User`s manual

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performer the time to get ready. The amount of time the lyrics come up in
advance depends on the setup of the midi file. It is possible to enter the TEXT
mode even after having the song in PLAY. It is also possible to enter and exit the
TEXT mode at any time during the song performance. If you enter the TEXT
mode while the song is being played, it will sometimes be a short wait before
being able to visualize the correct lyrics on the display. It may also “lose” the lyric
portion that should be visualized while activating the TEXT mode. Don’t worry –
the M-Blaster will catch up to itself.
For the chords and lyrics to be seen on the display, they have got to be
memorised in the MIDI file. The readable formats are:
 Tune 1000 (files with extension “.mid”): in format “1” or “0”
 Solton (files with extension “.mid”): in format “1” or “0”
 Word Box/M-Live (files with extension “.mid”): in format “1” or “0”
 Karaoke (files with extension “.kar”): in format “1”
PLAY/STOP/CONTINUE
In SONGS mode, to PLAY a song, select it with the arrow buttons. Pushing the
PLAY button will play the highlighted song. Pushing the MENU/INFO button while
the song is playing will display:
 The full title of the song playing;
 For MIDI files, the time signature (4/4, 3/4 etc);
 For MIDI files the current position, indicated in measures and in quarters
of measures, for Mp3 files the time gone from the start of the track;
 For MIDI files the metronomic time, for MP3 files the bit rate value (kbps).
If the STOP button is pushed during the song playback, the song will be paused.
At this point it is possible to use the CONTINUE function key to continue