Set the MIC LEVEL control of the MIC connector to MIN.
Plug a microphone (not supplied) into the MIC connector.

Enjoying Karaoke

Using Karaoke

You can enjoy karaoke (singing along with a disc) by connecting a microphone (not supplied) to the player.

 

 

 

MIC LEVEL

ECHO LEVEL

MIC connector control

control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone (not supplied)

Adjusting the microphone

1

2

3 Set the ON/OFF switch on the microphone to ON and turn the MIC LEVEL control to adjust the microphone volume.

4 Turn the ECHO LEVEL control to adjust the echo.

zHint

If howling occurs:

move the microphone away from the speakers.

lower the MIC LEVEL or ECHO LEVEL.

lower the overall volume.

Note

The sound input from the microphone is not output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and COAXIAL) connectors.

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 tracks are recorded in addition to the accompaniment.

Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format (5 channel surround)

Front (L)

Center

 

Front (R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear (L)

 

Rear (R)

 

 

Karaoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format

Accompaniment

Accompaniment

(L)

(R)

 

Guide melody

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 (page 12). When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “9 KARAOKE” appears at the current audio format (page 50).

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