USING DOLBY DIGITAL KARAOKE DISCS

NOTE

The Karaoke function may not operate correctly for CDs or tapes:

-with monaural sound

-recorded with strong echoes

-with the vocal part recorded only on either the right or left side of the sound width

While the Karaoke function is on, the sound is output in monaural.

The VOCAL FADER function is automatically canceled:

-when any function button is pressed

-when the Dolby Pro Logic system is activated

The VOCAL FADER/MULTIPLEX function cannot be turned on:

-while the Dolby Pro Logic system is active

-while digital input is selected (except when playing Dolby Digital Karaoke discs in the 2CH STEREO mode, below).

USING DOLBY DIGITAL KARAOKE DISCS

With this unit’s built-in Dolby Digital decoder, you can use Dolby Digital karaoke discs played back on a compatible video equipment connected to this unit.

1Play the Dolby Digital karaoke disc.

See “Playing Dolby Surround sound”, (page 21).

2Press DOLBY SURROUND repeatedly to select

the 2CH STEREO mode.

The 2CH DOWNMIX indicator lights up on the display. See “Additional Dolby Surround modes”, (page 22).

3Press KARAOKE repeatedly to select a vocal

fader or a multiplex function.

Each time KARAOKE is pressed, the functions are selected cyclically as follows;

1 VF: Vocal Fader mode

V1 (Vocal 1) is muted. When playing duet discs, V2 (Vocal 2) is also muted.

2A-VF: Auto Vocal Fader mode

While there is audio input through a microphone, V1 is muted. When playing duet discs, V2 is also muted.

3MPX-L or MPX-R: Multiplex mode

This mode is available only when playing duet discs. MPX-L:V1 is output from the left channel and V2 on the right channel is muted .

MPX-R:V2 is output from the right channel and V1 on the left channel is muted.

4A-MPX: Auto Multiplex mode

This mode is available only when playing duet discs. While there is audio input through the microphone, either the left or right channel is muted, depending on the Multiplex mode setting.

5VF OFF: Normal Play

V1 is output from the both channel when playing solo discs. In duet discs, V1 is output from the left channel and V2 from the right channel.

NOTE

ECHO is not available for DOLBY Surround sound.

Guide melody function

Some Dolby Digital Karaoke discs are equipped with the guide melody function, where the main vocal part is played by an instrument instead of the singer’s voice.

To turn off the guide melody function, press a SET so that “MELODY OFF” appears on the display.

Each time the button is pressed, the guide melody function is turned on or off.

When the playing disc does not support this function, “NO MELODY” will appear on the display.

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Aiwa NSX-DS8 manual Using Dolby Digital Karaoke Discs, 1Play the Dolby Digital karaoke disc, the 2CH STEREO mode, English