Playing PC Karaoke on Your TV
To experience a richer, fuller sound from your PC when using our famous Kool Karaoke Studio Software, connect your PC’s sound card to your home stereo.
How To Do This:
From the 'Line Out' jack of your PC’s sound card, connect an audio cable (normally a 3.5mm Stereo Phone to Dual RCA) to the back of your home stereo. You can choose from a variety of inputs: TV, tape, CD, VCR, but do not use 'Phono' if you have one. The 'Phono' input is boosted by your amplifier and would be inappropriate for this application.
Before turning on your stereo be sure that the volume is turned down, unless you would like to risk a very LOUD surprise! Check in the Windows 'Play Control' window to ensure that the play volume is about half way. Start a song in Kool Karaoke Studio, select the appropriate sound source on your amplifier and slowly raise the volume to a comfortable level.
Now connect your PC’s video output directly to your television.
How To Do This:
If your computer’s video card doesn’t support this feature, you can easily change your card. Most major video card manufacturers produce at least one model that allows you to do this at a very affordable price.
There are three ways you can connect a video card to your television, depending on what kind of inputs your television accepts. The most recent connection is 'S-Video', the second most recent being 'Video-In' and lastly, 'Cable'. Check which inputs your television supports and verify that the video card you’re interested in has the appropriate connections.
If your television has only a 'Cable' connection, one way to get the video signal to your television is by passing the signal through your VCR. Connect the 'Video Out' from your video card to the 'Video In' connection of your VCR. On your VCR select 'Auxiliary Input'. Set your TV as if you were going to watch a recording from your VCR. You should now see the images generated by your computer on your television screen.
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Until next time, get up and SING!
Dr. Karaoke