JVC MX-V508T, MX-V588T manual To sing along with Multiplex Karaoke discs or tapes, Mask, Normal

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To sing along with Multiplex Karaoke discs or tapes

MPX (Multiplex) / Vocal Replace Sound

If the source you are going to play is a multiplex karaoke disc or tape, you can use the following two functions - Multiplex Sound and Vocal Replace.

Before playing a source, turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures fron the System.

•What is Multiplex Sound?

In a multiplex karaoke disc or tape, the instrumental parts are recorded on the left channel and the vocal parts are recorded on the right channel. With this System, you can select the playback sound with your voice through the microphone.

•What is Vocal Replace?

By using this function, you can replace the lead vocal (recorded on the right channel) while singing along. If you stop singing while a source is still playing, the original lead vocal sound resumes.

Unit

Steps

Explanation/Remarks

On the Unit

1

1. When the MPX / V.REPLACE/ V.MASKING button

1.

Turn down the MIC LEVEL control and

MIC LEVEL

the VOLUME control.

is pressed each time, the display shows the below:

2.

Connect the microphone (not supplied)

MIN

MAX

into the MIC 1 or 2 jack on the front

Lch MONO

Rch MONO

REPLACE

V.MASK

NORMAL

panel.

3.

Play the source - CD, tape or others.

Lch MONO : Only the left channel (instrumental parts)

2

To play audio CDs, CD-Gs and Video

are played back through both right and left

MIC 1MIC 2

MIC LEVEL

CDs without the PBC function, see

speakers.

pages 15 to 20.

MIN

MAX

Rch MONO : Only the right channel (vocal parts) are

To play Video CDs with PBC function,

played back through both right and left

see page 22.

To play tapes, see pages 27 to 29.

speakers.

4

REPLACE : Your

voice

replaces

the right

4.

Press the MPX / V.REPLACE/

channel (vocal parts) when you sing into

V.MASKING button to choose the

the microphone.

mode you want to sing along.

V.MASK :

This cannot be used for multiplex karaoke

5.

Turn the MIC LEVEL control and the

sources. Refer to previous page for details.

5

VOLUME control to adjust the micro-

NORMAL :

Cancels the Karaoke function.

phone level and the speaker output level.

Used for conventional stereo sources.

MIC LEVEL

6.

Sing into the microphone.

7.

To apply ECHO to your voice, see “Ap-

MIN

MAX

ply Echo to your voice” on page 39.

8.

To adjust the music key, see “Adjusting

the Music Key Control” on page 39.

9.

To record your singing along, see “Re-

cording Your Singing Along” on page

40.

10.

When finish singing, restore the stereo

10

effect by pressing the MPX /

V.REPLACE/ V.MASKING button

until “ NORMAL” appears on the dis-

play.

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