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Other operations
* Except for Latin American model
Notes
• The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as
the singer’s voice when the sound is recorded in
monaural.
• The singer’s voice may not be reduced when:
– only a few instruments are playing.
– a duet is being played.
– the source has strong echoes or chorus.
– the singer’s voice deviates from the center.
– the voice on the source is singing in high soprano
or tenor.
• If you connect the microphone while playing a
5.1 channel, the sound switches to 2 channel.
• If the disc changes, karaoke mode is canceled.
• With some songs, vocals may not be canceled when
you select “KARAOKE PON”.
Tip
For European and Russian models:
You can turn down the singer’s voice by pressing
MPX.
Mixing and recording sounds
Use buttons on the CD/DVD player for the
operation.
1
Do the procedure for “Singing along:
Karaoke” (steps 1 through 5). Then,
load a recordable tape in deck B.
2
Press the function button of the source
you want to record (e.g., DVD).
When you want to record from TAPE A,
press TAPE A/B repeatedly until TAPE A
is selected.
3
Press
z
START.
Deck B stands by for recording. “REC”
flashes.
4
Press DIRECTION on the remote
repeatedly to select “
g
” to record on
one side. Select “
j
” (or “RELAY”) to
record on both sides.
5
Press
z
START.
6
Press
nN
to start playing the source
to be recorded.
Start singing along with the music.
To stop recording
Press
x
.
Note
When you select any function other than DVD in
step 2, karaoke and key control settings are canceled.
Tips
• If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the
microphone away from the speakers or change the
direction of the microphone.
• If you want to record your voice through the
microphone only, you can do so by selecting the
DVD function and not playing a disc.
• When high level sound signals are input, the system
automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent
distortion of the recorded sound signal (Auto Level
Control function).
To
Do this
Use VIDEO CDs
or DVDs
Turn on your TV and switch it to
the appropriate video input.
Cancel karaoke
mode
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and
disconnect the microphone from
the microphone jack, then press
KARAOKE/MPX repeatedly until
“
m
” disappears.
Adjust the
microphone echo
Turn ECHO LEVEL* to adjust the
echo effect. To cancel the echoing,
turn ECHO LEVEL* to MIN.
Adjust the pitch
of music
Press KEY CONTROL on the
remote to suit your vocal range.
Adjust the key higher or lower in
13 halftone steps (
2
6 –
#
6) by
pressing
M
or
m
repeatedly, then
press ENTER.