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Using the Microphones

You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone mixing using a microphone.

IMPORTANT:

Always set MIC LEVEL to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone.

When not using the microphone, keep it disconnected.

Singing along — Karaoke

Karaoke

Karaoke reduces the lead vocal of the playing source, and allows you to replace it by singing into the microphone as the music plays.

If howling or squealing (feedback) occurs while using the microphone

Take the following actions to prevent these noises.

Adjust MIC LEVEL and VOLUME.

Avoid pointing the microphone towards the speakers.

When you turn on Karaoke and MPX, you cannot get the satisfactory results if

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 get the best result, turn off karaoke when MPX is on or turn off MPX when karaoke is on.

1

Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN.

 

2

Connect the microphone (not

 

 

supplied) by plugging it into MIC jack.

3

Press KARAOKE on the remote

KARAOKE

 

 

control.

The karaoke () indicator lights up on the display.

4 Start playing the source — CD, tape or other connected component.

5 Turn MIC LEVEL and VOLUME as you sing into the microphone.

• By pressing REC START/STOP, you can

record your singing along if you want.

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VO

ME

 

 

(For more details, see page 24.)

To apply an echo to your voice

Press ECHO on the remote control so that the echo

( ) indicator lights up on the display.

ECHO

 

Each time you press the button, the echo level changes as follows:

ECHO 1 ECHO 2

ECHO OFF

As the number increases, a stronger echo effect is applied to your voice.

Singing Along with Multiplex Karaoke Discs (MPX)

If the source you are going to play is a multiplex karaoke disc, you can use the Multiplex sound function via the buttons on the remote control.

What is Multiplex Sound?

On a multiplex karaoke disc, the instrumental parts are recorded on the left channel. With this system, you can replace the vocal part with your voice through the microphone.

1

Rotate the MIC LEVEL and

2

VOLUME to MIN.

Connect the microphone (not

 

supplied) into the MIC jack

3

on the front panel.

Play the source — CD.

4

Press MPX on the remote control to FM MODE

 

MPX /

 

select the output sound.

5

Please refer to page 20.

Turn MIC LEVEL and VOLUME to adjust

 

the microphone level and the speaker output

6

level.

Sing into the microphone.

To apply echo to your voice, see “To apply an echo to your

voice” on this page.

To adjust the music key, see “Adjusting the Music Key Control” on page 27.

To record your singing along, see “Microphone mixing” on

page 27.

When finished singing

Restore the stereo effect by pressing MPX until “STEREO” appears on the display. To cancel echo effect, press ECHO until “ECHO OFF” appears on the display.

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