If your television or VCR does not have the required Video Input, you will need an RF Modulator
(Radio Frequency Modulator), which connects through your TV Antenna or cable line and
serves as Video Input.
An RF Modulator can be purchased at almost any consumer electronics retailer. If you are
connecting the video from the Singing Machine to either a television or a VCR video input jack,
you must specify the source the TV or VCR is to display. Your TV or VCR user guide can tell you
how to display the video signal from the ‘Video In’ jack.
If you don’t have the manual for your TV or VCR, we suggest calling the TV or VCR,
manufacturer’s customer service department. Only the manufacturer will be able to tell you very
quickly how to configure your TV or VCR to display the video signal coming from the ‘Video
Input’ jack.
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Note: Some projection TV sets do not properly display the standard blue background when
using most CDGs. If the background color is inconsistent or flashing, please try connecting your
Singing Machine to a standard tube television.
COMMON WAYS TO CONFIGURE YOUR TV OR VCR
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Your Singing Machine is designed to connect to your TV the same way you would connect a
video camera, VCR or video game. The Singing Machine is constantly sending the video and
audio signals to the 'Video Out' and 'AUX OUT' jacks whenever you play a CDG. So, load a CDG
into your Singing Machine before you start making these connections. You will see lyrics on the
TV screen as soon as you get the setup completed correctly.
We refer to TV/VCR because manufacturers use very similar ways to connect TVs and VCRs
and you can connect your Singing Machine to a TV, VCR or satellite system (contact your
satellite company for instructions). The setup of your TV/VCR is the most difficult part of making
the connection for displaying your Singing Machine lyrics. In most homes, the TV has either a
cable connected or antennae in use. Once you connect your Singing Machine to the TV/VCR,
you must 'tell' your TV/VCR to display the input from the Singing Machine instead of the usual
input from the cable or antennae.
Check your TV/VCR user manual for the easiest way to setup your particular entertainment
system. If you don't have your manual you can always call your TV/VCR manufacturer for that
information or try hitting their website for online assistance. We've listed below the most
common ways of setting up a TV/VCR:
In the setup menu for configuring the TV/VCR there may be an option on 'Input Selection'
where you may choose between 'Cable/Ant.', 'Video 1', or 'Video 2' etc. as the input source.
Try looking for a 'Video' channel between the highest channel and the lowest channel on
your TV or VCR. (i.e. Between 99 and 2 may be 'VIDEO' or 'INPUT' or 'GAME')
(3) Look for a button on the remote control for the TV/VCR you are connecting to that says
'VIDEO', 'VIDEO 1', 'Game', 'AUX', 'EXT', 'LINE1', 'LINE-IN' or occasionally the 'VCR'
button will display the Video input source.
MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
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