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Adjusting the microphone
1
Set the MIC 1/2 LEVEL control of the
MIC connector to MIN.
2
Plug a microphone (not supplied) into
the MIC connector.
When a microphone is connected to the
MIC 1 or 2 connector, the player enters
karaoke mode.
3
Set the ON/OFF switch on the
microphone to ON and turn the MIC
1/2 LEVEL control to adjust the
microphone volume.
4
Turn the ECHO LEVEL control to adjust
the echo.
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Hint
If howling occurs:
– move the microphone away from the speakers.
– lower the MIC 1/2 LEVEL or ECHO LEVEL.
– lower the overall volume.
Notes
• The sound input from the microphone is not
output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and
COAXIAL) connectors.
• You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a
microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or 2
connectors by selecting the “KARAOKE MODE”
to “OFF” in the Control Menu display.
Dolby Digital Karaoke format
Dolby Digital format, which reproduces
surround sound using 5 channels, can also
contain the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format
which is specialized for karaoke. In the Dolby
Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody
and guide vocal tracks are recorded in
addition to the accompaniment. You can
select them when the player is in karaoke
mode.
Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital
format (5 channel surround)
Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke
format
You can check the audio information using
(audio) button (page 44). When playing a
Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “
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” appears at
the current audio format (page 45).
Example:
Front (L)
Centre
Front (R)
Rear (L)
Rear (R)
Accompaniment
(L)
Accompaniment
(R)
Guide melody
Guide vocal 1
Guide vocal 2
You can select any of these. These are
output from the front speakers (L, R).
DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2
2/0: Recorded only with
accompaniment.
3/0: Recorded with guide
melody.
3/1: Recorded with guide
melody and guide
vocal.
3/2: Recorded with guide
melody and two kinds
of guide vocals.