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Notes
• With some songs, vocals may not be canceled when
you select “MIX GUITAR/KARAOKE.”
• During MIX GUITAR/KARAOKE, equalizer and
surround settings cannot be changed.
• If you select a sound effect, the karaoke mode is
canceled.
• The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as
the singer’s voice when the sound is recorded in
monaural.
• The singer’s voice may not be reduced when:
— only a few instruments are playing.
— a duet is being played.
— the source has strong echoes or chorus.
— the singer’s voice deviates from the center.
— the voice on the source is singing in high
soprano or tenor.
Mixing and recording sound
1 Do the procedure for “Singing along”
(steps 1 through 5). Then, load a
recordable tape in deck B.
2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the source you desire and set it to
pause mode.
3 Press z REC.
4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select
g to record on one side. Select j
(or RELAY) to record on both sides.
5 Press X.
6 Press HX to start playing the CD (or
H on deck A to start playing the tape).
Start singing along with the music.
To stop recording
Press x.
Tips
• If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the
microphone away from the speakers or change the
direction of the microphone.
• If you want to record your voice through the
microphone only, you can do so by selecting the
CD function and not playing a CD.
• When high level sound signals are input, the unit
automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent
distortion of the recorded sound signal (Auto Level
Control Function).
Changing the spectrum
analyzer display
Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
IMAGE ILLUMINATION t IMAGE t
NORMAL ILLUMINATION t NORMAL
Singing along: Karaoke
You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape
by turning down the singer’s voice. You need
to connect an optional microphone.
1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down
the microphone control level.
2 Connect an optional microphone to MIX
MIC.
3 Press MIX GUITAR/KARAOKE.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows:
MIX GUITAR/KARAOKE
y OFF or
audio emphasis name
The m indicator appears when karaoke mode is
activated.
To sing karaoke by decreasing the vocal level of a
CD or TAPE, select “MIX GUITAR/
KARAOKE.”
4 Start playing the music and adjust the
volume.
5 Adjust the microphone volume by
turning MIC LEVEL.
After you have finished
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the
microphone from MIX MIC, then press MIX
GUITAR/KARAOKE repeatedly until “m”
disappears.
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