Karaoke operations
See page 41 for button locations.
Masking the vocal recorded on a normal disc
[VOCAL MASK]
You can enjoy Karaoke with a normal disc (containing no multiplex audio or multisound Karaoke audio, etc.) by attenuating the frequencies around a human voice with this function.
7During playback with Karaoke function turned on
Press VOCAL.
Each time you press VOCAL, vocal mask function turns on and off alternately.
NOTE
• The voice may not be masked enough with some discs.
Adding an echo effect to your voice
7During playback with Karaoke function turned
on
Press ECHO repeatedly to select the desired effect level.
“ECHO” and its value appear on the display window.
•Each time you press ECHO, vocal option changes as follows;
OFF Z 1 Z 2 Z 3 Z (back to the beginning)
•As the number increases, the effect will be emphasized.
To cancel the sound effect
Select “OFF” in the procedure above.
Shifting the pitch of the playback sound
You can sharp/flat the pitch of a song recorded on a disc by a halftone interval to match your voice range. Note that this setting is applied only to the current title/track.
7During playback with Karaoke function turned on
Press KEY i/I repeatedly to adjust the pitch (–6 to +6).
•Press KEY i to sharp and KEY I to flat the pitch.
•For DVD VIDEO/VCD/SVCD/CD, the following indication appears when pressing KEY i/I.
•For MP3/WMA, the following indication is shown in the file
control display.
.
To return to normal playback
Select “0” in the procedure above.
NOTE
•Depending on the type of the recorded source (such as a DTS Digital Surround software, etc.), you may not be able to shift the pitch.
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