Acesonic PK-1290 manual

1 PK-1290 R OADWIZ 80-Watt Portable Sound Sys tem with Digital Recording ® User Manual NO TE: T o ensure this system works safely and to its fullest p otential, please rea d the User Manual care fully befor e use, and keep it handy for futur e re ference. See imp ortant Saf ety Inf ormat ion on pages 19-20. ank you for purchasing A cesonic’ s[...]

2 FEA TURES Y our Acesonic PK-1290 Roadwiz 80-W att P ortable Sound System with Digital Recording has ever ything you need to make music, conver t (“rip”) CD+G les to the MP3+G format and record dig itally . e built-in amplier allows you t o connect keyboards, guit ars and microphones to p lay through the 80-watt speaker . With numerou[...]

3 reading of data. In extreme cases, such conditions may render the disc completely unreadable b y the play er . V ideo S ignal F or mats is player a ccommodates both NTSC and P AL sys- tems, with automatic detection and override settings. Digital Audio F ormats is player a ccommodates stereo , analog and several high-resolution digital audio[...]

4 Front Panel Functions & Operations Master V olume, Microp hone Eects, Recording & USB/Card Section ( above ) 1. MICROPHONE EFFECTS: ese controls allow you to set tone , echo, repeat and delay eects for the microphone inputs (both fr ont panel and rear panel inputs are aected). 2. MAST E R V OLUME: Contr ols the volume of mi- c[...]

5 be shown on the TV screen if connected. 6. P LA YER C ONTROLS: Her e are y our standard disc player co ntrols for open, star t, stop, pause, etc. 7. KEY & MU TE CONTROLS: Contr ol pitch by halftones with shar p and at buttons, and return to the original pitch with the natural sy mbol. MU T E button will toggle between mute and normal outpu[...]

6 9. NUMBER/ME NU: Press this key once to return to the root menu for D VDs. Y ou can search by song number using number keys in USB/SD mode. 10. TIT L E: D VDs have numbers that make it easy to identify and locate chapters. Y ou c an search by using alphanumeric keys in USB/SD mode. 11. DI RECTION KEYS & E NT E R ( ⬆⬇⬅ ➡ ): e arrows[...]

7 to a menu screen while playing. 13. DISP LA Y: Shows disc info , if disc suppor ts this. 14. RECOR D: Record singing (audio MP3 le o nly) from CD/V CD discs or record MP3+G (A/V les) from CD+G/MP3+G discs or les. Y ou can change the titles of the recorded les before beginning to record. T o rip a single le from CD+G or MP3+G disc, [...]

8 V ideo (yellow) and Audio (r ed/white). 5. AUX OU T : Additio nal RC A A/V outs to send line-level signal(s) to other devices, like amps. 6. KARA OKE MIX RC A O U TS: Stereo lines out and two (2) Subwoofer O uts. 7. MUL TI FORMA T KARA OKE PLA YER OU TS: First three pairs of RC A outputs at left are for SURR OUND output. T o use S urround, press [...]

9 allows you to choose between the Internal or External speakers (External speakers, max 100W each). P ower Connections ( F igure C, below right ) Connect the power cor d from an A C outlet to the re- ceptacle at the bottom of illustration ( Figur e C, below right ). Y ou c an also plug in another device into the top receptacle to power it. Input V[...]

10 Basic Operation: Karaoke Using Micr ophone(s) e system has three (3) front-panel micr ophone inputs, with c apability f or simultaneous input. Microphone Mixing W hen a microphone is plugged in, the system mixes prerecor ded music playback with your v oice. 1. Press PO WER button to turn on the system. 2. L oad a K araoke Disc. 3. Press PLA Y[...]

1 1 V ideo 1. Press Dir ection KE Y [ ▲ / ▼ ] to choose VIDEO . 2. Press Dir ection KE Y [ ▶ ] to show SUB-ME NU . 3. Press Dir ection KE Y [ ▲ / ▼ ] to select VIDEO OU TPU T mode. 4) Pr ess E NTE R to conrm selection. Note : e output modes are YUV , T V -RGB , P- SC AN, YPBPR , PC- V GA and S- VI DEO. Make sure y our T V and D VD h[...]

12 4. Press E NT ER to co nrm selection. Note : AUDIO LANGU A GE, SUBTIT L E LAN- GU A GE and ME NU LANGU A GE should be sup- ported by a DIC function. Audio Setup Unload the disc, press SETUP KEY to open the SETUP MENU , then press Direction KE Y [ ◀ / ▶ ] to select the AUDIO SE TUP . e SUB-ME NU con- tains: • AUDIO OU T • MIC SETUP [...]

13 Basic Operation: Recording MP3+Gs W hat Is MP3+G? An MP3+G le is a karaoke-based le format that consists of two parts, an audio le in MP3 format and a graphics le that displays on-screen lyr ics. ese two les combined are called an MP3+G le. An MP3+G le will occupy about the same disc space r equired for a standard CD+G tr[...]

14 displayed. is ensures that the entire disc will be ripped to the memor y card. 3. If you only want to record a single track, press RE PEA T until RE P ONE is display ed. is en- sures only the selected track will be recorded. 4. Next, simpl y press the REC ORD butto n on the Roadwiz or the Remote control. When you do this, the song should s[...]

15 Advanced Playback Operations P laying from a Specic P osition Locating a Desired Scene f rom the DVD Menu : D VD discs generally have their own menus showing the contents of the disc. ese menus contain various items such as the titles of movies, names of songs or artist infor mation, and display them on the T V screen. Y ou can locate a de[...]

1 6 Other Advanced Operations Searching by S ong Number In the USB/SD C ARD mode , you can play songs from USB/SD devices by the so ng number that the unit assigns to each song automatically . In the USB/SD C ARD mode , press the NUMBER button on the Remote to start the song number or- dering screen as shown below . 1. Press number buttons o n the [...]

1 7 T roubleshooting Char t 1 Incorrect user operations are often mistaken for and system malfunctions. If you suspect that something is wrong, check the T r oubleshooting Charts on the ne xt few pages , as sometimes the problems lie within other audio components and their settings. Remember to troubleshoot any other components that y ou are using [...]

18 T roubleshooting Char t 2 T echnical Specications NOTE : If you experience long pauses when recor ding a performance, you should consider r eformatting the memor y c ard or r educing the number of les on it, whether it is being used alone or in a USB carr ier . T oo many les on the memor y card can occ asionally delay the recording pr o[...]

19 Safety , W arnings and Precautions Mises en garde, prec autions et procedures de sûreté e lightning-with-arrowhead symbol inside a triangle aler ts the user that potentially dangerous v oltage in the product enclosure may constitute a risk of electric shock. e exclamation point within a triangle alerts the user to impor tant operating, m[...]

20 PK-1290 Roadwiz 80-W att Por table Sound System with Digital Recording One (1) Y ear Manufacturer Warranty Lifetime T echnical Support Designed in U.S.A. T echnical Support: (626) 820-06 45 techsuppor t@acesonic.com Web site: www .acesonic.com Acesonic USA , Inc. 1 6 1 S. 8th Avenue City of Industr y CA 9 1 7 46-3208 U.S.A . © 2010 Acesonic USA[...]