Sony HCD-H700 - Microphone Mixing; Mixing Operation; Recording the sound mixed with a source; Recording from a microphone only

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Microphone
Mixing
Mixing Operation
1. Turn down the MIC 1 and 2 LEVEL
controls completely and connect
microphones to the MIX MIC 1 and
MIC 2 jacks. (only for FH-B170K)
Connect a microphone to the MIX
MIC jack. (for other modeis)
2 Press FUNCTION to select program
source and play It.
3 Sing or speak into the
microphone(s).
4 (only for FH-8170K)
Adjust the microphone volume level
with the MIC 1 and/or 2 LEVEL
control(s).
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Adjust the ECHO LEVEL control.
6 Adjust the VOLUME control.
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Be sure to disconnect the microphone(s). Spawn ent Aiassacs =
Recording the sound mixed with a
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1 Mix the sound as described above.
2 insert a tape in deck B. |
3 Start recording. E
Recording from a microphone only
1 Press FUNCTION to select the CD
player. If a CD is being played, press
@ to stop playing.
2 Stan recording.
When only one microphone is used (for
FH-B170K)
Connect it to the MIX MIC 1 jack and turn down
the MIC 2 LEVEL completely.
To stop howling (acoustic feedback)
Placing the microphone too close to the
speakers may cause howling. Move the
microphone away from the speakers or change
the direction it faces.
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Reducing the Vocals of a
disc/tape — Vocal Reducti
You can sing with any desired stereo
source by pressing the KARAOKE PON
button which minimizes the singer's
voice.
To reduce the vocal
Press the KARAOKE PON button so that
the indicator turns on.
To cancel the vocai reduction
Press the button again so that the
indicator turns off.
Notes on the vocal reduction
* Utilize stereo recorded sources. Not only
would the singer’s voice be reduced, but
instrumental sounds may also be
reduced with monaural recorded
sources.
The singers's voice may not be reduced
completely for the following.
* Stereo recorded sources containing
only few instruments
* Duet
*Souces with strong echoes and chorus
* Souces with singer's voice deviating
from the center
*Souces with singer's voice with
extreme soprano or tenor
When vocal reduction is used, the play
sound will be monaural.
Singing Along with Multiplex
Tapes
This feature can be made use of when
you enjoy singing-along with microphones
connected to the unit, while playing back
a multiplex tape.
*To enjoy singing along, press MPX
(multiplex) so that the indicator is turned
on. You can hear only instrumental
music and your voice through the
microphone without recorded voice.
*To hear both instrumental music and
recorded voice, press MPX again so that
the indicator is turned off.
What is a multiplex tape?
Instrumental music and vocals were
recorded respectively on the leit channel
and on the right channel. Therefore, when
playing back a tape instrumental music
comes from the left speaker and vocals
come from the right speaker separately.
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Maintenance
Cleaning the Heads and the
Tape Paths EY
Clean after every 10 hours of operation
and before recording for optimum
record/playback quality.
1 Press EJECT & to open the
cassette holders.
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Slightly moisten the tip of a cotton
swab with cleaning fluid or atcohol.
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Wipe the parts shown in the
illustration:
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f Erase head
fA Record/playback head
£1 Pinch roller
Do not insert a cassette until cleaned
areas are completely dry.
Demagnetizing the Heads
Alter 20 to 30 hours of use, it is
necessary to remove residual magnetism
built up on the head using any
commercially available demagnetizer.
For demagnetizing procedure, refer to the
instruction manual of the demagnetizer.
Cleaning Dises EJ
When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with
a cleaning cloth. Wipe the dise from the
center out.
Do not use solvents such as benzine,
thinner, commercially available cleaners,
or anti-static spray intended for analog
discs.
Cleaning the Cabinet
Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with
mild detergent solution.