Chapter 6: Additional Features; Connecting Optional Equipment; Microphone Mixing (For Fh-B411 Only); Karaoke: Singing Along (For Fh-B411 Only) - Sony MHC-450 Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 6
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Features
Connecting Optional
Equipment
Microphone Mixing (for FH-
B411 only)
Karaoke :Singing Along
(for FH-B411 only)
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Connecting Optional
Equipment
For greater enjoyment of your stereo
system, you can connect other components
to the stereo. You can connect:
*a microphone to the MIX MIC jack
* headphones to the HEADPHONES jack
on the front of the CD player
*a VCR to the VIDEO/ AUX jacks
To connect a VCR
You can connect a VCR to the VIDEO/ AUX
jacks.
To listen to the VCR sound, press VIDEO,
The sound comes through the speakers.
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Microphone Mixing
(for FH-B411 only)
You can "mix" sounds by playing one of
the components and singing or speaking
into a microphone (not supplied). The
mixed sounds can then be recorded on a
tape.
SYSTEM POWER-*ON
1 Connect a microphone tg the MIX MIC
jack.
2 Play your favorite sound source.
3 Sing or speak into the microphone.
4 Adjust VOLUME control. If you hear
acoustic feedback, move the microphone
away from the speakers or change the
direction of the microphone.
5 If you want to record mixed sound,
insert a tape in deck B and start
recording.
To record from the microphone only
1 Press CD to select the CD player. Ifa
CD is being played, press Ml on the CD
player to stop playing.
2 Start recording.
3 Sing or speak into the microphone.
When you finish mixing
Disconnect the microphone.
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Karaoke: Singing
Along (for FH-B411
only)
SYSTEM POWER-+ON
KARAOKE PON
To Reduce the Vocals
(karaoke pon)
You can minimize the singer's voice, "vocal
reduction," so you can sing along with any
stereo CD. When you want to record the
sound of the CD and your voice, operate
steps below, then operate "Microphone
Mixing"
To reduce the vocals
Press KARAOKE PON so the indicator
lights.
The karaoke play sound will be in
monaural. To cancel vocal reduction, press
KARAOKE PON so the indicator goes off.
Notes on vocal reduction
The singer's voice may not be reduced
completely for the following reasons:
* Monaural recorded source (Instruments
may also be reduced.)
* Only a few instruments are playing in the
stereo recorded source
«A duet is being played
* The source has strong echoes or chorus
* The singer's voice on the source deviates
from the center
* The voice on the source is singing in high
soprano or tenor
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