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This function can score your karaoke performance
by comparing your singing to the original vocals
recorded on the playback source. The function
also estimates the number of calories burned while
singing.
NOTE
• This function can be used when “DVD” or “USB”
is selected as the source.
• A karaoke disc is recommended for use with this
function.
• For a DVD AUDIO, DVD VR or JPEG file, even
when this function is activated, it does not work.
• Starting this function automatically activates the
microphone.
■When the “ ” indicator lights up in the dis-
play window
1 Press [SCORING].
• “SCOR ON” appears in the display window.
Display window
• Each time you press [SCORING], the dis-
play toggles between “SCOR ON” and
“SCOR OFF” in the display window.
• To cancel the scoring function, press
[SCORING] again to select “SCOR OFF” in
the display window.
2 Start playback of the loaded disc
or the connected USB device.
• Refer to pages 20 and 21 for details on disc/
USB device playback.
•The
“” and “SCORING” indicators start
flashing in the display window.
• “SCORING” and then “START” appears in
the display window.
Display window
3 Sing into the microphone.
• After playback finishes, “COMPLETE”
appears and the
“” and “SCORING” indi-
cators stop flashing in the display window,
and then your score appears on the TV
screen.
Karaoke score (TV screen)
• The karaoke score disappears from the TV
screen when you press any button.
• To start over again, or to start the scoring
function, press 4. Playback and scoring
restart.
• Before playing back a VCD or SVCD, cancel
the PBC function. (Refer to page 24.) Other-
wise the scoring function does not work.
• When you pause playback by pressing 8,
the score for the singing until that moment is
canceled. When you restart playback, the
singing from that moment is graded.
• When you stop playback by pressing 7,
“CANCEL SCORING” appears on the TV
screen and the singing until that moment is
graded.
• To cancel the scoring function during play-
back, press [SCORING]. “CANCEL”
appears in the display window and the func-
tion is canceled.
• The latest top three scores on the ranking
list are cleared when the main unit is turned
off.
NOTE
• When the main unit does not detect a voice for
approximately 2 minutes because you are not
singing or your voice is too small, the scoring
function may not work properly.
• To obtain a correct scoring result, sing the song
completely. If the singing time is less than 3 min-
utes, the scoring result may be “0” or incorrect.
• Activating this function cancels repeat playback.
• This function does not work during program
playback and random playback.
Scoring your karaoke
performance
This indicator lights up when “SCOR ON” is
selected.
kcal
Your score
Ranking list
indicating
the latest
top three
scores
Calories burned while singing
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