The Singing Machine Complete Singing Machine Instructions and Replacement Parts for Enhanced Performance

SING ALONG WITH A TAPE

1.Following instructions for PLAYBACK. a)Turn on POWER (1).

b)Switch FUNCTION SELECT to TAPE, then load cassette(s) into Tape Deck 1, Tape Deck 2 or both Decks (5).

c)Depress PLAY button(s)(9) of Deck 1 or Deck 2.

d)Adjust MASTER VOLUME (6), and BALANCE (8) controls to your pleasure.

e)Adjust PITCH (Tape Speed) (7) control if desired. This will alter pitch and tempo. If music is too high for your voice, slow down the tape and it will lower the pitch. If too low, speed up tape and pitch will raise. When the pitch knob is centered the button a second time, you will feel a detent

click.

f)To stop tape on either Deck, press STOP/EJECT button (10) on that Deck once. (Pressing will eject the tape.) When tape reaches its end, that deck will automatically stop and its PLAY button will be released.

2.Follow instructions for MICROPHONES/ECHO. When either or both microphones are plugged into the Microphone Jacks (3), their output is mixed with the playback from cassette tapes. Adjust MIC VOLUME (2) for the best balance between playback and microphone levels.

Adjust ECHO (4) to add depth and richness to vocals.

3.Adjust MASTER VOLUME, ECHO AND PITCH Con- trols to your satisfication. Your voice will be com- bined with the music and will be heard through the loudspeakers.

4.With Singing Machine or similar multiplex cas- settes, you can sing duets along with the re- corded artist and background music. You can also eliminate the vocal track and do a solo perfor- mance with the background music by turning the BALANCE Control.

RECORDING TO TAPE

1.Load a blank casssette in Tape Deck 1.

2.Load a Singing Machine or any other prerecorder tape into Tape Deck 2.

3.Start Tape Deck 2 by pressing the PLAY button. 4.Press both RECORD and PLAY buttons of Tape Deck 1 at the same time. The combined output of your voice and the playback of Tape Deck 2 will be recorded on the blank tape in Tape Deck 1.

RECORDING - CD or CDG Disc(s) (Audio only, Video is not possible)

1.Load a blank cassette in Tape Deck 1.

2.Load a Singing Machine or any other prerecorded CD/CDG disc into the CD compartment drawer.

3.Switch FUNCTION SELECT to CD+G position. Press the SKIP button to the desired track num- ber you wish to record from.

4.Press the PLAY button to start playback on the CD player. Press both RECORD and PLAY but- tons at the same time to begin recording. The combined output of your voice and the playback of the CD or the CDG sound track will be re- corded on the blank tape.

ADDING EXTRA VOICE(S) / DUBBING OR COPY- ING

1.Load your previously recorded tape into tape Deck 2.

2.Load another blank tape into Tape Deck 1.

3.Follow Steps 4 and 5 for Recording Sing Along. Your voice will again be added, allowing you to sing duets with your own voice. If you use the microphone input for an instrument, you can record that at a separate time than your voice performance. If you simply want to make a dub or copy, load the tape you wish to copy in Tape Deck 2 and a blank tape in Tape Deck 1. Do not plug in the microphones.

PUBLIC ADDRESS - USING THE SMG-299 AS A SYSTEM

1.Connect the supplied Microphone to either one of the MIC input sockets.

2.Press the POWER switch to turn the unit on.

3.Switch the ON/OFF switch located on the Micro- phone to the ON position and speak or sing to the Microphone. The Microphone sensitivity and loudness could be adjusted as required by turn- ing the MIC VOLUME control and/or the MAS- TER VOLUME control.

4.To add depth or ambiance to your voice, adjust the ECHO control until the desired effect is ob- tained.

NOTE: To prevent feedback or whistling from occurring, please be sure that the microphone is not too close to the SMG-299 unit.

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