Sony MHC-771 - Manual (Page 25)

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Chapter 6: Additional Features 24
If the power is on at the preset time
The sound source will automatically
change to the tuner, but tuner recording
will not start.
Notes
•You cannot set the timer if the timer ON
and OFF times are the same.
•You cannot activate timer-recording and
wake-up timer at the same time.
Microphone Mixing
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.
1
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down
the microphone control level.
2
Connect a microphone at the MIX MIC
jack.
3
Press FUNCTION several times to select
a sound source and play it.
4
Adjust VOLUME.
If you hear acoustic feedback, move the
microphone away from the speakers or
change the direction of the microphone.
5
Sing or speak into the microphone.
6
Adjust MIC LEVEL.
7
If you want to record mixed sound,
insert a tape in deck B and start
recording.
To record from the microphone only
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”
appears in the display. If a CD is being
played, press
π on the CD player to
stop playing.
2 Start recording.
3 Sing or speak into the microphone.
When you finish mixing
Turn the MIC LEVEL control to MIN and
disconnect the microphone.
Note
When howling occurs, decrease sound
level, keep a microphone away from the
speakers or turn it in the other direction.
Karaoke: Singing
Along
To Reduce the Vocals
(Karaoke pon)
You can minimize the singer’s voice, “vocal
reduction,” so you can sing along with any
stereo CD or tape. When you want to
record the sound of the CD or tape and
your voice, operate steps below.
To reduce the vocals
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX so that
“
h PON” appears in the display.
To cancel vocal reduction, press KARAOKE
PON/MPX repeatedly so that “
h PON”,
“ h MPX R” or “h MPX L” disappears
from the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a
sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
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
To Sing Along with
Multiplex CDs or Tapes
You can sing along using the microphone
while playing a multiplex CD or tape.
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly
until “
h MPX R” or “h MPX L” appears
in the display (choose right (R) or left (L)
according to the encoding on your MPX
software).
Then, you can hear your voice through the
microphone and the instruments.
To hear both channels (the
instruments and the recorded
singer’s voice)
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so
that “
h PON”, “h MPX R” or “h MPX L”
disappears from the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a
sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
➔ continued
POWER nON
2
1,6
7
4
3
π
POWER nON
KARAOKE PON/MPX
EFFECT ON/OFF