Adjusting the microphone
1Set the MIC 1/2 LEVEL control of the MIC connector to MIN.
2Plug a microphone (not supplied) into the MIC connector.
When a microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or 2 connector, the player enters karaoke mode.
3Set the ON/OFF switch on the microphone to ON and turn the MIC 1/2 LEVEL control to adjust the microphone volume.
4Turn the ECHO LEVEL control to adjust the echo.
The same echo level is applied to all microphones connected.
zIf howling occurs
•Move the microphone away from the speakers.
•Lower the microphone volume or echo level.
•Lower the overall volume.
Notes
•The sound input from the microphone is not output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) connectors.
•You can turn karaoke mode off even when a microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or 2 connector by pressing KARAOKE MODE on the remote. You can continue using the microphone, however, the echo function and the ECHO LEVEL control do not work.
Dolby Digital Karaoke format
Dolby Digital format, which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels, contains the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format specialized for karaoke. In the Dolby Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and guide vocal are recorded besides the accompaniment so that you can select them when the player is in karaoke mode.
Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format (5 channel surround)
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Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format
Accompaniment | Accompaniment |
(L) | (R) |
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Guide vocal 1 | Guide vocal 2 |
You can select any of these. These are output from the front speakers (L, R).
You can check the audio information using “AUDIO” in the Control Menu display. When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “³KARAOKE” appears at the current audio format. (page 29)
Example:
DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2
KARAOKE
2/0 : Accompaniment only is recorded.
3/0 : Recorded with guide melody.
3/1 : Recorded with guide melody and guide vocal.
3/2 : Recorded with guide melody and two kinds of guide vocals.
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