1 Set the MIC 1/2 LEVEL control of the MIC connector to MIN.
2 Plug 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.
3 Set the ON/OFF switch on the microphone to ON and turn the MIC 1/2 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 1/2 LEVEL or ECHO LEVEL.
–lower the overall volume.
Notes
•The sound input from the microphone is not output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and COAXIAL) connectors.
•You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or 2 connectors by selecting the “KARAOKE MODE” to “OFF” in the Control Menu display.
40USDolby Digital Karaoke format 
Dolby Digital format, which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels, can also contain the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format which is specialized for karaoke. In the Dolby Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and guide vocal tracks are recorded in addition to the accompaniment. You can select them when the player is in karaoke mode.
Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format (5 channel surround)
Front (L) |
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Rear (L) | Rear (R) | |
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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 button (page 49). When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “9” appears at the current audio format (page 50).
Example:
DOLBY DIGITAL
3 / 2
2/0: Recorded only with accompaniment.
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.