Using the Microphone
English
You can enjoy singing along and microphone mixing.
•The MIC LEVEL control adjustment is valid for microphone connected to the MIC jack.
IMPORTANT:
•Always set MIC LEVEL to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone.
•When you do not use the microphone, keep the microphone unconnected.
Singing Along
Vocal Masking
Vocal Masking reduces the lead vocal of the playing source, and allows you to replace it by singing into the microphone as the music plays.
1 | Rotate MIC LEVEL to MIN. | MIC LEVEL |
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2 | Connect the microphone (not | MIN MAX |
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supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack.
3 Start playing the source — CD, tape, or other connected component.
If howling or squealing (feedback) occurs while using the microphone
Take the following actions to prevent these noises.
•Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls
•Avoid pointing the microphone towards the speakers.
If you use the following sources as the playing source for Vocal Masking, you cannot get the satisfactory results
•Radio programs — a radio signal is not as reliable as the signals coming from a tape or CD.
•Monaural sources.
•Poorly dubbed tapes.
•Sources recorded with duets, strong echo, a chorus, or only a few instruments.
Microphone mixing
When you sing along with multiplex tapes or CDs, follow the procedure below:
On the unit ONLY:
1 | Rotate MIC LEVEL to MIN. | MIC LEVEL |
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2 | Connect the microphone (not | MIN MAX |
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3 | Start playing the source — CD, tape or other | |
4 Press V. MASKING on the remote control.
“V.MASK” appears on the display.
5 Rotate MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls as you sing into the microphone.
• By pressing REC/PAUSE, you | VOLUME |
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can record your singing along if |
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you want. (For more details, see |
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page 15.) | – |
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V.MASKING
MIC LEVEL
MIN MAX
| connected component. |
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4 | Rotate MIC LEVEL and | MIC LEVEL |
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| VOLUME as you sing into the | |
| microphone. | MIN MAX |
| VOLUME | |
| • By pressing REC/PAUSE, you | |
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can record your singing along if you want. (For more details, see page 15.)
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To use microphone only
Without any background sound, you
can use your microphone, and record it if you want.
To apply an echo to your voice
Press ECHO on the front panel so that the echo indicator lights up on the display. Each time you press the button, the echo level changes as follows:
ECHO 1 |
| ECHO 2 |
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ECHO OFF 
(Canceled)
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ECHO
1Rotate MIC LEVEL to MIN.
2Connect the microphone (not supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack.
3Press CD 3/8, then 7.
No background sound will be heard.
4Rotate MIC LEVEL and VOLUME as you sing or speak into the microphone.
•By pressing REC/PAUSE, you can record your singing along if you want. (For more details, see page 15.)
As the number increases, a stronger echo effect applies to your voice.
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