Playing Karaoke with Any Stereo Disc (Karaoke Pon)

You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded disc, even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by reducing the sound of the vocals.

Turning the Vocals On and Off (Vocal)

When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format in karaoke mode, you can turn on or off the guide vocal recorded in the karaoke track.

When playing a VIDEO CD/CD in karaoke mode, you can listen to the vocals.

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KARAOKE PON

Karaoke Enjoying

Press KARAOKE PON in karaoke mode.

To cancel the Karaoke Pon function

Press KARAOKE PON again.

zYou can turn the Karaoke Pon function on and off using “KARAOKE PON” in the Karaoke Control Menu display

Select “KARAOKE PON” in the Karaoke Control Menu display (page 47), select “ON” or “OFF” using M/m, and then press

ENTER.

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Select: ENTER Cancel: RETURN

Notes

The stereo effect will be reduced.

This function may not work well in the following cases:

only a few instruments are playing

a duet is playing

the vocals on the disc deviate from the center

monaural-recorded discs (the accompaniment is also reduced)

multiplex discs

VOCAL button and indicator

The indicator lights up when the Vocal function is turned on.

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VOCAL

When playing a DVD

You can listen to the guide vocal recorded in the Dolby Digital karaoke format track.

Press VOCAL while playing a disc. To cancel the guide vocal, press VOCAL again.

Notes

This function works only with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format.

If the guide vocal is not recorded on the disc, you cannot use the Vocal function.

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

When VIDEO CDs and CDs are played in karaoke mode, the audio output automatically changes so that only the left channel (accompaniment track) is played and output from both front speakers (L, R).

You can listen to the vocals by pressing VOCAL while the accompaniment is being played.

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