Owner's Manual

26
Special Operation
-
Karaoke function
Before
you
start karaoke
Note
--
You cannot
enjoy
Karaoke from DVD exclusive out.
You can
sing along
with a karaoke source
(video tape,
VCD,
audio
CD,
Karaoke
DVD).
You can
sing
duets if
you
use an extra
microphone.
1TurnonyourTVandsetittotheAV.
When
using
an
amplifier,
turn on the
amplifier
and
select this
player position.
2
Connect a
microphone
to the MIC 1
jack.
To
sing
duets,
connect another
microphone
to MIC 2
jack.
Karaoke
sing-along
Singing along
with karaoke video
tapes
1
Insert a karaoke video
tape.
The
player
turns on and starts
playing automatically
if
you
insert a
tape
with its
safety
tab removed.
2
Press PLAY.
If
you
want to
play
back a
specific song, perform
the Karaoke search.
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Karaoke search will be
operated only
when a
microphone
has been
plugged
in.
Karaoke search
Press
F
or
G
on the remote control.
Press
F
or
G
again
to
play
a desired
song.
3
Now
you
can
enjoy playing
karaoke.
Singing along
with karaoke VIDEO CD or DVD
1
Press
OPEN/CLOSE,
and
place
the disc on the
disc
tray.
2
Press PLAY.
The disc
tray
closes and starts.
3
Now
you
can
enjoy playing
karaoke.
To
adjust
the
microphone
volume
Press the MIC/ECHO to select the MIC control mode.
Press the 3/4 for the
microphone
connected to MIC
1/2.
Setting
the
microphone
volume to the centre
position
provides
the best
microphone
volume.
To control the echo effect
Press the MIC/ECHO to select the ECHO control mode.
Press the 3/4. This controls both
microphones'
echo
effect in the same
way.
To
get
the best
effect,
adjust
the
microphone
volume to
a level
slightly higher
than the music volume.
Grading
your
singing
As an extra
challenge,
this
player
can
grade your
singing.
When
you
have finished
singing, your
score
appears
on
the TV screen.
Notes
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If the sound is
reproduced through
a stereo
amplifier,
turn down the volume of
amplifier
before
operation.
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If streaks
appear during playback,
select the
colour
system
that the
tape
was recorded in
(see
"To set the colour
system"
on
page 11).
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If feedback
occurs,
turn down the
microphone
or TV
volume,
or move the
microphone away
from the
speakers.