KARAOKE operations

See page 39 for button locations.

To hide or show the reservation list

Press RESERVE. Each time you press RESERVE, the reservation list disappears/appears from/on the TV screen. The reservation list cannot be displayed during playback.

NOTE

•When “” appears in step 2, 12 songs have already been reserved and you cannot make more reservations.

•While the reservation list is not displayed on the TV screen, you cannot start playback of the reserved songs by pressing 3 (play button). Be sure to press RESERVE to display the reservation list before you start playback.

•You can additionally reserve a song after the current playing reserved song. In such a case, press 7 and perform the procedure from step 2 through 4.

Selecting audio

Most Karaoke discs have the capability of adding “Guide vocal” or “Guide melody” to the Karaoke accompaniment.

Selecting audio channel(s) [AUDIO]

With most DVD Karaoke discs, you can select audio

 

DVD

channel(s) among some options called “with guide

VIDEO

vocal”, “with guide melody”, and “accompaniment

 

 

only”, etc. to enjoy Karaoke to your preference.

 

 

7During playback

1 Press AUDIO.

The following indication appears on the TV screen. Example for a video CD: (pop-up window)

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired audio channel.

Each time you press AUDIO, audio channel changes as follows;

Example for a video CD:

ST s L s R s (back to the beginning)

•ST: To listen to L (left) and R (right) audio channel.

•L: To listen to L (left) audio channel.

•R: To listen to R (right) audio channel.

NOTE

•When “” appears on the TV screen, the disc does not contain multi audio channels or this operation is prohibited.

Masking the vocal recorded on a normal disc [VOCAL MASK]

You can enjoy Karaoke with a normal disc

DVD

(containing no multiplex audio or multisound VIDEO Karaoke audio, etc.) by attenuating the

frequencies around a human voice with this function.

7During playback with KARAOKE function turned onPress 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

DVD

VIDEO

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 s 1 s 2 s 3 s (back to the beginning)

•As the number increases, the effect will be emphasized. (Normally set the level to “2”.)

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

DVD

a disc by a halftone interval to match your voice VIDEO range. Note that this setting is applied only to the current title/track.

7During playback with KARAOKE function turned on

1 Press KEYCON. i/I.

The current setting appears on the display window. For MP3/WMA: (in the file control display)

KEY CONT 0

7While the current setting is still on the display window

2 Press KEYCON. i/I repeatedly to adjust the pitch (–6 to +6).

The following indication appears on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEO/VCD/SVCD/CD: (pop-up window)

KEY CONT

+2

•Press KEYCON. i to sharp and KEYCON. I to flat the pitch.

To resume 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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