When the microphone output function is on,
“
” lights up in the front panel display.
You can also turn the karaoke mode on by
pressing KARAOKE or KEYCON #/b.
3
Start playing the music.
Microphone sound is output when you play
a disc with DVD function.
To exit from karaoke mode
The system exits from karaoke mode when
– you disconnect the microphone from the MIC
jack,
– press KARAOKE to set the Karaoke Pon
mode (page 87) to off, and
– press KEYCON #/b to set the key to OFF
• Before connecting, press MIC VOL – to set the
microphone volume to minimum.
• If you set the karaoke mode to on, the sound field is
set to “2 CHANNEL STEREO” automatically and
the sound is output from the front speakers and center
speaker only.
• You cannot select the sound field during connecting
the microphone.
• When you play the Super Audio CD layer of the
Super Audio CD (page 8), the karaoke mode set to off
automatically.
• If you set [TEST TONE] to [ON] (page 96) during
the karaoke mode, the karaoke mode is set to off
automatically.
• Microphone sound is not output when:
– the microphone is not connected to the system
properly.
– the microphone volume is set to minimum.
• The karaoke play is performed with the audio channel
you selected using AUDIO (page 68).
Adjusting the microphone
You can adjust the microphone volume and
level of the echo effect.
To adjust the microphone volume
Press MIC VOL +/– to adjust the
microphone volume.
To add the echo effect
Press ECHO.
Each time you press ECHO, the echo level
changes as follows:
To cancel the echo effect, select “ECHO OFF.”
• If howling occurs:
– move the microphone away from the speakers.
– lower the microphone volume or echo level.
– lower the overall volume.
Changing the key (Key
Control)
You can change the key to suit your vocal range.
While playing karaoke, press KEY CON #/b
repeatedly to find the key that suits your
vocal range.
You can adjust the key in 13 half-tone steps (6
steps higher, 6 steps lower and the original key).
The key appears in the front panel display.
• You may not be able to change the key depending on
the disc.
• The key automatically returns to the original key
when:
– you turn off the power.
– you change the function.
– you remove the disc.
– you change the disc.
– you stop playback.
– the title or track changes.
– you change the album.
– the play item is changed during PBC playback.
Note
Tip
Note
To
Press
Raise the key
KEYCON #
Lower the key
KEYCON b
Return to the original
key
KEYCON #/b repeatedly
until “OFF” appears in the
front panel display
Note
ECHO OFF
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ECHO 1
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ECHO 3
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ECHO2
