Enjoying Karaoke; Using Karaoke - Sony DVP-K56P Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying Karaoke

Using Karaoke

You can enjoy karaoke (singing along with a
disc) by setting this player to karaoke mode.
You can connect a microphone (not supplied)
to the player.
(audio)
Setting the player to karaoke
mode
The player enters karaoke mode when a
microphone is plugged into the MIC
connector.
The player exits from karaoke mode when
you disconnect the microphone from
connector.
You may also turn the karaoke mode on and
off by selecting "KARAOKE MODE" in the
Control Menu display using X/x, and then
pressing ENTER. For details about the
Control Menu operations, see "Guide to the
Control Menu Display (Magic Pad)" on
page 11.
When you turn the karaoke mode on with
DVDs or Super VCDs, karaoke play is
performed with the audio channel you
selected using the
(page 43). With CDs or VIDEO CDs, the
Audio setting automatically changes to "1/L"
so that only the accompaniment is played
when you turn the karaoke mode on. If the
vocal audio is heard with some discs, select
ENTER
DISPLAY
(audio) button
the audio channel for karaoke play using the
(audio) button (page 43).
MIC connector
Microphone (not supplied)
Note
When you set the player to the karaoke mode, you
cannot use the Fast Play or Slow Play function
(page 23).
Adjusting the microphone
1
Set the MIC LEVEL control of the MIC
connector to MIN.
2
Plug a microphone (not supplied) into
the MIC connector.
When a microphone is connected to the
MIC connector, the player enters karaoke
mode.
3
Set the ON/OFF switch on the
microphone to ON and turn the MIC
LEVEL control to adjust the
microphone volume.
"ECHO" is automatically set to "ON"
when a microphone is plugged in. To
cancel the echo, set "ECHO" to "OFF" in
the Control Menu display.
z Hint
If howling occurs:
– move the microphone away from the speakers.
– lower the MIC LEVEL.
– lower the overall volume.
Notes
• The sound input from the microphone is not
output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and
COAXIAL) connector.
• You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a
microphone is connected to the MIC connector by
setting "KARAOKE MODE" to "OFF" in the
Control Menu display.
MIC MIC LEVEL
PROGRESSIVE
MIN MAX
MIC LEVEL
control
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