Using the Microphones
English
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.
To apply an echo to your voice
Press ECHO on the remote control 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 ( | ) |
ECHO OFF (
)
If howling or squealing (feedback) occurs while using the | ECHO 2 applies stronger echo effect to your voice. |
microphone, take the following actions to prevent these |
|
noises. | Microphone Mixing |
• Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls. | When you use microphone with any playback source, follow |
• Avoid pointing the microphone towards the speakers. | the procedure below. |
Singing Along—Karaoke
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.
• This function cannot be used for multiplex discs or tapes.
1
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
4 Press KARAOKE on the remote | KARAOKE |
control repeatedly. |
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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).
5 Turn 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. (For more details, see page 18.)
To stop during recording, press REC START/STOP again or 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.
1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN.
2 Connect the microphone (not supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack.
3 Start playing the
4 Turn MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls as you sing into the microphone.
• By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing along. (For more details, see page 18.)
To stop during recording, press
REC START/STOP again or 7.
To use microphone only
Without any background sound, you can use your microphone and record it.
1 Connect the microphone.
2 Press CD 3/8, then 7.
No background sound will be heard.
CD
3 Turn MIC LEVEL and VOLUME controls as you sing into the microphone.
• By pressing REC START/STOP, you 
can record your singing.(For more 
details, see page 18.)
To stop during recording, press
REC START/STOP again or 7.
