |
| TURKEY |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| TURKS & CALCOS ISLANDS |
NTSC-M |
- |
- |
- |
| TUVLU |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| UGANDA |
PAL-B |
220 |
- |
B |
| USSR-FORMER |
SECAM-D/K |
127/220 |
50 |
B |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
PAL-B/G |
220 |
50 |
B |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
PAL-I |
240 |
50 |
D |
| USA |
NTSC-M |
110 |
60 |
A |
| URUGUAY |
PAL-N |
220 |
- |
B/D |
| VANUATU |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| VATICAN CITY STATE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| VENEZUELA |
NTSC-M |
120 |
50/60 |
A |
| VIETNAM |
PAL-B/G |
127/230 |
50 |
A/B |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (AMERICAN) |
NTSC-M |
110 |
- |
A |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) |
NTSC-M |
110 |
- |
A |
| WALES |
- |
220 |
- |
B/D |
| WESTERN SAHARA |
SECAM |
- |
- |
- |
| YEMEN (DEM. REPUBLIC OF) |
NTSC-M |
230 |
50 |
A/B |
| YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| YUGOSLAVIA |
PAL-B |
220 |
50 |
B |
| ZAIRE |
SECAM-K |
220 |
- |
B |
| ZAMBIA |
PAL-B |
220 |
- |
B/D |
| ZANZIBAR |
PAL-I |
220 |
- |
B/D |
| ZIMBABWE |
PAL-B |
220 |
- |
B/D |
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