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Dolby 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. On 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
the
(audio) button (page 45). When
playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “
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appears at the current audio format (page 46).
Example:
Adjusting the Echo
(ECHO)
When using the karaoke function, you can set
the player to produce echo sound effects.
1
Press DISPLAY twice while
playing a disc in karaoke mode
(When playing a DATA CD/DATA
DVD with MP3 files, press once).
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press
X/x
to select
(ECHO), then press ENTER.
The following display appears.
Front (L)
Centre
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).
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.
DISPLAY
ENTER
0
SET
DVD VIDEO
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3
Press
c
.
The following display appears.
4
Press
C/c
repeatedly to select
the desired echo level.
5
Press ENTER.
Changing the Key
(KEY
CONTROL)
You can change the key to suit your vocal
range.
While playing karaoke, press one of the KEY
CONTROL buttons repeatedly to find the key
that suits your vocal range.
1
Press KEY CONTROL while playing
a disc in karaoke mode.
The following display appears.
2
Press KEY CONTROL repeatedly to
select the desired vocal range.
0
1
2
3
4
5
To
Press
Raise the key
#
(Sharp)
Lower the key
2
(Flat)
You can adjust the key in 15 half-tone
steps (7 steps higher, 7 steps lower and
the original or natural (
3
) key).
KEY
CONTROL
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Hint
The key automatically returns to the original key
when:
– You turn off the power.
– You remove the disc.
– The title or track changes.
Note
Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do
the operations above.
Playing Karaoke with
Any Stereo Disc
(KARAOKE
PON)
You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded
disc, even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by
reducing the sound of the vocals.
Press KARAOKE PON while playing a
disc in karaoke mode.
The following display appears.
To cancel the Karaoke Pon function
Press KARAOKE PON again.
Notes
• This function may not work well in the following
cases:
– Only a few instruments are playing.
– A duet is playing.
– The vocals on the disc deviate from the centre.
– Monaural-recorded discs (the accompaniment is
also reduced).
– Multiplex.
• During the Karaoke Pon mode, the stereo effect is
reduced.
KARAOKE
PON
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Selecting the Vocals
(VOCAL SELECT)
You can select different kinds of vocals
recorded in the disc.
1
Press VOCAL SELECT while
playing a disc in karaoke mode.
The following display appears.
2
Press VOCAL SELECT repeatedly
to select the desired vocal
channel.
The output channel changes as follows.
The default setting is underlined.
◆
When playing a DVD VIDEO
◆
When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
◆
When playing a Super VCD
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Hints
• The channel returns to the default setting when:
– you turn off the power.
– you remove the disc.
• When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded only with
one kind of guide vocal, select “1.”
Notes
• When playing a DVD VIDEO, the function works
only with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format.
• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do
the operations above.
• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio
track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out
when you select “2:L+R” or “2:STEREO.”
VOCAL SELECT
1+2
,
OFF
m
1+2 (Guide vocal 1+2)
m
1 (Guide vocal 1)
m
2 (Guide vocal 2)
OFF
m
L+R (same sound is output from
both speakers)
m
STEREO (The standard stereo
sound)
,
OFF
m
1:L+R
m
1:STEREO (The stereo sound of
the audio track 1)
m
2:L+R
m
2:STEREO (The stereo sound of
the audio track 2)
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