Enjoying Karaoke; Using Karaoke - Sony DVP-NC66K 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 up to two microphones (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 1 or 2
connector.
The player exits from karaoke mode when
you disconnect the microphones from both of
the MIC 1 and 2 connectors.
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" 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 45). 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
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ENTER
DISPLAY
(audio) button
vocal audio is heard with some discs, select
the audio channel for karaoke play using the
(audio) button (page 45).
MIC 1/2 LEVEL control
MIC 1/2 connectors
Microphones
(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 1/2 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 1 or 2 connector, the player enters
karaoke mode.
3
Set the ON/OFF switch on the
microphone to ON and turn the MIC
1/2 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 1/2 LEVEL.
– lower the overall volume.
Notes
• The sound input from the microphone is not
output from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and
COAXIAL) connectors.
• You can turn the karaoke mode off even when a
microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or 2
connectors by setting the "KARAOKE MODE"
to "OFF" in the Control Menu display.