Sony MHC-GX555 - Manual (Page 21)

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You can sing along by connecting an optional
microphone. Use buttons on the unit for the
operation.
Enjoying karaoke
1
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down
the microphone control level.
2
Connect an optional microphone to
MIC jack.
3
(Mexican model only)
Press MULTIPLEX repeatedly to obtain
the karaoke effect you desire.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
MPX L
t MPX R t MPX OFF
To sing karaoke of multiplex CD, select
“MPX L” or “MPX R”.
4
Start playing the music.
5
Adjust the microphone volume by
turning MIC LEVEL.
After you have finished
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the
microphone from MIC jack.
Other operations
* Mexican model only
Mixing and recording sounds
You can “mix” sounds by playing one of the
components and singing or speaking into a
microphone (not supplied).
The mixed sound can be recorded on a tape.
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
1
Prepare the source you want to mix.
Then, load a recordable tape in deck B
and press TAPE A/B repeatedly to
select deck B.
2
Press the function button of the source
you want to record (e.g., CD).
When you want to record from TAPE A,
press TAPE A/B repeatedly until TAPE A
is selected.
3
Press REC PAUSE/START.
Deck B stands by for recording.
“REC” flashes.
4
Press REC PAUSE/START, and then
start singing, speaking or playing the
desired source.
Recording starts.
To stop recording
Press x.
Note
Microphone does not function while the tape deck is
performing the AMS operation (page 17).
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 disc.
• When high level sound signals are input, the system
automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent
distortion of the recorded sound signal (Auto Level
Control function).
Singing along: Karaoke
(Latin American model only)
To Do this
Cancel karaoke
mode* Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and
disconnect the microphone from
MIC jack, then press
MULTIPLEX repeatedly until
“
m ” disappears.
Adjust the
microphone
echo* Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the
echo effect. To cancel the echoing,
turn ECHO LEVEL to MIN.
Use CD-Gs* Turn on your TV and select the
correct video input.