FAQs

For each folder inside a device such as a flash drive, SD card, or a external hard drive, there can be maximum 65,536 files for use with CAVS 205G player due to the required FAT32 format. Given that there are two files (MP3 and CDG) for each song, this implies a physical limit of 32,768 songs per folder. You may also want to divide out the song files into multiple folders not necessarily due to the maximum limit but for better organization, such as to folders of songs for 90’s, 80’s, Pop, Rock, etc. This instruction shows how to name the multiple folders such that you can easily select a song across folders, changing from one folder to another.

Name the folders as ‘MCG#01’, ‘MCG#02’, ‘MCG#03’, etc. inside the device.

Name the song files inside each folder as ‘00001.mp3, 00001.cdg’, ‘00002.mp3, 00002.cdg’, ‘00003.mp3, 00003.cdg’, etc. The song files can be (MP3, MCG) file format or any other file format that are supported in the CAVS 205G player.

After inserting the device into the CAVS 205G player, a folder will appear on the TV screen with ‘Select Song’ message.

Press ’01’, ’02’, ’03’, etc. followed by ‘Menu’ button. This will select a folder.

Press a song number ‘00001’, ‘00002’, ‘00003’, etc. followed by ‘Play’ button. This will select a song.

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For the song files in the Super CD+G format (disc or drive), the index number of the song files do not change. But for the song files of MP3+G or AVC in a drive, the index number of the song files can change when song files are added or removed. It is because the index numbers are generated each time according to the order of the song files being copied into the drive.

To fix the index number of the song files from changing, name each of the song file as #00000-TITLE-SINGER.
For example,
#12345-TITLE-SONGER.MP3, #12345-TITLE-SINGER.CDG
#12345-TITLE-SINGER.AVC
The song files named as above will have the index number fixed as 12345.

My microphone is connected to the 205G USB player using MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack in the front panel. The AV output of the 205G USB player is connected to a TV using HDMI or RCA outputs. But when I am singing into the microphone, the singing voice is coming out with a delay. The Echo is turned down to zero using the remote control of the 205G USB player.

The cause is your AV connection. Instead of connecting audio directly from the 205G USB player to the receiver or speakers, you are connecting the AV output of the 205G USB player to the TV first using HDMI or RCA, and then taking the sound out from the TV to the receiver or audio system. Even the latest and greatest TVs in the world takes a split second to in-take the AV signal, process it, and then output the audio.

So, if your receiver or audio system takes in only the RCA input, connect the 205G USB RCA audio output (red and white RCA outputs) to the receiver or audio system directly. If your receiver or audio receiver takes in the HDMI input, connect the HDMI output of the 205G USB player first into the receiver and let the receiver split the video portion which you can then connect to the TV, and let the audio portion go out to the speakers.

If you are using the built-in speakers in the TV only, not a separate receiver or audio system, you can connect the HDMI or RCA output of the 205G USB player directly into the TV. But if you using a separate receiver or audio system with speakers that is not built-in to the TV, always go directly from the 205G USB player output to the receiver or audio system first.

Given an USB flash drive, USB hard drive, or SD card that is made by MCG Manager for CAVS 205G USB Karaoke Machine and works fine playing the songs, how do we make a copy of it to another USB flash drive, USB hard drive or SD card?

From henceforth, we call an USB flash drive, USB hard drive, or SD card as an external drive.

1. Be sure that the new external drive is formatted FAT32.
2. Connect both the old and new external drives to a PC.
3. Copy all the files and folders in the old external drive to the new external drive.
4. Start the MCG Manager program and select the new external drive as the TARGET. The songs inside the new external drive will appear in the right side window.
5. Click on the Save button. The MCG Manager program will begin to reset song files in the new external drive.
6. When done, the new external drive is ready for use with the CAVS 205G USB Karaoke Machine and can be disconnected from the PC.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.

When installing or starting the MCG Manager program, you may receive the following error message:
“The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.”

To correct the error, please install the following set of Microsoft Visual C++ libraries.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable – x64 9.0.30729.6161
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable – x86 9.0.30729.6161
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable – 10.0.30319
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable – 10.0.30319
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) – 12.0.30501
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) – 12.0.30501

You can download the libraries from this link: Microsoft Visual C++.zip
You can confirm the installation by going to Control Panel > Programs and features.

This instruction show how to customize the song numbers in a playlist. It applies to CAVS JB-199 III, JB-199 IV, JB-199 mini, and JB-199 mini II models.

Open the playlist in ‘My Server’ or in a playlist slot (1 – 10).
Highlight/mark the song (or all songs) that you wish to change the song numbers of. You can use a single click to select a single song, single click followed by Control-Clicks for additional songs, or use Click followed by Shift-Click for multiple songs.
Right click on the highlighted song(s) and you will see a popup menu with following choices.

• Index – Index all the songs as currently listed starting from 1 and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Start Number – For a highlighted song, index it with a start number inserted and sequentially thereafter.
• Index with Filename – For all highlighted songs, index with filenames that are numerical, such as the song files in old JB-199 I or II.

Only the above three methods are allowed for renumbering the songs. Manual editing individual song numbers are not allowed for possible user errors.