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Adjusting the Sound Track for Karaoke
You can adjust the sound track for Karaoke.
For stereo (2-channel) source:
By selecting VOCAL
MASK, you can reduce the lead vocal—Vocal Masking.
For karaoke disc:
By selecting R CHANNEL or L
CHANNEL, you can select the audio channel to play.
While Mic Mixing is activated...
To return to normal playback,
select “OFF.”
To return to normal playback temporarily
This function allows you to recover the lead vocal
temporarily for your reference.
While Vocal Masking, L CHANNEL or R CHANNEL is
activated...
The vocal or stereo effect will be restored temporarily.
To return to Vocal Masking, L CHANNEL or
R CHANNEL,
press the same button again.
Scoring Your Karaoke Skill
This System can score your Karaoke skill by comparing your
singing along with the vocal on the playback source.
• This function is available only for disc/USB mass storage
class device playback.
• It is recommended to select the sound track as follows (see
also page 17):
For Karaoke DVD Video:
Select a sound track with vocal.
For Karaoke SVCD/VCD:
Select “ST,” “ST1,” or “ST2.”
After selecting a sound track, select VOCAL MASK,
L CHANNEL or R CHANNEL using the V.MASKING
button (see the left column).
1 Select “DVD/CD” or “USB” as the source.
2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the
MIC1 and/or MIC2 jack.
Mic Mixing will be activated.
• If a microphone is already connected but Mic Mixing is
not activated, use the MIC MIX button to activate Mic
Mixing (see page 37).
3 Activate Karaoke Scoring.
4 Start playback and sing into the microphone.
Karaoke Scoring starts.
• Adjust echo level and key if you want. (See “To apply
an echo to your voice” and “To adjust the key” on
page 39.)
• When you press 4 or x, Karaoke Scoring is
canceled and restarts from the selected track/file.
Continued on the next page...
VOCAL MASK Reduces the vocal from stereo
(2-channel) source.
L CHANNEL Reproduce only the left audio
channel.
R CHANNEL Reproduce only the right audio
channel.
Remote
ONLY
INFO
V. MASKING
OFF
VOCAL MASK
R CHANNEL
L CHANNEL
(Canceled)
VOCAL
SUPPORT
VOCAL OFF
VOCAL SUPP
INFO
DVD/CD
USB
MEMORY
or
KARAOKE
SCORING
• “KSCORE ON” appears on the display.
• During Karaoke Scoring, scoring will
start when playback is started.
• To cancel Karaoke Scoring before
playback, press the same button again.
“KSCORE OFF” appears on the display.
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