VocoPro PKJ-9090PRO manual

owner's manual THE SINGER'S UL TIMA TE CHOICE PKJ-9090PRO PROFESSIONAL KARAOKE MIXER WITH DSP KEY CONTROL AND CROSSF ADER VIDEO TOGGLE 1 2 3 4 (BALANCED) (BALANCED) (BALANCED) (BALANCED) GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN TREBLE TREBLE TREBLE TREBLE BASS BASS ECHO ECHO ECHO ECHO BASS BASS CUE ON KEY ON CUE ON KEY ON CUE ON KEY ON CUE ON K[...]

Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF SHOCK CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user- serviceable parts inside. Only refer servicing to qualified service personnel. W ARNING T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lig[...]

FCC INFORMA TION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!: This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Vocopro may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use this product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to acces[...]

Listening For A Lifetime Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. VocoPro and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of [...]

PKJ-9090PRO Professional Power Mixer with DSP Key Control and Crossfader V ideo T oggle T able of Contents Safety Instructions ................................................................................... 1 FCC Information ....................................................................................... 2 Listening For A Lifetime ......[...]

5 Inputs Sensitivity: MICRO 1,2,3,4 (TOP) ..................................................1.5mV/1K ohms (Balanced XLR Jack) A V/CD ......................................................................150mV/10K ohms (RCA Jack) PHONO .....................................................................3.0mV/47K ohms (RCA Jack) Outputs: MASTER OUTP[...]

W elcome…. And Thank you for purchasing the PKJ-9090PRO from VocoPro, your ultimate choice in Karaoke entertainment! With years of experience in the music entertainment business, VocoPro is a leading manufacturer of Karaoke equipment, and has been providing patrons of bars, churches, schools, clubs and individual consumers the opportunity to soun[...]

7 1 2 4 3 T o mount, carefully place the PKJ-9090PRO in the rack space of your case. The PKJ-9090PRO takes 4 screws to mount. Make sure holes are aligned evenly . Use an alternating “X” rotation when screwing to ensure even tension and alignment. (See diagram below) Y ou will need: • 19” Rack Case • 4 Mount Screws • Phillips-head Screwd[...]

8 Below we provide some general information to help understand how a professional Karaoke system works and how it is connected. Signal Path When connecting your professional Karaoke system, the key is keeping in mind the signal path from the source music into your PKJ-9090 and out to your monitor , amp and speakers. Understanding the signal path be[...]

9 1. XLR or ¼” MICROPHONE/LINE INPUTS - This combination input can be used to connect either a low impedance (XLR), high impedance (¼”) microphone or line-level device. The ¼” INPUT jack is located in the center of the jack housing. The XLR INPUT jack is locat- ed within the outer perimeter of the jack housing. Align the 3 pins of your XLR[...]

10 Middle Panel Descriptions and Functions 1. VIDEO SELECT toggle - Holding this switch in the CROSSF ADER position for a second, toggles video selection options between either CROSSF ADER activation and MANUAL. When in CROSSF ADER mode, the LED above CROSSFAD- ER VIDEO TOGGLE will illuminate blue. This indi- cates that video ouput signal is reciev[...]

11 10. CROSSFADER/VIDEO TOGGLE - The CROSSF ADER allows the user to fade the music out from one source and in to another source, while simultaneously switching the VIDEO TOG- GLE between the two associated video inputs. For example, a clean fade from one CDG to an- other is possible, automatically cueing the lyrics for each disc on your video monit[...]

12 Master Panel Descriptions and Functions 1. LED METERS - These meters display system OUTPUT LEVELS. For maximum performance with a clean, undistor ted signal, increase source out- put, as well as the PKJ-9090PRO’ s GAIN, CHAN- NEL F ADER and L/R MASTER FADERS until meter peaks in the yellow LED range (-2 to +4). Input should rarely cause meters[...]

13 Master Panel Descriptions and Functions Cont... 10. ECHO - This button controls whether ECHO is applied to selected MIC channels. If this button is pressed to the in position, the ECHO settings will be applied to any assigned channels. If it is in the extended position, the ECHO settings will not be applied to any chan- nel, whether individually[...]

14 1. BOOTH OUT - These ¼” jacks are for sending audio to BOOTH/MONITOR speakers. The output level to the BOOTH/MONITOR speakers is controlled via the BOOTH fader . Connect an appropriate cable from these jacks to your BOOTH/MONITOR speakers. Note: If your Booth/Monitor speakers do not have a built-in amplifier , you will need to connect them t[...]

15 9. MICROPHONE INSERTS - These jacks are for connecting out-board ef fects units. The audio from the MIC channels are routed out from the INSERT jacks to your out-board effects unit(s) and routed back with the effects applied, using only a single cable. In order to use these jacks, you will need appropriate TRS (tip = send, ring = return, sleeve [...]

16 1. SPEAKER/BRIDGE OUTPUTS - This connection outputs to speakers using “banana cables”. Y ou have the option of using the Bridge configuration or the Stereo configuration. See the OPERA TIONS section for instructions on using the STEREO or BRIDGE configuration. 2. GROUND LIFT switch - A “ground loop” is a phenomenon where an unintended[...]

17 Advanced Operations Using Digital Key Control Use the Digital Key Controller to obtain the a musical key that matches the natural range of your voice. Y ou can increase or decrease the original or “NORMAL” note by 6 steps to cover the total musical range of 12 different keys. The Digital Key Controller indicator displays either 0 for NORMAL [...]

18 Advanced Operations Cont... Customizing Digital Echo settings (See Figure 1) When using Digital Echo, you can customize the effect by adjusting the ECHO, REPEA T and DELA Y controls. First set the ECHO level control to 5. Then customize the effect with the REPEA T and DELA Y level controls. REPEA T adjusts the inter val repetition of the echo ef[...]

19 Advanced Operations Cont... Making an announcement during playback T o make an announcement during music playback, you most likely will want the music at a low enough volume so that you can be heard over the music clearly . T o do this, you use the T ALK OVER function(pg 9, #9) when the toggle is set to ON, the music volume is lowered considerab[...]

20 Master Cueing Master Cueing will cue the MASTER OUTPUT to the headphones. This is commonly used to isolate the audio signal to the headphones. Master cueing makes it possible to practice when “audible” music is not permitted i.e. late night practicing at home. T o MASTER CUE, make sure the CUE/MASTER button is set to MASTER and adjust the CU[...]

21 Bridge Operation 1. Set the STEREO/BRIDGE switch to the BRIDGE position. 2. With the PKJ-9090’ s power OFF , connect the banana plug cables from the speaker’ s output to the STEREO.BRIDGE input horizontally . When using the bridge connection, only one cable can be used. ( - ) ( + ) ( - ) ( + ) ( - ) ( + ) ( - ) ( + ) Bare wire Banana plug ST[...]

T roubleshooting No sound coming from selected music source No video output from display devices Video cancel/partner features are not working properly T a lk over feature lowers microphone volume with music volume Crossfader isn’t fading between channels No channels or volume being cued to head phones No audio being routed through insert channel[...]

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