Vega Ketron, Owner'S Manual

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V ideo Out and Karaoke
The optional video card allows you to use a TV set or a computer monitor (or a LCD monitor) to display messages, words set in syllables from a
Midi file or to duplicate the display of the VEGA.
The options for the video output are grouped in the
Song Play menu that is enabled using the dedicated push button.
When working in Song Play , access the Video page by pressing the F7 Video function push button from the initial page of the Song Play menu
to set all the parameters that are described below.
Press
F5 Escape to return to the Song Play page.
WRITING A MESSAGE TO BE SENT TO THE VIDEO OUTPUT
A box ( Video Message ) appears in the middle of the display where a message to be displayed on the video output can be entered using the
keyboard keys, which will appear in the lowest line of the TV screen or the monitor. This possibility is rather handy and can be used to commu-
nicate with the audience, introduce yourself or to write dedications when playing live.
To write the words of the message (no longer than 32 characters) use the keyboard keys and the
/- push buttons.
Once the message has been entered, confirm using F10 Execute to transfer it to the video output.
Press F9 Clear to cancel the whole message.
The message will remain on the video output irrespective of the operational status.
CHANGING THE BACKGROUND AND TEXT COLOUR
The VEGA can select two different colours for the background and for the words: The combinations are Blue/White or White/Black.
To change the colour of the background use
F1 : press the function push button repeatedly.
The settings of these parameters depend also on the F6 Mirror function.
F2 SIZE : This allows you to define the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the computer monitor connected, to obtain optimum synchroniza-
tion with the monitor frequency. The values are modified pressing the VALUE +/- buttons and moving with F2 .
F3 POSITION : This allows you to establish the position of the text within the monitor area, using horizontal and vertical values. The values are
modified pressing the VALUE +/- push buttons and moving with F3 .
MODIFYING THE SCREEN LAY-OUT
The F4 Lyric Mode function is used to establish how the space on the video screen will be used. The settings are called up by pressing the rel-
ative function push button repeatedly with Song Play stopped, namely:
Full Screen: this uses the full screen to display the words of the Midi file.
1/2 Screen: the directory of the Midi files is displayed in the bottom half of the screen and the words of the Midi file in the top half.
If you choose the Full Screen mode, again using F4 Lyric Mode , the display mode of the text syllables can be defined for which there are two options:
Underline: this underlines the syllables in real time with the lead.
Mark: an indicator appears to the left of the line to be sung.
Another function used to control the screen performance is F6 Mirror that is used to reproduce (or otherwise) the conditions of the display of
the VEGA based on its status:
On: means that everything that appears on the VEGA display can be displayed on the screen.
Off: means that only the Midi file words appear on the screen despite the VEGA display.
The Mirror Off status may prove useful to read the words on the screen when the words displayed on the VEGA is set on off via Lyric Off , and
can only be set with Song Play stopped.
F7 Zoom: this is used to enable, or otherwise, the enlargement of the words shown on the screen. The Zoom function is not effective
if F6 Mirror is set as On .
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