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Using the Microphones
You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone mixing.
IMPORTANT:
•Always set the MIC LEVEL to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone.
•When you do not use the microphone, keep the microphones unconnected.
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.
Singing Along (Karaoke)
You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) using Vocal Masking. Vocal Masking reduce the lead vocal of the playing source while playing back a source.
• This function cannot be used for multiplex discs or tapes.
1 Rotate MIC LEVEL to MIN.
2 Connect the microphone (not supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack.
The karaoke indicator ( | ) lights up on the display. |
3 Start playing the source — CD, tape or other connected component.
4 Press KARAOKE on the remote KARAOKE control repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, Vocal Masking turns on (V.MASK) and off (OFF).
V.MASK: Reduces the vocals.
OFF: Cancels Vocal Masking (normal stereo playback resumes).
5 Rotate MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls as you sing into the microphone.
When you finish singing, cancel the
Karaoke function by pressing
KARAOKE.
•By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing along if you want. (For more details, see page 17.)
•To stop during recording, press 7.
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.
To apply an echo to your voice
Press ECHO on the remote control so that the | ECHO | ||
echo ( ) indicator lights up on the display. |
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Each time you press the button, the echo level |
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changes as follows: |
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ECHO 1 ( | ) | ECHO 2 ( | ) |
ECHO OFF (
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As the number increases, a stronger echo effect applies to your voice.
Microphone Mixing
When you use microphone with any playback source, follow the procedure below.
1 Rotate MIC LEVEL to MIN.
2 Connect the microphone (not supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack.
3 Start playing the source — CD, tape or other connected component.
4 Rotate MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls as you sing into the microphone.
• By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing along if you want. (For more details, see page 17.)
• To stop during recording, press 7.
