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Karaoke
Microphone Mixing
Microphone mixing is available in CD/VCD mode.
Connecting a microphone (not supplied) to the unit allows
you to sing along with the music source.
1 Connect a microphone to the MIC jack.
2 Start playing a CD or VCD.
• See “Playing Back a Disc” on page 13.
3 Press FM MODE/VOCAL repeatedly to
select the desired audio channel.
• See “Audio Channel Selection” below.
4 Adjust the microphone mixing level and echo
level.
• See “MIC volume and echo” on the right.
5 Adjust the key tone level.
• See “Key” on the right.
6 Start singing or talking through the
microphone.
• Keep the microphone away from the speakers to prevent
howling.
Karaoke recording
In microphone mixing mode, it is possible to record your
voice mixed with the sound of the selected channel on the
CD/VCD.
Audio Channel Selection
This feature allows you to fade out the original vocal from a
Karaoke VCD. By selecting the audio left/right channel, you
can also switch the language on a bilingual VCD, etc.
Press FM MODE/VOCAL repeatedly to select
the desired audio channel.
When playing a CD,
each press changes the
audio channel selection as follows:
CH LEFT
STEREO
CH RIGHT
When playing a VCD,
each press changes the audio channel
selection as follows:
CH LEFT
STEREO
CH RIGHT
VP LEFT
VP RIGHT
STEREO: same effect as the original recorded disc
VP LEFT/RIGHT: fades out the original vocal recorded on
the left or right channel of a Karaoke VCD when a
microphone is connected.
CH LEFT/RIGHT: source sound of the selected channel (left
or right) is heard from both speakers while sound of the other
channel is muted.
MIC Volume and Echo
This feature allows you to adjust the microphone mixing level
and add an echo effect while singing or talking through the
microphone.
Adjusting the microphone volume
1
Press MIC/ECHO on the remote control.
The current microphone volume level
appears on the display.
• Each time you enter CD/VCD mode or open/close the disc
compartment, the volume level returns to “MIC MIN”
(minimum).
2
Press or VOLUME – to
increase or decrease the MIC volume level.
Adjusting the echo level
1
Press MIC/ECHO on the remote control twice.
The current echo level appears on the display.
• Each time you enter CD/VCD mode or open/close the disc
compartment, the echo level returns to “ECHO MIN”
(minimum).
2
Press or VOLUME – to
increase or decrease the echo level.
Key
This feature allows you to adjust the key tone to your vocal
range.
1 Press BEAT CUT/KEY on the
remote control.
“TONE” appears on the display.
2 Press or VOLUME –
to adjust the key tone.
The key tone level can be adjusted between
“+15” and “–15”.
• Press BEAT CUT/KEY again to change the tone level to
“0”.
BEAT CUT
/KEY
VOLUME
MIC/ECHO
VOLUME
FM MODE
/VOCAL
MIC/ECHO
VOLUME
