E-32
Using a Microphone for Sing Along
To use a microphone for sing along
PREPARATION
• Adjust the main volume (page E-18), accompaniment/
song volume (page E-49), and microphone volume (page
E-31).
1
Find the tune you want in the SONGS/Sing Along
List or on a Smart Media card, and note its number.
• See page A-9 for the SONGS/Sing Along List.
2
Press the SING ALONG button to enter the Sing
Along Mode.
• This causes the SING ALONG indicator to appear.
3
Select the sing along source.
■ SONGS
Press the SONGS button. This enters the Sing Along
SONGS Mode, and displays the SONGS indicator.
• Each press of the SONGS button toggles the SONGS
indicator on and off.
■ SmartMedia card
Press the CARD button. This enters the Sing Along Card
Mode, and displays the CARD indicator.
• Each press of the CARD button toggles the CARD
indicator on and off.
4
Use the number buttons to input the two-digit song
number.
Example: To select “ALOHA OE”, which is song number
58, input 5 and then 8.
NOTE
• The initial power on default tune setting is “00”.
• You can also specify the song number using the [+] and
[–] buttons.
5
Press the <PLAY/STOP> button to start tune play.
■ When the keyboard is connected to a TV
When you select a tune that includes lyric data, the lyrics
appear on the TV screen. In this case, the keyboard’s
screen continues to show the song title, without
changing.
• Now use the microphone to sing along with the
playback.
• The Sing Along Mode is similar to the SONGS Mode.
The only difference is that the melody part in the Sing
Along Mode is played back at a lower volume. Also a
different tone setting is used in the Sing Along mode
to make sing along easier.
6
Use the KEY CONTROL/TRANSPOSE buttons
(
/ ) to change the overall key of the playback,
if you want.
: Raises the key by one semitone
: Lowers the key by one semitone
7
Press the <PLAY/STOP> button to stop tune play.
• The same song plays in an endless loop until you stop
it.
NOTE
• To return a tune to its default key, press both of the KEY
CONTROL/TRANSPOSE buttons ( and ) at the
same time.
Displaying Song Lyrics on a TV
Screen
When you select and start playback of a song that includes
lyric data while the keyboard is connected to a TV, a sing
along screen showing the song lyrics will appear on the TV.
• A microphone icon is displayed next to the song numbers
on the TV screen SONGS/Sing Along List that include lyric
data.
• The lyrics that correspond to the accompaniment that is
currently playing change color on the screen.
• Lyrics that appear on the TV screen may not perfectly match
those of the original tune, so they can be matched to the
built-in tune.
NOTE
• The display limit is 25 characters per line on the screen
of a TV connected to the keyboard. Anything past the
25th character is not displayed.
Indicator appears
Indicator appears
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