Page 1 of Help! Pioneer DV454 Problem

Just bought this player DVD`s work great
But VCD,SVCD the picture seems to turn to NTSC (Black & White)
When I turn the player off and back on it is still in the same mode
only way to get it back in colour is to insert a dvd

I have tried a S-Video Lead and a Scart lead
It seems to be somthing in the player itself that changes mode
But I cant find any settings to stop this
Any Ideas?