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To check the preset times settings
1Press TIMER.
2Press TIMER SELECT and use the JOG dial to select “REC”.
3Press ENTER/NEXT.
The preset items appear in the display sequentially, then the original display returns.
To change the preset timer settings
Start over from step 1.
To cancel the timer
1Press TIMER.
2Press TIMER SELECT and use the JOG dial to choose “TIMER OFF.”
3Press ENTER/NEXT.
The timer indicators disappear from the display.
When a power interruption occurs for longer than half a day
The clock and timer settings are all erased, and “0:00” will flash in the display.
If the power is on at the preset time
The sound source will automatically change to the tuner, but tuner recording will not start.
Note
•You cannot set the timer if the timer on and OFF times are the same.
Microphone Mixing
You can “mix” sounds by playing one of the components and singing or speaking into a microphone (not supplied). The mixed sounds can then be recorded on a tape.
SYSTEM
POWER m ON
3 Press FUNCTION several times to select a sound source and play it.
4 Sing or speak into the microphone.
5 Adjust the microphone volume level using MIC LEVEL.
6 Adjust VOLUME.
If you hear acoustic feedback, move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone.
7 If you want to record the mixed sound, insert a tape in deck B and start recording.
To record from the microphone only
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. If a CD is being played, press p on the CD player to stop playing.
2Start recording.
3Sing or speak into the microphone.
When you finish mixing
Turn the MIC LEVEL control to MIN and disconnect the microphone.
Karaoke: Singing Along
SYSTEM
POWER m ON
KARAOKE PON/MPX
To cancel vocal reduction
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so that “h PON” disappears from the display. The vocals return and the sound effects (EQ and SURROUND) are
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
Notes on vocal reduction
The singer’s voice may not be reduced completely for the following reasons: •Monaural recorded source (Instruments
may also be reduced.)
•Only a few instruments are playing in the stereo recorded source
•A duet is being played
•The source has strong echoes or chorus •The singer’s voice on the source deviates
from the centre
•The voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor
To Sing Along with Multiplex CDs or Tapes
You can sing along using the microphone while playing a multiplex CD or tape.
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly until “h MPX L” or “h MPX R” appears in the display (choose left (L) or right (R) according to the encoding on your MPX software).
Then, you can hear both your voice (through the microphone) and the instrumentation. The previous (graphic equalizer) sound effect remains active.
To hear both channels (the instru- ments and the recorded singer’s voice)
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX so that
“h MPX” disappears from the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a different sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
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1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level.
2 Connect a microphone at the MIX MIC jack.
To Reduce the Vocals (Karaoke pon)
You can minimize the singer’s voice, “vocal reduction,” so you can sing along with any stereo CD or tape. When you want to record the sound of the CD or tape and your voice, operate steps below, then operate “Microphone Mixing”.
To reduce the vocals
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX so that “h PON” appears in the display.
The sound effects (EQ and SURROUND) turn off automatically and the vocals are reduced.
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