Acesonic PK-6000 manual

PK-6000 Pock et Karaoke PK-6000 POCKET -SIZE ENTER T AINMENT S YS TEM RECORD MUSIC, VIEW PHO TOS AND VIDEOS & BRO ADCAST Y OUR PERFORMANCE! ® User Manual Version 1.0[...]

(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ..................................................................................................... 4 PK-6000 Pa c kage Contents | Minim um Computer Requirements | About this User Manual Connect to Y our Computer ............................................................................ 5 Product Over view ........[...]

(3) Audio Recording ........................................................................................ 20 T ext Viewer ................................................................................................ 2 1 Other Functions and Settings ..................................................................... 22 Karaoke Functions ....[...]

(4) WELCOME PK-6000 Package Contents Earbuds (1) | MiniUSB-to-USB Cable (1) | MiniUSB-to-Composite Video Cable (1) | Acesonic Media Con ver ter Soft war e, sample les | User Manual (1) | Microphone (1) | T ouchscreen St ylus (1) | 900mAh Lithium-Ion Batter y (1) | A C Adapter (1) | W arrant y Card (1) | Q uick Start G uide (1) Minimum Computer R[...]

(5) CONNECT TO YOUR COMPUTER e PK-6000 connects to your computer with the included MiniUSB-to-USB cable. Because it adheres to computer industr y standar ds f or a “USB mass storage device,” the PK-6000 connects to both Macintosh computers (OS X 10.1 or newer) and PCs ( W indows 98 to Windows 7) with no special drivers. W ith its power turne[...]

(6) PRODUCT OVERVIEW Y our New PK-6000 e PK-6000 is a powerful multimedia device that can be used for enter tainment, performing, reading, recording and making presentations. Its ful ly integrated Karaoke system plays MP3+G music/ly ric les, while its video output, built-in mini-boom mic, wireless FM broa dc asting and computer connectivity g[...]

(7) Safe Operations • Adjust the volume pr oper ly to avoid damage to your hearing. • Only use appropriate batteries, chargers and accessories. Using improper products will void the warranty and may be dangerous. • Please f ollow local environmental pr otection regulations to dispose of the used device and accessories. • If there is any pro[...]

(8) Y ou can copy the sample A VI and MP3+G les on the inc luded CD to y our P K-6000 by connecting the unit to y our computer with the inc luded USB cable. Y ou can place the les in any location on the PK-6000, as the system looks for les automatical ly ever y time you turn it on. S ee Connect to Y our Computer on page 5 for more informat[...]

(9) Common Connection Scheme (Figure B) : For karaoke use , enable FM transmission so that mixed sound from mic and music will br oadc ast over radio as shown. Connect ear phones to mo nitor yourself , connect mic for singing and use USB-to-Composite- V ideo cable to connect to T V .[...]

(10) Batter y Indication Always refer to the batter y charge icon before use to view the charge level, and ensure that the PK-6000 is full y charged before ea c h use. W hen the batter y icon displa y s full bars, the power is at its highest level. e indic ator bars in the batter y icon will decrease over a period of time according to y our usag[...]

(1 1) USING THE PK-6000: GENERAL First Use of the PK-6000 e rst time you use this device, ensure that you have installed fully charged batter ies. Hold down the power button for several seconds to start the device. T o c alibrate the St ylus for continued use, enter “Menu Settings” and select “Screen Calibration.” Y ou will be taken t[...]

(12) Unlocking the Screen In Figures 01 and 02 , note the lock icon at the upper r ight of the screens (unlocked in 01, locked in 02). Clic k and hold for 2 to 3 seconds to toggle between the settings. In Karaoke and Video modes, automatic loc king is disabled (y ou c an do it manually). Other wise, you set the locking function to your pr ef er enc[...]

(13) Main Inter face Legend for F igure 03 : (1) Kar ao ke, (2) Music, (3) Mo vies, (4) Image Browser , (5) Radio, (6) Recording, (7) T ext Reader , (8) S ettings, (9) T V Output, (10) Microphone , (11) FM T ransmission, (12) SD Expansion Card, (13) V olume, (14) Batter y P ower Display , (15) Loc king Key . Figure 03[...]

(14) NES TED FUNCTIONS AND GLOBAL CONTROLS Controls for FM T ransmission, Microphone settings, Echo delay and other functions are located on the right-hand S hortcut Options Menu (see page 27), whic h is only displayed when you are in a mode that can make use of these functions. On the Shor tcut Options Menus y ou will initial ly see each function [...]

(15) SETTINGS MODE e Settings icon is the four th and nal icon in the right-hand row of the Main Interface. W e will take the others in order , but wil l start with Settings because you should make as many settings as possible before using the PK-6000. Click on the Settings icon and the center screen icon will change to match. Clic k on the l[...]

(16) LIS TENING TO MUSIC e second icon in the rst (left) row is for Music (see Figure 03 , page 13). Click on it to enter Music mode. e larg e center icon will become the Music icon, and clic king on this will bring up the Play list and contr ols. e curr entl y selected track will be scrolling at the top of the display , so if you want [...]

(1 7) PLA YING MOVIES e third icon on the left row is for Movies mode. Clic king on it will change the central screen icon to match, and clic king that will enter the Movie mode. W hen you do so , the PK-6000 will sc an the system for the presence of A VI les and make a Play list, and begin playing the rst le it loc ates. Click on the m[...]

(18) IMAGE BRO W SER e bottom icon in the left row of the Main Interface is the Image Browser . Click on the icon and, as with other functions, the center screen icon changes to match. Click on this and you will enter the browsing mode , which allows you to view image les in JPG, JPEG, GI F and BMP formats. As with movie les, the PK-6000 w[...]

(19) FM RADIO: LIS TENING AND RECORDING Clicking on the rst icon in the Main Interface’ s right row will enter the FM Radio mode. e currently tuned station will be displayed top center , and you can move through the FM band with the |<< and >>| contr ols (one c lick at a time or hold down to move more quickly). e station will[...]

(20) AUDIO RECORDING e second icon in the right-hand list of the Main Interface is for Audio Recording. Click on the icon and the center screen icon will change to match, then clic k on that to enter A udio Recording mode. Y ou will see that S ource indicates “Mic ” and there is a center display that gives you recording co ntrols (|| for pau[...]

(2 1) TEXT READER Clicking on the third icon in the right-hand list will display the larger T ext Reader icon in the center of the screen. Another c lick on it will bring you to a list of all text (.txt) les located anywhere on the PK-6000. F or a suciently long list you will use the lef t and right arrow contr ols (< and >) to move bac[...]

(22) OTHER FUNCTIONS AND SETTINGS Pr of essional Line-In Recording Y ou can use your PK-6000 as a por table digital line-in recor der and get professional results. e USB-to-Co mposite- V ideo cable has a standard 1/8-inch mini-jack on the same end as the mini-USB connector that connects to the PK-6000. Plug the mini-jac k into the microp hone in[...]

(23) KARAOKE FUNCTIONS Karaoke Song Selection System Click on the Karaoke function icon in the Main Interface of the machine to enter this mode. Legend for F igure 04 : (1) Audio button = MP3+G, (2) V ideo = A VI, (3) MIDI = KAR, (4) MIDI L TB = MIDI Libr ary , (5) Esc, (6) L ocking key , (center icon) Play . Figure 04[...]

(24) Karaoke Song Lists In the Karaoke Song S election Interface, see song lists by clic king on “ Audio ,” “ V ideo ” or “ MIDI” icons (see Figure 03 , previous page). Clic k on “S earch ” ( Figure 5 ) and use keyboard input to enter a song number , or initials of the song title words, to locate it. e selected song will be marke[...]

(25) Karaoke Audio Songs Play Song background pictures, stored as JPG and BMP formats in each song le, will be switched automaticall y , depending on the size and resolution of the images. Mixing voice while recording acco mpaniment is exc lusively available for songs in the Music menu and Music Librar y . Clic king on “P lay ” to access thi[...]

(26) Karaoke Song Selection Interface Clicking on any blank space of the player scr een will c ause the Karaoke Song Selection Interface to appear (see Figure 07 ): (1) Music list, (2) List for ward, (3) List backward, (4) Last music (long press to skip backward), (5) Next music (long press to skip forward), (6) Karaoke function selection, (7) FM t[...]

(27) Karaoke Shortcut Options Menu Figure 08 : (1) Radio band adjustment, (2) Microphone v olume adjustment area, (3) Reverb adjustment area, (4) V olume adjustment, (5) Songs selection, (6) Singing mode switc h (vocal/ instrumental). Figure 09 : (1) Radio band adjustment, (2) Microphone volume up , (3) Microphone volume down, (4) Echo lengthened a[...]

(28) Karaoke Shortcut Options Menu (cont.) Figure 10 : (1) Radio transmission band display , (2) Microphone v olume display , (3) Adjustable Echo time display , (4) Adjustable volume control, (5) Singing mode switch (stereo). Figure 11 : (1) Radio transmission switch (enable/disable), (2) Microphone switch (enable/disable), (3) Echo switc h (enable[...]

(29) Karaoke Enable/Disable Click on “Switch ” to enable the Karaoke mode ( Figure 12 ). Background Music Adjustment Click “ V olume” to adjust the volume of the song to your preference ( Figure 13 ). Micro- phone volume will be unchanged. Figure 12 Figure 13[...]

(30) Microphone Volume Click on “Mic V ol” to set the le vel of microphone v olume according to your prefer ence ( F igure 14 ). e background sound volume should remain unchanged). Delay Effects Setting Click on “Delay” to select the optional Echo settings ( Figure 15 ). Figure 14 Figure 15[...]

(3 1) MPX Selection Click on “MPX” to select Karaoke “Right ” or “ Lef t ” and clic k on “Monitor ” to listen to singer on earphones ( Figure 16 ). If FM transmission functions are enabled, you will hear the instrumental music plus your voice on the r eceiver (or radio). W hile on monitor mode, the original vocalist will guide you w[...]

(32) FM T ransmission Enable/Disable and FM ID Click “FM T X” to show this interface and turn FM transmission on/o ( Figure 17 ). “FM ID” can be enabled/disabled when FM tr ansmission is on. Figure 17[...]

(33) FM T ransmission Band Click on “Band” (or “F req” in the latest P K-6000 versio n) f or transmission band adjustment. Note : Without headsets, the P K-6000 will still emit FM station signals but signal strength will be weak. P lug in the earphones and they will act as an antenna to maximize the transmission strength. Figure 18[...]

(34) FM T ransmission Band Selection Click “|<<” and “>>|” to select the band accurately or directly c lick on the band scale slider to move through the band range ( Figure 19 ). Figure 19[...]

(35) FM Inter ference T est After you select the emission band, the system will per form an automatic interference test ( Figure 20 ). Note : If your selection is less than optimum, the PK-6000 will aler t y ou to interference so that you can change the band for best results. Figure 20[...]

(36) Score After you enable “Score” the P K-6000 will score for you automatically when you nish a song ( Figure 21 ). Record V oice mixed with background instrumental will be recorded in the W A V for mat ( Figure 22 ). Make sure the microphone is turned on. Figure 21 Figure 22[...]

(37) T V Output Enable/Disable Click on “TV ” to enable/disable the connection between the PK-6000 and TV , monitor or other output de vice ( Figure 23 ). Song Selection Click on “Select ” to choose new music from the m usic libr ary and add it to the Play list ( Figure 24 ). Figure 23 Figure 24[...]

(38) EQ Setting Click on “EQ” to choose various eect settings ( Figur e 25 ). A new hierarchical menu wil l appear to the right of the EQ menu with such presets as “Jazz ” and “P op.” Playing Modes Click on “Mode” to c hoose various settings for playing music ( Figure 26 ). A new hierarchical menu wil l appear to the right of the[...]

(39) FA Q (Frequently Asked Questions) 1. Why am I not able to record sounds while playing video les in MIDI and A VI formats in the Karaoke menu? Files in MIDI and AVI f ormat occup y more resour ces even when sound recording is disabled. 2. Why do I hear airow and wind sounds when I’m singing? Please keep y our mouth at least several inc [...]

(40) ere fore, take separat e steps to sav e the music les in one f older and, after that, copy the folder to the PK-6000. 7. Why doesn ’ t the player start? Please check whether the battery is installed properly and whether it is fully charged. Y ou should press and hold the power ke y for at least ve (5) seconds t o turn on the PK-6000[...]

(4 1) please select a f requency in the 76-87.5 MHz range t o avoid inter ference. 11. Why does it take the PK-6000 long time to star t? It t akes a ce rtain amount of time t o build and load the device’ s database. e larger and more numerous the les are, the more time it will take t o start up the unit. 12. Why are the MicroSD cards not re[...]

(42) T roubleshooting and Help Some downloaded les in the WMA format cannot be played. Music of various formats is now available online. Among the most popular are WMA ( W indows Media Audio) les. S ome m usic in the WMA format is protected by the copyright safeguard features of the DRM (Digital Rights Management) license. Unauthoriz ed playi[...]

(43) There is data loss occurring. Some data loss is caused by power instability in the process of downloading. is company takes no respo nsibilit y for any data loss. W e suggest Data backup to prevent from les being lost. Some downloaded les that are smaller than the remaining storage space do not play . e internal memor y chip in the[...]

(44) PK-6000 T echnical Specications Internal Memor y Capacity : 2GB MicroSD Expansion Slot Memor y : T akes cards to a maximum of 16GB USB Specication : USB 1.1 (12Mbps) Batter y Capacity : 900 mAh/3.7 V Sig nal-to-Noise : ≥85 DB F requenc y Response : 20Hz-20KHz Earphone O utput P ower : ≥3 mW+3 mW FM T ransmission, F requency R ange an[...]

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