Radio Shack Hi-Power CD+G Karaoke System manual

Owner’s Manual Please re ad before u sing this equipm ent. Hi-Power CD+G Karaoke System[...]

2 The FCC Wants You to Know ˆ The FCC W ant s Y ou to Know This e qui pmen t ha s be en t ested and fou nd to comp ly with th e limits fo r a Class B digi tal devic e, pu rsu ant to Par t 15 of t he FCC Rules . These lim its are desi gned to prov ide reasona ble pr otection a gainst h armful i nter- ference in a resid ential ins talla tion. This e[...]

3 Contents ˆ Contents Features ... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ... ........ .... 4 Connections ....... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ....... .... .... 5 Connecti ng Mi cro pho nes[...]

4 Features ˆ Features Your Ra dioShack Hi-Power C DG Karaoke System is one of the mo st versati le karaoke systems availabl e. It le ts you be t he “sta r” as you s ing alon g with your f avorite re cordings on a CD, a CD+G (a compact disc with a graph ic track), a casse tte tape, or a video tape, an d hear your voi ce with the mus ic through [...]

5 Connections Auxiliary O utput Jac ks — for connect ing another audio compon ent, s uch as an equal - izer/boo ster o r a PA syste m. Automat ic Search — lets you quickl y locate and pla y any trac k on the loaded CD/CD +G. Audi bl e Sear ch — le ts you q uick ly lo cate a particul ar sectio n of track while it i s playin g. Intro Scan — l[...]

6 Connections outp ut jack s t o AUX IN R and AUX IN L on the karao k e syst em. Note: If yo ur audi o sour ce does not have AUX OUT R and L j acks, but ha s onl y a headpho ne or line o ut jack (such as on a po r- table ta pe or CD player ), use a s hielded Y- adapter c ord with pho no jacks on each end . Conne ct the s ingle -plug end to t he au [...]

7 A Quick Look at Your Karaoke System ˆ A Quick Look at Y our Kara oke Syste m BASS/ TR EBLE — Adj ust BASS and TREBLE to cus- tomize the sound. Both of these con- trols let you adjust the sound level in a specific frequency range. KEY CONTROL — To adjust the key of recorded music from your k araoke system to m atch your vocal range, repeatedl[...]

8 Singing Along/Quick S tart ˆ Singing Alon g/Q uick Start The ins tructi ons in t his sec tion p rovide a quick re ference to help yo u get starte d sing- ing along with your k araoke CD/C D+G s ys- tem. SINGING WITH A CD/CD+G OR CASSETTE T APE Follow these steps to si ng along with a CD/ CD+G (s uch as th e one supp lied) or a cas- sette ta pe. [...]

9 CD/CD+G Player Operation 13. T o stop a ta pe, pres s STOP/E JECT on the deck yo u are using . Press STOP/ EJECT again to open the cass ette com- part ment d oor and remov e th e ta pe. 14. Se t each m icrophone ’ s ON/OFF switch to OFF , then pres s ST ANDBY to turn off the system . ST ANDBY lights. SINGING WITH ANOTHER AUDIO SOURCE If yo u co[...]

10 CD/CD+G Player Operation 7. Press PLA Y/P AUSE . The CD/CD+G begins to p lay from T rack 1 and the track’ s e lapsed p lay time appea rs. Note: While a CD/CD+G is playing, press REMAIN to see the remain ing play time of the curre nt di sc. 5(0$,1 5(0$,1 5(0$,1 5(0$,1 appears. Press REMAIN aga in to re turn to the elapse d time displ ay . 8. Us[...]

11 CD/CD+G Player Operation To conti nuously repeat a single track , pres s REPEA T once while t he des ired track is play - ing. 5(3($7 #4 5(3($ 7 #4 5(3($ 7 #4 5(3($ 7 #4 appea rs. To cont inuous ly repea t all tracks o n the C D/ CD+G , repeated ly pres s REPEA T until 5(3($7 5(3($ 7 5(3($ 7 5(3($ 7 $// $// $// $// appears. To canc el repeat pla[...]

12 Cassette Deck Operation progra mmed sequ ence, see “Rep eat Play” on Page 10. T o sea rch thro ugh prog ram med t rack s, see “A ut omat ic Sear ch ” on Page 10. 7. Programm ed pla y automat ically s tops a t the end of the last pro gramm ed track. T o stop the karao ke sys tem at any time duri ng p rog ramme d pl ay , pres s STO P . The[...]

13 Cassette Deck Operation play or rec ord on facing y ou, and the full reel to th e left. 4. Close the com partment d oor . PLAYING A T APE You can play a cassette tape in either TAPE 1 or TAPE 2, or you can load casset te tapes in both decks and play them co nsecutiv ely. Warn in g: To protect your hea ring, set MAS - TER VO LUM E to MIN b efo re[...]

14 Cassette Deck Operation RECORDING TIPS • T ape quality greatly a ffe cts the q uality o f the record ing. W e recomm end Radi oSh ack Supe rt ape Exte nde d Range or Low-No ise T ype 1 tape. We do n ot reco mmend l ong-pla y ca ssette tapes, such as C-120s , beca use they are thin and can e asily tangle in the cas- sette mec hanism. For lo w-n[...]

15 Using Optional Components T APE T IPS Restoring T ape T ension and Sound Quality Afte r you pla y a casset te tape seve ral time s, the tape m ight becom e tightly wou nd on the reels. Th is ca n cause p layback sound qu ality to deteri orate. To restore the s oun d quali ty, fast -forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, th e[...]

16 Troubleshooting LISTENING THROUGH ANOTHER AUDIO COMPONENT If you conn ected an audio comp onent (su ch as a PA syst em) t o yo ur k ara oke s yst em, f ol- low thes e steps to liste n to the karaoke sys- tem’s s ound through tha t compon ent. 1. Press ST ANDBY to turn on the system . ST ANDBY turns of f. 2. Set FUNCTION SELECTOR to AUX . AUX l[...]

17 Troubleshooting CARE Keep the ka raoke system dry; if it gets wet , wipe it dry immediate ly. Use and store the karaoke system only in n ormal t emperature envir onm ent s. Ha ndl e the ka raok e s ystem carefull y; do not dro p it. Keep t he karaoke system away from du st and dirt, a nd wipe i t with a da mp clot h occasio nally to keep it look[...]

18 Specifications ˆ Specifications Power Ou tput (a t 10% THD) .... .... ...... ..... ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... . 25 W atts per C hannel Bass .. ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ....... ..........[...]

19 Notes ˆ Notes[...]

32-1 175 04A01 Printed in Hong Kong Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limited Nin ety-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufacturi ng defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owne d st ores and aut hori zed R[...]