Optimus 32-1162 User Manual

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SINGING ALONG
Now, get ready for some fun! In this sec-
tion, we tell you how to connect your mi-
crophone and sing along with the
karaoke system. 
Warning:  To protect your hearing, set
VOLUME 
on the karaoke system and the
volume control on any connected exter-
nal audio component to its lowest setting
before you turn them on.
SINGING WITH A 
CASSETTE TAPE
Follow these steps to sing along with a
regular prerecorded cassette tape or a
karaoke audio cassette tape (such as
the one supplied).
1. Set 
AUX/TAPE
 on the back of the
karaoke system to 
TAPE
.
2. Load the cassette tape into TAPE 1
or TAPE 2.
3. Press 
POWER
.
4. Press 
PLAY
 on the deck you are
using. 
5. Adjust 
VOLUME 
to the desired listen-
ing level.
6. Set the microphone’s 
ON/OFF
 switch
to 
ON
, then adjust 
MIC
 
VOLUME
 to
the desired microphone output level.
Note: If you connected an additional
microphone, 
MIC
 
VOLUME
 affects its
output level along with the supplied
microphone.
7. Adjust the system’s sound to your
listening preferences using 
ECHO
,
A.V.C.
BALANCE
TAPE
 
SPEED
, and
the 5-Band Frequency Equalizer.
8. Sing directly into the microphone
along with the music.
9. If you are using a karaoke audio
cassette tape, adjust 
A.V.C.
 for the
desired effect.
Note:  With a regular (non-karaoke)
prerecorded cassette tape, you can-
not adjust the volume of the prere-
corded original singer’s voice in
relation to the music. 
10. When you finish, press 
STOP/EJECT
on the deck you are using to stop
the tape. Press 
STOP/EJECT
 again
to open the cassette compartment
door and remove the tape. 
11. Press 
POWER
 to turn off the
karaoke system, then set the micro-
phone’s 
ON/OFF
 switch to 
OFF
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