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Enjoying Karaoke
Adjusting the microphone
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.
The same echo level is applied to all connected
microphones.
zIf howling occurs
• Move the microphone away from the speakers.
• Lower the microphone volume or echo level.
• Lower the overall volume.
Notes
• The sound input from the microphone is not output from the
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL, COAXIAL) connectors.
• You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a microphone is
connected to the MIC 1 or 2 connectors by pressing KARAOKE
MODE on the remote. You can continue using the microphone
but the echo function and the ECHO LEVEL control do not
work.
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. You
can select them when the player is in karaoke mode.
Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital format (5
channel surround)
Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format
You can check the audio information using “AUDIO” in
the Control Menu display. When playing a Dolby Digital
Karaoke disc, “9KARAOKE” appears at the current audio
format (page 32).
Example:
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.
Front (L)
Center Front (R)
Rear (L)
Rear (R)
Accompaniment
(L)
Accompaniment
(R)
Guide melody
Guide vocal 1
Guide vocal 2
You can select any of these.
These are output from the front
speakers (L, R).
Using Karaoke
KARAOKE
DOLBY DIGITAL
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