CAVS JB-199 III Premier Karaoke Jukebox
CAVS JB-199 III Premier combines the reliability and durability of karaoke jukebox with the latest technologies of Windows 10 64-bit, Internet, Networking, Touch screen display, and HDMI. It is a product resulting from years of research and feedbacks, truly dedicated to professionals.
CAVS JB-199 III Premier is compatible to all the song files of previous generations, JB-99, JB-199 and JB-199 II. Simply copy and paste the songs from the previous generations, and the JB-199 III Premier will play the songs without conversion or reformatting. The JB-199 III also supports the CD+G, Super CD+G, MP3+G, ZIP, AVI, MP4, and WMV file formats and more, covering most, if not all, formats of karaoke songs.
CAVS JB-199 III Premier is capable of recording the audio video performances in realtime. It can utilize optional USB webcam to capture the moments in HD recording together with the sound of the music and singing. The recorded MP4 files can instantly be replayed or written to a flash drive or disc.
CAVS JB-199 III Premier can connect wirelessly to E-Songbooks, iPhone, iPad, Androids, and Windows tablets. Sharing the song list, it enables the cell phones and tablets to browse, sort, and search for the songs and also to reserve. It is optional also to play, pause, stop, next, and cancel the songs from the networked devices.
CAVS JB-199 III Premier has a built-in touch screen support, 3D Customer Interface. It iis easy to use for both the customers and KJs. Hiding the details of options and settings, the 3D Customer Interface offers an intuitive User Interface to conduct the karaoke show at the touch of your finger tips.
CAVS JB-199 III Premier comes with special features such as Interlude, Messaging, Rotation, Singing Contest, and Advertisement. These features are the results of many user feedbacks that we received over the years. CAVS JB-199 III will continue to improve and the updates are an essential part of the product.
CAVS JB-199 III offers an integrated touch screen control of music volume, microphone volumes, Echo, and Reverb. This is an optional feature which comes with new CAVS Digital Karaoke Mixer. When added, CAVS JB-199 III integrates the control of songs with the control of sound, providing the convenience of a single touch screen control for all aspects of karaoke show.
CAVS JB-199 III has a song capacity that is limited only by the hard drive inside. For a 2-Terabyte hard drive, it can carry up to 500,000 songs. It also has the state-of-the-art song search which makes it a truly international system that plays all international songs as well as search using all international languages. It also has 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0, Dual LAN, and multi (HDMI, VGA, RCA) audio video outputs. It is attachable to monitors, TVs, touch screens, keyboard, mouse, disc drive, Bill/Coin acceptor, USB.webcam, etc.
FEATURES
Play CD+G, Super CD+G, CD, DVD, Video CD discs*
Play MP3+G, MP3/MCG, MP3/NCG, Super CD+G, AVI, WMV, MP4, ZIP, MP3, MIDI, and KAR files
Encode/Capture CD+G, Super CD+G, and DVD discs into hard drive
Connect to TV using RCA, VGA, or HDMI output
Independent Control Panel with 10+ playlists and the 3D Customer Interface for touch screen monitor
Connect to E-Songbook, iPhone, iPad, and Androids, and Windows tablets
List and search songs in all international languages
Preset volume, pitch, tempo, sync, customer name, etc. for each song
Advanced features: Pictures, Interlude, History, Singing Contest, Rotation, Messaging, Advertisement
Customize with text, logo, pictures, videos, and live webcam
Realtime HD audio video recording of live performances
Equalizer with 8-frequency blocks and (-20, +20) steps, memory, and
Repeat, Voice cancel, Random play, Silence (Gap) Remover
* Optional disc drive required
WHEN INSTALLING UNIT
SAFETY
WHEN HANDLING DISC
ACCESSORIES
1. POWER Button: Power on/off
2. MIC 1 and MIC 2 Inputs: Plug in jacks for MIC 1 and MIC 2
3. MIC 1 and MIC 2 Volume Controls: Volume controls for MIC 1 and MIC 2
4. ECHO Control: Echo control for MIC 1 and MIC 2
5. JB/CD Selector: Select between Jukebox (JB) and Disc (CD) play mode
6. Up & Down, Tempo Up & Down: Move Up/Down, Tempo Up/Down
7. BGV (Background video): Select the background video between Off/ Internal video/ Still images/ External USB camera
8. Left & Right, Key Up & Down: Move Left/Right, Key (pitch) Up/Down
9. LIST: Open/Close the song list on the TV display
10. MENU: Open/Close the MENU screen
11. VOCAL: Select between Left/ Right/ Stereo channels
12. LCD Display: Show play status, song number, time, credit, etc.
13. Remote Sensor: Infrared signal sensor for Remote Controller
14. Numeric Buttons (0 - 9): Input numbers of songs, tracks, or menu items
15. Cancel: Cancel programmed songs
16. PROG: Program up to 99 songs
17. STOP: Stop play or return
18. PLAY: Play/Pause a song or select a menu item
1. AUDIO Output: Audio L, R output terminals (1, 2)
2. AUDIO Input: Audio L, R input terminals for recording
3. VIDEO Ouput: Composite video output terminals (1, 2)
4. VGA Output: 15-pin connector for PC monitor
5. LIGHTING Control: Lighting control terminal
6. RESET: Press to restart JB-199 III Premier
7. BILL/COIN: OPDIN connector for Bill/Coin/Card acceptor
8. HDMI: HDMI video audio output for TV
9. RJ45 Connector: Ethernet connector with 10/100/1000 Mbps speed
10. RJ45 Connector: Ethernet connector with 10/100/1000 Mbps spped
11. USB 2.0: USB 2.0 connectors (1, 2) for external flash drive, hard drive, USB webcam, etc.
12. USB 3.0: USB 3.0 connectors (1, 2) for external flash drive, hard drive, USB webcam, etc.
13. POWER Cord Plug: Plug for power cord
1. SONG IN PLAY: Display song number in play
2. AVAILABLE CREDIT: Credit remaining from bill, coin, or card acceptor
3. TIME: Display elapsed or remaining time
4. STATUS: Display Stop, Play or Pause
5. SONG SELECTION: Display the song number being inputted
6. SELECTION STATUS: Display selection result
All operations on the Controal Panel are performed with a keyboard and mouse (See Section: How to connect).
A. VIEW, TOOLS, HELP
B. PLAYER
C. CONTROLLER
D. EQUALIZER, FANFARE, MIDI MIXER
E. FUNCTION MENU
F. ROTATION
G. FOLDER MENU
H. LIST BROWSER
I. FILE BROWSER
Select Tools > Setting and the following popup windows will appear.
E-Songbook
Place a check mark on Start E-Songbook Server to start the CAVS RS II Server program.
Using a wireless router, this server program establishes the communication between the JB-199 III Premier and the E-Songbooks, iPhones, iPads, and Android smartphones and tablets.
The song list (playlist) loaded into My Server in the program is shared among all devices in the network, enabling users to select the songs from any devices by scroll, sort, and search functions.
It also enables users to reserve, make favorite list, and score the singers wirelessly in contests.
For detail description of how to operate the E-Songbook, iPhone, iPad, or Android devices in conjunction with the PlayCDG KJ Delxue 64 LT program, please go to Section 5.9 Using E-Songbooks.
3D Customer Interface
Place a check mark on Enable 3D Customer Interface which starts a simple and intuitive interface for hosts and customers.
The 3D Customer Interface is design to simplified the karaoke operation to the minimum for the hosts so that they can be free to entertain.
It is also designed for the customers to select a song and play using their fingertips.
The 3D Customer Interface is mainly used on a touch screen making karaoke less hassle and more fun.
For detail instruction on how to use the 3D Customer interface, please go to Section HOW TO OPERATE.
Display Mode
Select the screen mode of the JB-199 III Premier
Sound & Capture Setup
Select the drivers for the audio reply, audio record, and video record.
Standby and Select Title
Other Settings
Select Tools > Serial and the following popup windows will appear.
Enable Serial
Place a check mark on Enable Serial to open the serial port communication with an external device such as Crestron Controller.
The communication requires an optional controller board from CAVS. Having installed the optional controller board, the external device can connect using the values in the setting above.
Enable Bill Acceptor
Place a check mark on Enable Bill Acceptor to connect a BIll/Coin acceptor.
An optional controller board from CAVS is required.
Having installed the optional controller board, the Bill/Coin acceptor can function with the values in the setting above.
Enable Power Code
Place a check mark on Enable Power Code to password protect the Power button existing on any externla device connected via COM/Serial port.
Other Settings
The Equalizer section contains the controls for 8 frequency block EQ and the Preamplifier level control that evens out the volume levels of different songs. This section will change to FANFARE when the FANFARE button is pressed in the PLAYER section. Also this section will automatically change to MIDI MIXER when playing a MIDI song file.
In Playlist, you can also right click on any song for the following popup window.
In the Picture, you can right click on any item for the following popup window
In the Message, you can right click on any item for the following popup window.
The Contest section shows the controls and settings for conducting a karaoke contest using the E-Songbooks, iPhones, iPads, and Androids. All scores are sent in wirelessly by the customer's smart phones or tablets, and the total scores are tabulated automatically for each singer on the TV. For detail description of how to operate the wireless Contest, please go to Section 5 below*Saved MP3 List of the MP3 files in the Interlude will be stored in the same folder as the Playlist.
12-1 Set the time duration and priority
12-2 Check to begin the advertisement
12-3 Set the dates of advertisement
12-4 Set the All day / AM/ PM / Hours
12-5 Clear the settings
12-6 Set the dates of advertisement using the calender
12-7 Press OK to confirm the new settings
12-8 Click cancel to return without saving changes
When My Computer is highlighted in the Folder Menu, the File Browser shows the files and folders within. Navigate the directory to a folder containing the new song files
14-1 Select the target folder into which the encoded files will be stored
14-2 Name the target folder with Date
14-3 Name the target folder with Artist
14-4 Name the target folder with Album
14-5 Name the encoded file with Album
14-6 Name the encoded file with Artist
14-7 Name the encoded file with Track
14-8 Name the encoded file with Title
14-9 Name the encoded file with auto increment
14-10 MP3 Compression Rate
14-11 Disc Drive Speed
14-12 Encode CDG Lyrics
14-13 Cancel encoding
14-14 OK to encode
17-1 Input Search Field
17-2 Search under Title and Artist
17-3 Search under Title
17-4 Search under Artist
17-5 Search under Filename
17-6 Search under Album
17-7 Begin Search
17-8 Cancel Search
18-1 Search under Title and Artist
18-2 Search under Title
18-3 Search under Artist
18-4 Search under Filename
18-5 Search under Album
18-6 View total Playlist
18-7 File Search
18-7-1 Check to search all subfolders
18-7-2 Input Search Field
18-7-3 Add folder to search in
18-7-4 Input File Extension Field
18-7-5 Delete Folder
18-7-6 Begin Search
18-7-7 Clear Folders
18-7-8 Select the category (File name/Title/Artist) to search under
19-1 Input Album information from Filename
19-2 Input Artist information from Filename
19-3 Input Track information from Filename
19-4 Input Title information from Filename
19-5 Skip a field
19-6 Clear
19-7 Begin loading
19-8 Cancel loading
20-1 Select Song List
20-2 Press Open to load Song List
In the File Browser, you can also right click on any folder or file for the following popup menu.
R-1 CutWhen My Playlist is highlighted in the Folder Menu, the File Browser will show the following popup window. This popup window is same as the Playlist shown in Section E.2 Playlist above.
R-2 Copy
R-3 Paste
R-4 Load a song file to Playlist
R-5 Load a song file to Queue
R-6 Load a song file to Write
R-7 Select all files
R-8 Filenaming: Load Title and Artist information from File names
R-9 Load Text: Load Title and Artist information from a list file
R-10 LoadTag: Load Title and Artist information from embedded ID tags
R-11 SubFolder: Search for song files from all folders of the same or sub levels
R-12 FileFilter: Select only matching files
R-13 Convert to AVI (Disabled)
R-14 Create
R-15 Rename
R-16 Delete
Go to Section A.2.1 of Control Panel for the instruction on how to enable the E-Songbook server. Once the E-Songbook server is running, you will find a new icon with a green circle in the Windows taskbar.
Click on the icon to open the server program CAVS RS II Server as shown below. Please note the IP address 192.168.xxx.xxx given at the top of the window, next to the name CAVS RS II Server. The last two sets of numbers xxx.xxx are likely to change. This is the IP address required by the CAVS RS II Client App installed in any connecting device, such as E-Songbook, iPhone, iPad or Androids.
3-1 Send Message
CAVS RS II Server program let you send messages to each wirelessly connected customers. Click on the Tools and select Send Message. You can send a message to one particular customer, to all, or to a group.
3-1-1 Message Input Field3-2 Queue Settings
3-1-2 Check to send to all
3-1-3 Check to send to any one particular device
3-1-4 Display all connected devices
3-1-5 Send message
3-1-6 Clear the Message Input Field
3-1-7 Cancel
You can control the CAVS RS II Server program to permit or deny the access privileges of the customers who are connected wirelessly. For example, it can permit or deny the customers to reserve the songs wirelessly, or view the queue of the reserved songs on their devices. Also when reserving, it can control the details of the request including the customer name, key level, and tempo level.
3-2-1 Enable presetting of key (pitch) level when reserving
3-2-2 Enable presetting of tempo level when reserving
3-2-3 Not Available (Enable presetting of synchronization when reserving)
3-2-4 Enable inputting customer name when reserving
3-2-5 Enable Queue display
3-2-6 Enable Reserve / Enable Remote Controller
3-2-7 Enable Reserve / Disable Remote Controller
3-2-8 Disable Reserve / Disable Remote Controller
3-2-9 Not Available (Maximum E-Songbooks 32)
3-2-10 Close and restart the CAVS RS II Server program after changes
3-2-11 Allow multiple customers (devices) using same IP address (but different ports)
3-2-12 OK: Make the changes and return to CAVS RS II Server program
3-2-13 Cancel: Return to CAVS RS II Server program without making changes
The Queue displays the list of reserved songs in the program. Right click on any song and select Delete to remove the song from the Queue.
5-1 Index
5-2 Song Number
5-3 Song Title
5-4 Song Artist
5-5 Key (Pitch) Level
5-6 Tempo Level
5-7 Customer Name
5-8 Station Number
5-9 Time
The Songbook display the Playlist loaded in the My Server of the program. This is the Playlist shared by 3D Customer Interface as well as all E-Songbooks, iPhones, iPads, and Androids.
6-1 Index
6-2 Title
6-3 Artist
6-4 Country
6-5 Not active (Result)
The Favorite List displays all Favorite Lists created from the customers. The songs are saved sequentially in the PC and stored until deletion. To delete, right click on a Favorite List and select Delete. Please note that the Playlist in My Server of the program must stay the same for the Favorite Lists to show the same songs as saved.
7-1 Favorite List name
7-2 Saved song numbers
The Log shows all the activities of the CAVS RS II Server since the start. One particular activity of interest is the downloading of the Playlist into the each customer's wireless device. The longer the Playlist, the longer it will take and you can keep track of the progress through this tab.
8-1 Time of the activity
8-2 Activity description
Here you can see the list of customers that are connected wireless to the CAVS RS II Server and their respective IP addresses. The Station 0 is the CAVS RS II Server itself and it will always be displayed on top. To disconnect any station, right click on the station and select Off.
9-1 Station number
9-2 IP address
9-2 Status of connection
Opposite to the E-Songbook Server that runs in the PC/laptop as the CAVS RS II Server program, there are the CAVS RS II Client Apps that run in the wireless devices such as E-Songbook, iphone, iPad, and Androids. The Apps work in conjunction with the CAVS RS II Server to establish the communication between the PC/laptop and the wireless devices, such as receiving the Playlist from the PC/laptop, reserving the songs, making Favorite Lists, and sending the Contest scores. The Apps are free to download from Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Be sure to turn on first the PC/laptop, PlayCDG KJ Deluxe 64 LT program, and CAVS RS II Server program. Also if you make any changes in the PlayCDG KJ Deluxe 64 LT program, such as changing the Playlist in My Server, close and restart the PlayCDG KJ Deluxe 64 LT program.
Go to E-Songbook User Manual for detail description of how to set up and operate.
Go to iPhone and iPad User Manual for detail description of how to set up and operate.
3. Android Smart Phones and Tablets
Go to Android Smart Phones and Tablets User Manual for detail description of how to set up and operate.
Go to Windows Tablets for detail description of how to set up and operate.
Go to Section E.1 under Control Panel above for the instruction on how to start the 3D Customer Interface in the program. The following popup window will appear.
There are two main functions at the Home. The first is when the Enable Display Lyrics is checked in the Setting, the karaoke lyrics will be displayed under the Home. You can click on any other button, such as Title, Artist, Index, to continue your search for a song and then click on Home to return for the lyrics.
The second function is to lock/unlock the 3D Customer Interface. Right click on the Home and you will see the following popup.
The following window will pop up to reserve the song
2-1 Title of the song to reserve
2-2 Customer name input field: Tab on the input field for the on-screen keyboard
2-3 Pitch control
2-4 Tempo control
2-5 Reserve
2-6 Cancel
The numbers (in parenthesis) on the left column indicate the available number of songs by the artist
2-1 Back to the List of Artists
1-1 Delete
1-2 Move to top
1-3 Cancel
1-4 Move to bottom
The following hot keys on a keyboard are available for quick commands.
1. How to load the batteries
1.1 Open the bottom cover of the remote controller.2. Precautions in using batteries
2.1 When changing batteries
1. Operating range
1.1 The effective angle of remote controller is 30 degrees up/down and right/left from the front remote sensor in main body of the unit. Use the remote controller within this range.2. Precaution
2.1 After a bootup, it may take 1 or 2 inputs from the remote controller for JB-199 Premier unit to respond.WHEN CONNECTING PC MONITOR (TOUCH SCREEN), KEYBOARD, AND MOUSE
The connection from JB-199 III Premier to PC monitor, keyboard, and mouse is illustrated below. When the PC monitor is a touch screen, an additional USB connection is required from the monitor to the JB-199 III Premier.
WHEN CONNECTING VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT TO TV
The connection for JB-199 III Premier unit with a TV is illustrated below.
WHEN CONNECTING VIDEO OUTPUT TO TV AND AUDIO OUTPUT TO AMPLIFIER
The connection for JB-199 III Premier with a TV and an amplifier is illustrated below.
WHEN CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES
The connection for an external disc drive, hard drive, webcam, flash drive to JB-199 III Premier unit is illustrated below.
The connection from a network to JB-199 III Premier unit is illustrated below.
WHEN CONNECTING AN AUDIO SOURCE FOR RECORDING
The connection for JB-199 III Premier unit to a external audio source is illustrated below. To include the singing voice in the recording, be sure that the microphone output is connected to the audio source.
WHEN CONNECTING LIGHT CONTROL OR BILL/COIN ACCEPTOR
The connection for JB-199 Premier to a peripheral device, such as a Bill/Coin Acceptor or Lighting Control is illustrated below.
WHEN CONNECTING AN E-SONGBOOK, IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROIDS, OR WINDOWS TABLET
Go to the Control Panel > Tools > Setting and place a check mark on “Enabe E-Songbook Server” to start the CAVS RS II Server in the JB-199 III Premier unit.
3.1 E-Songbook
Power on the E-Songbook. In the Home page, press the Application page.
Tap on the Setting.
Tap on the Wi-Fi.
Go to Wi-Fi Network, tap on the “CAVS Router”, and press Connect. If the router is password protected, input the password.
3.2 iPhone and iPad
Go to Apple App store and download the CAVS RS II app for free. Here we show the steps of connecting only the iPhone to the JB-199 III Premier, as the steps are very similar for iPad.
The free version of the CAVS RS II app will allow the user to browse, sort, and search the songs and then reserve. The full version, on the other hand, will allow to play, stop, pause, next, and cancel the songs. For purcahsing the full version, please contact service@cavsusa.com.
CAVS RS II App will install into your iPhone / iPad with an icon as shown.
Select the Settings in the iPhone / iPad home window.
Go to WiFi.
Turn on the Wi-Fi and select “CAVS Router”. If the wireless router is password protected, input the password.
Return to the home window.
3.3 Android Smartphone and Tablet
Go to Google Play store and download the CAVS RS II app for free. Install the app.
The free version of the CAVS RS II app will allow the user to browse, sort, and search the songs and then reserve. The full version, on the other hand, will allows to play, stop, pause, next, and cancel the songs. For purcahsing the full version, please go to www.cavsusa.com/android.php.
3.4 Windows Tablet
Using any Internet browser, go to www.cavsusa.com/windows.php and download the CAVS RS II App for Windows.
The free version of CAVS RS II App for Windows allows users to browse, sort, and search the songs and then reserve. The full version, on the other hand, allows to play, stop, pause, next, and cancel the songs. You can purchase the full version from the same web page.
Go to the right bottom corner of the display and click on “Internet Access”.
Next select the Wireless Router “CAVS Router” and press connect.
Return to the Desktop.
7.1.1 Control Panel
This is the main control screen of the JB-199 III Premier unit. Much of the work such as loading songs, pictures, interludes, messages, advertisement, etc. can be easily done in the screen. The KJs will likely have the screen for controls in a PC monitor along with a keyboard and a mouse connected to the JB-199 III Premier.
7.1.2 CDG Screen
This is the screen displaying the song lyrics and the background pictures. It is to be viewed by the customers and should be set in a TV connected by HDMI or RCA video output of the JB-199 III Premier. Note that the CDG screen is replicated in the Control Panel on the top left corner.
7.1.3 3D Customer Interface
This is a user friendly control screen suitable for the customers and KJs alike. After the main task of loading songs, setting options, etc. are done, the 3D Customer Interface can replace the Control Panel for a simplified and intuitive user interface. The 3D Customer Interface is turned on or off from the Control Panel > Tools > Settting. It works the best when displayed in a touch screen monitor.
7.1.4 CAVS RS II Server
This is a screen of the CAVS RS II Server which controls the wireless communication with E-Songbook, iPhone, iPad, Androids, Windows tablets, etc. It is turned on or off from Control Panel > Tools > Setting. It may be minimized after the options within are selected. However it should not be closed/terminfated which would stop all wireless communication.
7.1.5 Windows Desktop
This is the screen of the Windows 10 desktop. When the JB-199 III Premier program is closed using a mouse or keyboard, this screen will show from behind baring the operating system of WIndows 10. For users familiar with the Windows can now use the unit as a PC.
7.1.6 Extended Screen
This is an extended screen shown by the Windows 10 OS on an external display, like a TV connected to the JB-199 III Premier. The CDG screen will then be moved over the screen to show the song lyrics.
Setting of the screens of the JB-199 III Premier unit will depend on how many and what type of displays are connected. Here we consider the cases that would be most common:
7.2.1 PC Monitor (Keyboard and Mouse)
7.2.2 PC Montior (Keyboard, Mouse) and TV (Mixer/Amplifier)
7.2.3 TV (Mixer/Amplifer)
7.2.1 PC Monitor (Keyboard and Mouse)
Go to the Section 6. HOW TO CONNECT for the instruction on how to connect the monitor, keyboard and mouse to the JB-199 III Premier unit. This is the minimum setup that would be required to prepare or update the unit. Boot up the JB-199 III Premier unit. The PC monitor, connected to the VGA output of the JB-199 III Premier, will show the 3D Customer Interface.
Press the Title, Artist, or Indoex buttons to see the song list. Note that the song list will be empty in the initital bootup when there are no songs loaded into the unit.
Minimize the 3D Customer Interface, and the Control Panel will appear from behind.
Minimize the Control Panel and the CDG screen will appear from behind. Note that you can drag the CDG screen, and also expand or shrink the screen by double clicking on the screen.
To re-open each of the screens from the Windows desktop, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen and click on the following icons in the task bar.
Control Panel - Move the cursor over the JB-199 III icon on the task bar, and select the Control Panel.
CDG Screen - Move the cursor over the JB-199 III icon on the task bar, and select the CDG Screen.
3D Customer Interface - Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen for the task bar and click on the 3D Customer Interface icon.
CAVS RS II Server - Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen for the task bar and click on the CAVS RS II Server icon.
7.2.2 PC Monitor (Keyboard and Mouse) and TV (Mixer/Amplifier)
Go to the Section 6. HOW TO CONNECT for the instruction on how to connect the monitor, keyboard, mouse, TV, and mixer/amplifier to the JB-199 III Premier unit. We consider here the case of connecting to TV by HDMI, however the case of connecting to TV by RCA is similar and can be followed in parallel. For audio, the connection to Mixer/Amplifier by RCA is considered.
Boot up the JB-199 III Premier. Turn on the PC monitor and the TV. Make sure the input source for the TV is set to HDMI. In the factory default setting, the PC monitor will show the following windows.
Press the Title, Artist, or Indoex buttons to see the song list. Note that the song list will be empty in the initital bootup when there are no songs loaded into the unit.
Minimize the 3D Customer Interface, and the Control Panel will appear from behind.
Minimize the Control Panel and the Windows desktop will appear from behind.
In the TV, the CDG Screen will show.
Double click on the CDG screen and the following screen will appear.
The CDG Screen is reduced from the full size and in behind, an Extended screen of Windows will appear.
To re-open the screens, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen in the PC monitor. Click on the icons as shown in the Section 2.1 PC Monitor (Keyboard and Mouse).
To recover the screens in the correct setting as above from any other setting you may run into, go to Section 3. RECOVERY below.
7.2.3 TV (Mixer/Amplifier)
Go to the Section 6. HOW TO CONNECT for the instruction on how to connect a TV. We consider here the case of connecting the TV by HDMI, however the case of connecting the TV by RCA is similar and can be followed in parallel. For audio, the connection can be HDMI or RCA to the TV or Mixer/Amplifier.
Boot up the JB-199 III Premier. Turn on the TV. Make sure the input source for the TV matches the connection from the JB-199 III Premier. The CDG Screen will appear on the TV.
If you do not see the CDG Screen on the TV, press the MENU button on the JB-199 III Premier. It will force the CDG Screen to the front of any other screens.
Next use the E-Songbook, the Remote Control, or the numeric buttons on the JB-199 III Premier to select songs and play.
To recover the correct screen setting from any others, follow the steps below.
Using the mouse, go to whichever display showing the 3D Customer Interface and minimize the screen. Then at the Control Panel, press the X mark on the top right corner to close the JB-199 III Premier program. The Windows desktop will now show on the display. Right click on the Windows desktop and the following option menu will appear. Select Display settings.
The Display settings window appears. Click on Identify and the displays will be identified. Note the number that appears on the PC monitor. Here in our example, the number is 2. Click on the picture of the monitor 2 in the Display settings.
Confirm or place a check mark on "Make this my main display".
Click on the other monitor. In our example, it is the monitor 1. Go to the Multiple displays and select Extend these displays. Next press Apply. Changes, if any, will be made.
Depending on the extensiveness of the changes, you may be asked "Keep these display settings?". Click on "Keep changes".
The Display settings will return with the correct changes. Close the window by pressing the X mark on the top right corner.
With the Windows desktop at the PC monitor, double click on the JB-199 III Premier program icon. It will start the program to open the Control Panel, CDG Screen, CAVS RS II Server, and the 3D Customer Interface.
Minimize the 3D Customer Interface.
Use the mouse to drag the CDG Screen over to the TV display. The direction to drag the CDG Screen is shown by the relative positions of the monitor 1 & 2 in the Display settings.
Once the CDG Screen is inside the TV display, double click on the CDG Screen to expand it to the full size.
Next, in the Control Panel screen, move the cursor down to the bottom for the Task Bar and click on the 3D Customer Interface icon. It will open the 3D Customer Interface ready for a karaoke show.
The screen setting is now back to the factory default mode. The Control Panel, the 3D Customer Interface, and the CAVS RS II Server are all located in the PC monitor. The CDG Screen is located in the TV display.
Discs and song files that can be loaded and played in the JB-199 III Premier unit are
For other file types, please inquire to techsupport@cavsusa.com.
For playing a disc or extracting song files from a disc, an optional external disc drive is required. Any standard DVD RW (Read/Write) drive that is capable of reading and writing the DVD discs meets the requirement and cab be connected to the JB-199 III Premier using a USB port.
Many functions in the JB-199 III Premier unit can be performed using different screens of Control Panel, 3D Customer Interface, CDG Screen, or CAVS RS II Server. This is a part of the JB-199 III Premier versatility. The user can decide which screen to use depending on his display setup and preference.
8.1.1 Start the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Control Panel.
8.1.2 Insert the CD+G disc into the disc drive. Wait for the disc to be recognized and then click on the disc drive in the Folder Menu. Tthe track information of the disc will appear in the File Browser.
Note that the title and artist information for each track has been added automatically from the online Internet database. Be sure to have the JB-199 III Premier unit connected to Internet to use this feature of adding title and artist automatically from the online Internet database.
8.1.3 Now you have the options to play the songs directly from the disc or first extract them into the hard drive and then play from the extracted files. Here we will show you how to play the songs directly from the disc.
Right click on a song you wish to play and select Playlist-Queue to load the song into the Queue window above. You can also use drag & drop to load the song into the Queue window.
8.1.4 From the Queue window, click to highlight the song and press Play. You can also similarly load the song to any of the 10 Playlists or Write window above. From a Playlist, you can click to hightlight the song and press Play or double click on the Index field of the song to play.
8.1.5 All songs in the disc can be loaded into the Queue, Playlist, or Write window in one stroke. Select the window into which you wish to load all the songs. In our example, we select the Queue. Click on the Check mark at the bottom and press the Playlist button also at the bottom as shown. You can also drag & drop all the selected songs into the Queue window.
8.1.6 In the Queue, Playlist, or Write window, you can adjust the column width of each field by putting your mouse (cursor) in between the fields, press, and drag to the left or right. You can also hide a field by right clicking on the field name and unchecking the field name from the list. Note that if you wish to keep the adjustment of the fields you made in the next bootup, be sure to uncheck the "Column Width Default" in the list
8.1.7 In the Queue, Playlist, or Write window, you can also sort the songs according to Index, Title, or Artist by pressing on the field name. Click on the field name again to reverse the order. This can also be done below in the File Browser to sort the songs according to Filename, Title, or Artist.
8.1.8 In the Queue or Playlist window, you can search for a song by Index, Title, Artist, or Filename. Click on the pull-down menu of Search and select the field(s) in which you wish to conduct the search.
Next, input the word or phrase that you are searching for and press Search. The matching songs will show in the window.
Note that the Search function is also available below in the File Browser window. To return to view all songs in the Queue or Playlists window, click on the pull-down menu of Search and select All View.
8.1.9 In the Queue or Playlist window, you can preset various control values such as Volume, Pitch, Tempo, Sync, Silence, On-time, and Off-time of the songs. Double click on any field of a song and input the following range of values.
Volume: (0 : 100)
Pitch: (-11 : +11) half tone steps
Tempo: (-10 : +10)
Vocal: (0-Stere : 1-Left : 2-Right)
Sync: (-75 : +75) 75 frames per second
Silence: (-5 : +5) seconds before/behind music
On-time: (0 - ) seconds for starting time
Off-time: (0 - ) seconds for ending time
On-time / Off-time can be used to restrict the play into a single verse, rather than all verses of a song.
Memo: Text (for example, Concert version, Bad music, Easy to sing, etc.)
8.1.10 In the Queue, you can also input the name of the customer in the Customer field for each song. To make this process easier, the "Add Customer" function is designed to store and apply the customer names automatically. Place a check mark to activate the "Add Customer" as shown and select a customer name from the pull-down menu.
If your customer name is not in the selection, you can type in the name and press the Add button to add. To delete, select the name and press the Del button.
Next add a song into the Queue from the File Browser (by drag & drop, right click & select Playlist-Queue, or by pressing the Playlist button). You will see that the song has been added with the customer name which is selected in the Add Customer field. You can store many of your repeat customer names in the Add Customer list and avoid typing each time of reserving a song.
8.1.11 To play the songs, you have learned to load the songs into the Queue window. But to save the song list (perhaps for some future use), you should load the songs into a Playlist (any one of 1-10). In our example, we use the Playlist 1.
Press the Save as button and it will open the Save as window as below. In this example, we save the Playlist as "Disc1" and press Save.
We recommend that the songs in a CDG disc be first saved in a Playlist. Then from the Playlist, you can use the Search, Sort, or Preset functions to play the songs or send to Queue which will result in less access to the disc drive and less load to the JB-199 III Premier unit.
8.2.1 Start the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Control Panel.
8.2.2 Insert the Super CD+G disc into the disc drive. Wait for the disc to be recognized and then click on the disc drive in the Folder Menu. Tthe track information of the disc will appear in the File Browser.
Note that the title and artist information for each track has been added automatically from the Super CD+G disc. That is one of the convenient features in the Super CD+G disc..
8.2.3 Now you have the options to play the songs directly from the disc or first extract them into the hard drive and then play from the extracted files. Here we will show you how to play the songs directly from the disc.
Right click on a song you wish to play and select Playlist-Queue to load the song into the Queue window above. You can also use drag & drop to load the song into the Queue window.
8.2.4 From the Queue window, click to highlight the song and press Play. You can also similarly load the song to any of the 10 Playlists or Write window above. From a Playlist, you can click to hightlight the song and press Play or double click on the Index field of the song to play.
8.2.5 All songs in the disc can be loaded into the Queue, Playlist, or Write window in one stroke. Select the window into which you wish to load all the songs. In our example, we select the Queue. Click on the Check mark at the bottom and press the Playlist button also at the bottom as shown. You can also drag & drop all the selected songs into the Queue window.
8.2.6 In the Queue, Playlist, or Write window, you can adjust the column width of each field by putting your mouse (cursor) in between the fields, press, and drag to the left or right. You can also hide a field by right clicking on the field name and unchecking the field name from the list. Note that if you wish to keep the adjustment of the fields you made in the next bootup, be sure to uncheck the "Column Width Default" in the list
8.2.7 In the Queue, Playlist, or Write window, you can also sort the songs according to Index, Title, or Artist by pressing on the field name. Click on the field name again to reverse the order. This can also be done below in the File Browser to sort the songs according to Filename, Title, or Artist.
8.2.8 In the Queue or Playlist window, you can search for a song by Index, Title, Artist, or Filename. Click on the pull-down menu of Search and select the field(s) in which you wish to conduct the search.
Next, input the word or phrase that you are searching for and press Search. The matching songs will show in the window.
Note that the Search function is also available below in the File Browser window. To return to view all songs in the Queue or Playlists window, click on the pull-down menu of Search and select All View.
8.2.9 In the Queue or Playlist window, you can preset various control values such as Volume, Pitch, Tempo, Sync, Silence, On-time, and Off-time of the songs. Double click on any field of a song and input the following range of values.
Volume: (0 : 100)
Pitch: (-11 : +11) half tone steps
Tempo: (-10 : +10)
Vocal: (0-Stere : 1-Left : 2-Right)
Sync: (-75 : +75) 75 frames per second
Silence: (-5 : +5) seconds before/behind music
On-time: (0 - ) seconds for starting time
Off-time: (0 - ) seconds for ending time
On-time / Off-time can be used to restrict the play into a single verse, rather than all verses of a song.
Memo: Text (for example, Concert version, Bad music, Easy to sing, etc.)
8.2.10 In the Queue, you can also input the name of the customer in the Customer field for each song. To make this process easier, the "Add Customer" function is designed to store and apply the customer names automatically. Place a check mark to activate the "Add Customer" as shown and select a customer name from the pull-down menu.
If your customer name is not in the selection, you can type in the name and press the Add button to add. To delete, select the name and press the Del button.
Next add a song into the Queue from the File Browser (by drag & drop, right click & select Playlist-Queue, or by pressing the Playlist button). You will see that the song has been added with the customer name which is selected in the Add Customer field. You can store many of your repeat customer names in the Add Customer list and avoid typing each time of reserving a song.
8.2.11 To play the songs, you have learned to load the songs from the disc into the Queue window. But to save the song list (for some future use), you can load the songs into a Playlist (any one of 1-10). In our example, we use the Playlist 1.
After selecting Playlist 1, press the Check mark at the bottom to higlight all songs in the disc and then press the Playlist button at the bottom to send the song list to the Playlist 1. Press the Save as button in the List Browser (top right) and it will open the Save as window as below. In this example, we save the Playlist as "SCDG Disc1" and press Save.
We recommend that the songs in a Super CDG disc be first saved in a Playlist. Then from the Playlist, you can use the Search, Sort, or Preset functions to play the songs or send to Queue which will result in less access to the disc drive and less load to the JB-199 III Premier unit.
In extracting a disc, we recommend using “one folder per disc” guideline to store the song files. Such folders can be identified easily with the discs, and when in trouble, can also be easily replaced. For example, we use C:\JB199III folder as the starting point and make sub-folders CDG001, CDG002, CDG003, etc. for each CD+G discs.
8.3.1 Start the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Control Panel.
8.3.2 Insert the CD+G disc into the disc drive. Wait for the disc to be recognized and then click on the disc drive in the Folder Menu. Tthe track information of the disc will appear in the File Browser.
Note that the title and artist information for each track has been added automatically from the online Internet database. Be sure to have the JB-199 III Premier unit connected to Internet to use this feature of adding title and artist automatically from the online Internet database.
8.3.3 Now you have the options to play the songs directly from the disc or first extract them into the hard drive and then play from the extracted files. Here we will show you how to extract the songs into the hard drive of the JB-199 III Premier unit.
Click on the check mark at the bottom to select all songs, and press the Encode button also at the bottom.
8.3.4 A pop-up window of Disc Capture will appear. Select a folder into which the extracted song files will be stored. In the picture below, we have chosen C:\JB199III\CDG001. You can also choose to name the target folder automatically using the date, artist name, or album name. Next select File Naming method for the extracted files using the Album, Artist, Track, and Title of each song. Be sure to name them such that the files will not share a same name and overwrite each other. You can alternatively choose the "Advanced" option in which the extracted files will be named Track 01, Track 02, etc. Next choose the Bitrate and Speed of the extraction. Be sure to place a check mark on CD+G option for any karaoke CD+G discs. Press OK.
8.3.5 The encoding/extracting will begin showing the progress on each song. It is important that the disc is clean and without scratches which will hinder the extraction process. For problems in extracting certain discs or certain tracks, please contact techsupport@cavsusa.com.
Note that at the bottom of the screen, the progress of the total extraction process is shown.
8.3.6 When the extraction is complete, go to the target folder (in our example, C:\JB199III\CDG001) in the Folder Menu window. The extracted files will appear in the File Browser window.
8.3.7 Select a Playlist (in our example, we select Playlist 1) in the List Browser window. Select all songs in the File Browser by pressing the Check mark at the bottom. Next press the Playlist button at the bottom to send the list of all songs from the File Browser to the Playlist 1. You can also drag & drop the songs into the Playlist 1.
Press the Save as button in the List Browser. A popup window will appear. Input a name for the list, for example CDG Disc1, and press Save.
The Playlist "CDG Disc1" is now saved and can be loaded into any Playlist or My Server anytime for use to select songs. For the actual song files in the folder "CDG001", they can now be safely tucked away, never to be touched again.
8.3.8 Click on My Server in the Folder Menu, and click on the Load button in the File Browser to load the CDG Disc1 list. In the List Browser, press the New button to clear the Playlist 1. Then click on Queue which would be empty. Now you are ready to begin your karaoke show.
8.3.9 In My Server window, you can adjust the column width of each field by putting your mouse (cursor) in between fields and press & drag to the left or right. The fields in the Playlists, Queue, or Write window can also be adjusted using the same way. You can also hide a field by right clicking on the field name and unchecking the field from the popup list. If you wish to keep the adjustments of the column widths you made in the next bootup, be sure to uncheck the "Column Width Default" in the popup list.
8.3.10 In My Server window, you can also sort the songs according to Index, Title, Artist, Filename, etc. by pressing on the field name. Click the field name again to reverse the order. The sorting is also allowed in other windows such as Playlists, Queue, Write, etc.
8.3.11 In My Server window, you can search for a song by Index, Title, Artist or Filename. Click on the pull-down menu of Search and select the field(s) in which you wish to search. In our example, we select Title.
Next, type in the word or phrase to search for into the input field. Only the matching songs will appear on the screen. Note that the Search function is also available in the Playlists, Queue, or Write windows.
To return to view all songs, click on the All button next to the Search field or click on the pull-down menu and seleat All View.
8.3.12 After finding a song, you can send it to the Queue by right click followed by selecting Queue. You can also drag & drop the song into the Queue.
In the Queue, press the Play button above to start playing the song.
8.3.13 In My Server, Queue, or Playlist window, you can preset the control values such as Volume, Pitch, Tempo, Sync, Silence, On-time, and Off-time of the songs. Double click on any field of a song and input the following range of values.
Volume: (0 : 100)
Pitch: (-11 : +11) half tone steps
Tempo: (-10 : +10)
Vocal: (0-Stere : 1-Left : 2-Right)
Sync: (-75 : +75) 75 frames per second
Silence: (-5 : +5) seconds before/behind music
On-time: (0 - ) seconds for starting time
Off-time: (0 - ) seconds for ending time
On-time / Off-time can be used to restrict the play into a single verse, rather than all verses of a song.
Memo: Text (for example, Concert version, Bad music, Easy to sing, etc.)
8.3.14 In the Queue, you can also input the name of the customer in the Customer field for each song. To make this process easier, the "Add Customer" function is designed to store and apply the customer names automatically. Place a check mark to activate the "Add Customer" as shown and select a customer name from the pull-down menu.
If your customer name is not in the selection, you can type in the name and press the Add button to add. To delete, select the name and press the Del button.
Next add a song into the Queue from My Server (by drag & drop or right click & select Queue). You will see that the song has been added with the customer name which is selected in the Add Customer field. You can store many of your repeat customer names in the Add Customer list and avoid typing each time of reserving a song.
8.4 Extracting a Super CD+G disc
In extracting a disc, we recommend using “one folder per disc” guideline to store the song files. Such folders can be identified easily with the discs, and when in trouble, can also be easily replaced. For example, we use C:\JB199III folder as the starting point and make sub-folders SCDG001, SCDG002, SCDG003, etc. for each Super CD+G discs.
8.4.1 Start the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Control Panel.
8.4.2 Insert the Super CD+G disc into the disc drive. Wait for the disc to be recognized and then click on the disc drive in the Folder Menu. Tthe track information of the disc will appear in the File Browser.
Note that the title and artist information for each track has been added automatically from the Super CD+G disc. That is one of the convenient features in the Super CD+G disc..
8.4.3 Now you have the options to play the songs directly from the disc or first extract them into the hard drive and then play from the extracted files. Here we will show you how to extract the songs into the hard drive of the JB-199 III Premier unit.
Click on the Close button of the JB-199 III Premier program at the top right corner of the screen. You will exit out to the Windows desktop. Open the File Explorer.
8.4.4 Right click on the CAVS_MCG folder in the disc drive which contains the Super CD+G disc. Select Copy. Go to C:\JB199III and right click. Select Paste to copy over the folder CAVS_MCG.
When the copy & paste is complete, right click on the folder CAVS_MCG inside C:\JB199III. Select Rename and change the name of the CAVS_MCG folder, in our example, SCDG001.
8.4.5 Restart the JB-199 III Premier program. In the Folder Menu, go to C:\JB199III\SCDG001 folder. The songs of the Super CD+G disc will appear on the File Browser. Note that the title and artist name of each song will appear also in the File Browser.
8.4.6 Select a Playlist (in our example, we select Playlist 1) in the List Browser window. Select all songs in the File Browser by pressing the Check mark at the bottom. Next press the Playlist button at the bottom to send the list of all songs from the File Browser to the Playlist 1. You can also drag & drop the songs into the Playlist 1.
Press the Save as button in the List Browser. A popup window will appear. Input a name for the list, for example SCDG Disc1, and press Save.
The Playlist "SCDG Disc1" is now saved and can be loaded into any Playlist or My Server anytime for use to select songs. For the actual song files in the folder "SCDG001", they can now be safely tucked away, never to be touched again.
8.4.7 Click on My Server in the Folder Menu, and click on the Load button in the File Browser to load the SCDG Disc1 list. In the List Browser, press the New button to clear the Playlist 1. Then click on Queue which would be empty. Now you are ready to begin your karaoke show.
8.4.8 In My Server window, you can adjust the column width of each field by putting your mouse (cursor) in between fields and press & drag to the left or right. The fields in the Playlists, Queue, or Write window can also be adjusted using the same way. You can also hide a field by right clicking on the field name and unchecking the field from the popup list. If you wish to keep the adjustments of the column widths you made in the next bootup, be sure to uncheck the "Column Width Default" in the popup list.
8.4.9 In My Server window, you can also sort the songs according to Index, Title, Artist, Filename, etc. by pressing on the field name. Click the field name again to reverse the order. The sorting is also allowed in other windows such as Playlists, Queue, Write, etc.
8.4.10 In My Server window, you can search for a song by Index, Title, Artist or Filename. Click on the pull-down menu of Search and select the field(s) in which you wish to search. In our example, we select Title.
Next, type in the word or phrase to search for into the input field. Only the matching songs will appear on the screen. Note that the Search function is also available in the Playlists, Queue, or Write windows.
To return to view all songs, click on the All button next to the Search field or click on the pull-down menu and seleat All View.
8.4.11 After finding a song, you can send it to the Queue by right click followed by selecting Queue. You can also drag & drop the song into the Queue.
In the Queue, press the Play button above to start playing the song.
8.4.12 In My Server, Queue, or Playlist window, you can preset the control values such as Volume, Pitch, Tempo, Sync, Silence, On-time, and Off-time of the songs. Double click on any field of a song and input the following range of values.
Volume: (0 : 100)
Pitch: (-11 : +11) half tone steps
Tempo: (-10 : +10)
Vocal: (0-Stere : 1-Left : 2-Right)
Sync: (-75 : +75) 75 frames per second
Silence: (-5 : +5) seconds before/behind music
On-time: (0 - ) seconds for starting time
Off-time: (0 - ) seconds for ending time
On-time / Off-time can be used to restrict the play into a single verse, rather than all verses of a song.
Memo: Text (for example, Concert version, Bad music, Easy to sing, etc.)
8.4.13 In the Queue, you can also input the name of the customer in the Customer field for each song. To make this process easier, the "Add Customer" function is designed to store and apply the customer names automatically. Place a check mark to activate the "Add Customer" as shown and select a customer name from the pull-down menu.
If your customer name is not in the selection, you can type in the name and press the Add button to add. To delete, select the name and press the Del button.
Next add a song into the Queue from My Server (by drag & drop or right click & select Queue). You will see that the song has been added with the customer name which is selected in the Add Customer field. You can store many of your repeat customer names in the Add Customer list and avoid typing each time of reserving a song.
8.5 Transferring song files into a hard drive
8.5.1 MP3 + CDG or MP3 + MCG files
Loading songs that consist of MP3 + CDG files or MP3 + MCG files into the JB-199 III Premier is easy and can be done using the Copy & Paste commands of Windows. It does not require any conversion, and needs only a good design of directories (folders) for easy access and management.
First step to consider in the transfer is how to load the title and artist information for each song. Here we consider 4 different methods.
Note that song files are different from the tracks of CD+G discs which can be searched online in the Internet for the title and artist information under the dsic name.
8.5.1.1 Title and artist information is stored in a text file (such as list.txt or juke.txt)Open the folder in which the song files are stored. The folder can be in an internal hard drive or an external memory storage device (such as an external USB hard drive or USB flash drive). Here in the example, it is D:\Karaoke. Inside the folder, there are MP3 + MCG song files and the Juke.txt song list file. Note that the MP3 + CDG files will work in the exact same way.
Double click on the Juke.txt to open the song list in the Notepad program. We can see the format of the file which is to divide the filename, title, and artist by “|” signs. “|” is called Pipe sign which is typed by Shift-\.
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Next, copy the folder D:\Karaoke (which contains the MP3 + MCG files and Juke.txt file) into a folder of your choice in the JB-199 III Premier. You can do this by right click on the D:\Karaoke folder and select Copy.
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Then go to the folder (for example, C:\JB199III) in the JB-199 III Premier unit and right click. Select Paste and the copying process will begin.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder according to your folder design. For example, we rename it from Karaoke to MCG01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program. Open the folder C:\JB199III\MCG01 in the Folder Menu window.
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The song files (MP3 + MCG) will load into the File Browser window. The title and artist information in the Juke.txt list will also load automatically into the File Browser window.
If the title and artist information are not loaded automatically, press Load Text button at the bottom and a pop-up window will appear.
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Select the file Juke.txt and press Open. Another pop-up window will appear confirming that how many songs are to be updated with title and artist information. Confirm the number of the songs to be updated and press Yes.
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The title and artist information in the Juke.txt list will load into the File Browser window.
8.5.1.2 Title and artist information is stored in the song file names (for example, PWH2012-01-I Love This Bar-Toby Keith.mp3 and PWH2012-01-I Love This Bar-Toby Keith.cdg)
Open the folder in which the files are stored. The folder can be from an internal hard drive or an external memory storage device (such as an external USB hard drive or USB flash drive). Here in the example, it is D:\Karaoke. Inside this folder, there are MP3 + CDG song files with names according to the album, track, title, and artist. These files are most commonly found when downloaded from websites. Note that MP3 + MCG files will work in the exact same way.
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Copy the folder D:\Karaoke into a folder of your choice in the JB-199 III Premier. You can do this by right click on the D:\Karaoke folder and select Copy.
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Next go to the folder (for example, C:\JB199III) in the JB-199 III Premier unit. Select Paste and the copying process will begin.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder according to your folder design. For example, we rename it from Karaoke to MP3G01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program. Open the folder C:\Karaoke\MP3G01 in the Folder Menu window. The song files (MP3+CDG) will be loaded into the File Browser window.
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Select the songs for which the Filenaming will be used to obtain the title and artist information. Note that the songs should not be selected together when the filenames are made with different order of album, track, title, and artist information. For example, a song with a filename in the order of album-track-title-artist should be separated from a song with a filename in the order of artist-album-track-title. In our example below, all songs have the filenames with same order of album-track-title-artist. Therefore we select all the songs by clicking on the check mark at the bottom. Press the Filenaming button at the bottom, and a pop-up window will appear.
In the pop-up window of File Naming, select the order of album, track, title, and artist. Press OK.
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The title and artist information (along with album and track) in the filenames will load into the File Browser window.
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8.5.1.3 Title and artist information is stored in the ID Tags of the song files (for example ID3 Tags of MP3 files)
Open the folder in which the files are stored. The folder can be from an internal hard drive or an external memory storage device (such as an external USB hard drive or USB flash drive). Here in the example, it is D:\Karaoke. Inside this folder, there are MP3 + CDG song files with ID Tags that contains title and artist information. Note that MP3 + MCG files will work in the exact same way.
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Copy the folder D:\Karaoke into a folder of your design in the JB-199 III Premier. You can do this by right click on the G:\Karaoke folder and select Copy.
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Next go to the folder (for example, C:\JB199III) in your laptop or PC and right click. Select Paste and the copying process will begin.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder according to your folder design. For example, we rename it from Karaoke to MP3GTag01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program. Open the folder C:\JB199III\MP3GTag01 in the Folder Menu window.
The song files (MP3 + CDG) will load into the File Browser window.
Also the title and artist information will load in automatically from the ID tags.
If the title and artist information does not load in, press the Load Tag button at the bottom.
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8.5.1.4 Title and artist information is not available with the song files
Open the folder in which the files are stored. The folder can be from an internal hard drive or an external memory storage device (such as an external USB hard drive or USB flash drive). Here in the example, it is D:\Karaoke. Inside this folder, there are MP3 + CDG song files without the title and artist information. Note that MP3 + MCG files will work in the exact same way.
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Copy the folder D:\Karaoke into a folder of your design in the laptop or PC. You can do this by right click on the G:\Karaoke folder and select Copy.
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Then go to the folder (for example, C:\JB199III) in the JB-199 III Premier and right click. Select Paste and the copying process will begin.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder according to your folder design. For example, we rename it from Karaoke to MP3GNon01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program. Open the folder C:\JB199III\MP3GNon01 in the Folder Menu window. The song files (MP3 + CDG) will load into the File Browser window. We must now type in the title and artist information for each song. Double click on the title or artist fields of each song and using keyboard, input the information followed by Enter.
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8.5.2. MP3 + MCG files in a CAVS DVD-105G USB, DVD-203G USB, or DVD-305G USB external hard drive
Song files inside the external hard drive of CAVD DVD Karaoke Playerss DVD-105G USB, DVD-203G USB, or DVD-305G USB can be loaded into the JB-199 III Premier. Connect the external hard drive via USB connector to the JB-199 III Premier. Open the hard drive in Windows Explorer and double click on the folder containing the song files (for example, D:\Karaoke). You will see the following typical structure inside.
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Right click on the Juke.txt file and select Copy.
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Go into the _songs folder. Right click on an empty spot and select Paste. The Juke.txt file will begin copying into the _songs folder.
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Next, exit out of the _songs folder (onto D:\Karaoke), and right click on the _songs folder and select Copy.
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Go to the folder of your choice in the JB-199 III Premier (in this example, we select C:\JB199III) and right click inside the folder and select Paste.
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When the copying is complete, rename the _songs folder. In this example, we rename it as DVD USB 01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program, and select the DVD USB 01 folder in the Folder Menu window. The songs will appear on the File Browser window with title and artist information automatically loaded from the Juke.txt file.
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Alternatively, when opening the external hard drive of CAVS DVD Karaoke players, you may see inside D:\Karaoke folder the following file structure without the _songs subfolder.
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Note that in this case, _songs folder containing the MP3 + MCG files does not exist. Copy the whole D:\Karaoke folder into the C:\JB199III. After the copying is complete, rename the copied folder to DVD USB 02. Start the JB-199 III Premier program, and select C:\JB199III\DVD USB 02 in the Folder Menu window. The songs will appear on the File Browser window with the title and artist information automatically loaded from the Juke.txt.
Zip files of MP3+ CDG (or MP3+MCG files) are often found when the song files are downloaded from online websites. After downloading the files, without having to unzip each song, the JB-199 III Premier program can store and play the song files. The program will also display the title and artist information that may be contained in the ID3 Tags of the MP3 files.
Here are some zip files that contain MP3 + CDG files and some that contains MP3 + MCG files.
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Right click on the folder D:\Karaoke and select Copy.
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Go to the folder of your choice in the JB-199 III Premier. In this example, we select C:\JB199III. Right click inside the folder and select Paste.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder. In this example, we rename it as ZIP 01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program, and select the ZIP 01 folder in the Folder Menu window. The songs will appear on the File Browser window with title and artist information automatically loaded from ID Tags.
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8.5.4 MP3 + NCG files from JB-199 I or II
The songs of CAVS JB-199 I or II player can easily be transferred to the JB-199 III Premier. First to transfer the songs from the JB-199 I or II, connect an external hard drive (in an external USB case) to the JB-199 I or II player via USB port located on the back panel. Copy the entire folder Songs from the JB-199 I or II player. This folder Songs is located in the root directory of the D:\ drive (If your JB-199 player does not have a D:\ drive, the folder Songs will be located inside C:\NJB99\). Next disconnect the external hard drive from the JB-199 I or II and connect it to the JB-199 III Premier.
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Here in the example, the external drive D:\ has the Songs folder copied from the JB-199 I or II player and it contains multiple JBXXXXXX subfolders. The number of subfolders JBXXXXXX depends on how many songs there are inside the JB-199 I or II player. Right click on Songs folder and select Copy.
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Go to the JB-199 III Premier and select a folder of your choice, for example C:JB199III. Right click inside the folder and select Paste.
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The copying of the Songs folder to your laptop or PC will begin. When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder Songs. In this example, we rename the folder Songs to JB-199.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program and select the folder JB-199 in the Folder Menu window. You will see all the songs of JB-199 automatically appear on the File Browser. Note that without going inside the folder JB-199, the JB-199 III Premier program will automatically pull up the list of all the songs within including the title and artist information.
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AVI, WMV, and MP4 are motion picture files containing both the audio and video contents. They are popular formats for the karaoke songs of MTV, Video CD (VCD), DVD, and even the old Laser discs. Converting the VCD, DVD, or Laser discs to AVI, WMV, or MP4 files is also easy. The instructions and free shareware for the converting can be found in many websites under a search of “VCD to AVI”, “DVD to MP4”, "Laser disc to MP4", etc.
We start with an external hard drive containing AVI, WMV, and MP4 files.
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Again we copy the D:\Karaoke folder into the JB-199 III Premier. In this example, we copy the folder into C:\JB199III. Right click on D:\Karaoke and select Copy.
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Go to C:\JB199III. Right click inside the folder and select Paste.
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When the copying is complete, rename the copied folder. In this example, we rename the Karaoke folder to AVI WMV MP4 01.
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Next, start the JB-199 III Premier program and select the folder C:\JB199III\AVI WMV MP4 01 in the Folder Menu window. The AVI, WMV, and MP4 files inside the folder will appear in the File Browser window. The title and artist information of the songs can be contained in a text file, the file names, or the ID tags. Or they may not be contained at all in which case you need to input them in manually. In the example, the title and artist information will load in from the ID Tags automatically.
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A major advantage of the JB-199 III Premier is in utilizing the playlists to control the songs. For example, in the playlists, songs can be grouped, separated, edited, deleted, searched, preset, etc. These changes in the playlists can be done quickly and easily, all without affecting the actual song files stored in the hard drives of the JB-199 III Premier unit.
The previous chapter shows how to load songs of various formats and origins into the hard drive of the JB-199 III Premier unit. The song files were store into folders that were named for easy identification. A generous use of folders is in fact recommended under the JB-199 III Premier program. The program is capable of handling thousands of folders tracking many song files automatically. One folder per disc is a good guideline as all songs from all folders can be put together into a single Playlist no matter how many different folders the song files are stored in.
This section describes how to make the playlists. First, we make one playlist for each folder. Then we show how to combine them all for a single playlist which we call "Master Library". In the example below, we begin from the folders with song files, just like the ones made in the previous chapters, only simplified in their variety.
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Start the JB-199 III Premier program. In the Folder Menu window, select the folder CDG. The songs will appear on the File Browser window. Note that the title and artist information is loaded from the Filenames.
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Select a Playlist (1 - 10) into which we will store the song list of CDG. In this example, we select the Playlist 1. Next, click on the check mark at the bottom of the File Browser to select all songs in CDG. Press the Playlist button at the bottom to send the song list of CDG to the Playlist 1. Instead of pressing the Playlist button, you can also drag & drop or right click on the songs followed by selecting Playlist in the menu to send the song list of CDG to the Playlist 1.
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Next press the Save as button in the List Browser window. A popup window "Save As" will appear.
Save the playlist as CDG.txt as shown and press Save button.
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For the next folder MCG, press the New button in the List Browser to clear the content in the Playlist 1. Select the C:\JB199III\MCG folder in the Folder Menu. The songs in the MCG folder will appear on the File Browser window. In the example, the title and artist information is loaded from a text file Juke.txt.
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Again click on the Check mark at the bottom of the File Browser to select all songs in MCG. Press the Playlist button at the bottom to send the song list of MCG to the Playlist 1.
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Next press the Save as button in the List Browser window. A popup window "Save As" will appear.
Save the playlist as MCG.txt as shown and press Save button.
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For each folder, we repeat the steps above to create and save the playlist using the matching name (CDG, MCG, SCDG, ZIP, DVD-USB, JB-199, AVI WMV MP4).
We next show how to combine the Playlists to make one Master Library containing all songs.
Press New button in the List Browser to clear the content in Playlist 1. Press the Load button. Select CDG and press Open button. The playlist CDG will appear in the List Browser.
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Press the Save as button and save the CDG playlist as Master Library.
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Press the New button in the List Browser to clear the Playlist 1. Press the Load button and select the next playlist MCG and press Open.
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Press the Append button in the List Browser. A popup window "Save As" will appear. Select the Master Library and press the Save button.
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The following popup window will appear. Press Yes.
Continue appending each playlist to the Master Library. When done, the Master Library will contain the songs from all playlists.
There are 21 Playlists (slots) in the JB-199 III Premier program into which any playlists can be loaded and used simultaneously.
The first 10 Playlists (1 - 10) are in the List Browser
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The second 10 Playlists (11 - 20) are in the File Browser
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The last Playlist, also called My Server, is in the List Browser. My Server is different from the others that when the E-Songbook Server is enabled, thus the JB-199 III Premier unit is communicating with the external devices such as E-Songbooks, iPhone, iPad, Androids, and Windows tablets, only the playlist loaded into My Server is shared and transmitted to the external devices. Usually My Server is loaded with the Master Library.
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In a Playlist, you can edit the playlist as follows.
To remove a song, right click on the song and select Delete. In the example, we delete on a song from a playlist in Playlist 1.
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To add a song, you must first copy the song from another playlist which we call the source playlist. Right click on the song in the source playlist and select Copy. In the example, we copy a song from a playlist in My Server.
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Next right click in the target Playlist and select Paste. The song will copy over from the source playlist to the target playlist, automatically assigned with the last Index number + 1 of the target playlist. In the example, we paste the song into the playlist in Playlist 1.
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Note that to paste the song, you must right click in an empty area that is outside of the target playlist but within the target Playlist 1 slot. This can be difficult when the target playlist is long. In that case we recommend using the empty area to the right side of the playlist in the target Playlist.
After deleting or adding songs, you can re-index the song list by right clicking on any song in the playlist followed by selecting Index.
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9.1.3.4 Changing Song Information
Title, Artist, Album, Track, Genre, Year, and Memo information of a song can be edited by double clicking on the field and inputting a new value. Press Enter to finish editing.
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After editing, to save the changes, press the Save button. You will be asked to confirm as follows.
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Press Yes to confirm.
You can also save the playlist under a different name by pressing the Save as button.
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Input the name of the new playlist and press Save.
9.1.4 Finding Songs in Playlist
To find a song, you can sort the playlist by pressing on the field name (Index, Title, Artist, Album, Track, Genre, Year, or Filename). For example, by pressing on the field name Title, you can sort the playlist by Title. Press again the field name to reverse the order of sorting. In the example, we sort by Title the playlist in My Server
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You can also search for a song by pressing the Search button. A popup window for Search will appear.
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Select the field to search in and input a word or a phrase to search for. In the example, we select the Title as the field and "yes" as the word. Press OK and the matching songs will appear.
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To return to view all songs in the playlist, press the All button next to the Search button.
9.1.5 Playing Songs in Playlist
One way to run a karaoke show is to load the Master Library into My Server, clear all other Playlists by pressing the New button, and open the Queue window in the List Browser.
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Another way to run a karaoke show is to load multiple playlists into Playlists. You can make many playlists, each containing only a part of the Master Library under the themes such as Wedding, Birthday, Anniversary, 70’s, 80’s, etc. You can also make multiple playlists, one for each customer, such as H Clinton, D Trump, G Bush, etc.
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To play a song from a Playlist (any of Playlist 1 - 20 or My Server), double click on the Index field of a song. In the example, we play a song from My Server.
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For the song in play, use the controls described in Section 4.4.2 - 4.4.4 to adjust the Key, Tempo, Sync, Vocal, Volume, etc. of the song in play.
To reserve a song into the Queue, right click on the song and select Queue.
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The song will appear in the Queue window. Press the Play button above to begin playing.
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You can reserve up to 999 songs. When there are more than one reserved song in the Queue, you can change the order of the songs simply by drag & drop. In the example, we moved the song "ABC" that was previsouly in the 6th position into the 1st position by drag & drop.
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When the Play button is pressed, the reserved songs will play continuously in the Continuous mode, or will play only one song at a time and wait for another press of the Play button in the Single play mode. The setting for the Continous / Single play mode is described in Section 4.4.2.
For the reserved songs, you can add the customer name manually by double clicking on the customer field of each song.
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You can also add the customer name automatically using the Auto Add feature in the List Browser. Turn on the Auto Add feature by placing a check mark in front. Click on the pull down menu to search for the customer name. If the customer name is not found, type in the customer name and press the Add button. To delete a name, select the name and press the Del button.
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With the customer name selected in the Auto Add feature, add a song from a playlist to the Queue. In the example, we add a song from My Server to the Queue. The customer name will automatically fill in for the reserved song.
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Songs in the Queue or the Playlists can be preset with values for the Volume, Pitch, Tempo, Vocal, Sync, Silence Gap, On-Time, Off-time, and Memo. Double click on any field and input the values in the ranges shown below.
Volume: (0 : 100)
Pitch: (-11 : +11) half tone steps
Tempo: (-10 : +10)
Vocal: (0-Stere : 1-Left : 2-Right)
Sync: (-75 : +75) 75 frames per second
Silence: (-5 : +5) seconds before/behind music
On-time: (0 - ) seconds for starting time
Off-time: (0 - ) seconds for ending time
On-time / Off-time can be used to restrict the play into a single verse, rather than all verses of a song.
Memo: Text (for example, Concert version, Bad music, Easy to sing, etc.)
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9.1.9 Writing Song Files To Discs
Song files can be written onto blank discs. This is useful when you wish to transfer or listen to the songs using discs. From the Playlists, find the song files you wish to write, right click, and select Write as shown below.
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Next, select the disc drive and the disc type to be used as shown below.
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Click on the Setting button to select the options in disc writing and filenaming of the song files.
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Insert a blank disc into the disc drive and click on the Write button to start writing. The process of writing will be shown on the progress bar above the window. Note that the recorded song files in Section 9.10 can also be treated as the song files and be written to a blank disc using the Write window.
There is an option for a pop-up window to ease the process of reserving songs. To enable the pop-up window, press the Tools as shown in Section 4.4.1.2. Select the Setting and place a check mark at Start Popup window for Queue. Press OK.
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Next reserve a song into the Queue from a playlist. A pup-up window will appear asking for the Customer Name, Pitch level, and Tempo level. These values can be inputted or ignored before pressing OK. Note that the Customer Name, Pitch level, and Tempo level can be inputted after the song has been placed in the Queue.
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The JB-199 III Premier program can display different backgrounds to the lyrics, such as still pictures, motion videos, or live webcams. Click on the Picture in the List Menu.
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Press the Open button in the List Browser and go to a folder holding pictures of JPEG, TIF, or BMP format.
In the example, we go to C:\JB199III\Sample\Pictures.
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Highlight the picture files and press Open. The picture files will appear on the List Browser with preview icons. You can control the slide show by placing check marks to select the pictures and by specifying the display interval. Press the Back G button in the Player window to PIC to begin the slide show.
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The motion videos can also be added in a similar way. After pressing the Open button in the List Browser, go to the folder with motion videos in AVI. WMV, or MP4 file format. Select the video files and they will appear in the List Browser. Place the check mark to select the videos. Press Back G button in the Player window to VID to begin the video play.
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Next we add a live webcam to the background video. In the List Browser, right click and select the webcam that is enabled in the JB-199 III Premier unit. All webcams that are enabled will appear on the menu.
Note that the JB-199 III Premier does not come with a built-in webcam.
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Place the check mark to enable the webcam. Press Back G button in the Player window to WEC to begin the live webcam as the background.
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When the pictures, videos, and webcams are loaded in the List Browser, press the Save as button to save the list. At any time, you can reload the saved list by pressing Load button and selecting from the list.
The JB-199 III Permier program can display Call Messages on the TV screen, such as to notify the customers of the next singer, last call for drinks, climate condition outside, etc.
Click on the Message in the List Menu and press the Load button in the List Browser window. You will find two ready-made text files, Nextsong and Samplemsg.
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Load the Nextsong file first. You will see the Message 001 that displays “Next Song {Customer}-{Title}-{Time}”. This message will show on TV the customer name, title, and the time left for the next song. Place a check mark on the Auto Display Message and it will go out automatically at the 1 minute left in the song before. Note that the Auto Display Message only works under the Single play mode.
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You can make changes to the message as follows:
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Next Song {Customer}-{Title}-{Artist}-{Time} 3 : Next {Customer}-{Time} 2 : Get Ready {Customer} : |
“Next Song – Customer – Title – Artist – Time Left” for the next 3 songs “Next – Customer – Time Left” for the next 2 songs “Get Ready – Customer” for the next 1 song |
Note that the message can be displayed anytime by pressing the Call button. It can also be turned off by pressing the Call Off button.
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Select the Message in the List Menu. Press the Load button in the List Browser and open the Samplemsg file. It will open several sample messages in different colors and fonts. You can customize the messages for your need.
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The created messages can be saved into a text file by pressing the Save as button in the List Browser. The newly created messages can also be saved into an existing file by pressing the Append button.
You can also display the Queue on the TV for customer viewing. Place a check mark on the Auto Display Queue. Press on the pull down menu to select between 3 and 5, which indicates how many songs of the Queue will be displayed on the TV. This decision should be made in consideration of your TV display size.
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Note that the Auto Display Queue functions only in the Single Play mode. The Queue will display automatically in between the karaoke songs.
Songs that played for more than 10 seconds are listed in the History. In the List Menu, select the History to view the played songs in the List Browser. You can sort the History by Index, Date, Customer, Title, Artist, Album, Track, Genre, or Year. The History also retains the preset values of the songs when they were played.
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You can send a song from the History to the Queue or Playlist by right click on the song and selecting Queue or Playlist. The song will be sent to whichever the Playlist or Queue that is selected in the List Browser
You can also copy a song from the History to a Playlist by using the command Copy & Paste (Control-C & Control-V). After the Copy, select a Playlist and left click inside the Playlist before the Paste.
After starting the program, selecting the History in the List Menu window will display the History file from the previous session. By pressing the New button, you can start a new History file. The new History file can then be saved as a separate file or append to an existing History file.
History can be particularly useful when you are searching for a song that a customer has sung before. Go to the History, sort by Customer, right click on the song, and select Queue. Note that the customer name and all preset values will be sent to the Queue.
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Select the Homepage in the List Menu window to surf the Internet. You can visit websites and download songs while running a karaoke show. Input the web address into the URL address field and press the Go button to open. To use this feature, be sure that the JB-199 III Premier unit has an Internet connection.
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The default homepage can be set in the Tools > Setting page.
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9.6 Interlude for background music
Between karaoke songs, a silence can be awkward for both KJs and customers. In Interlude, the background music can be inserted in between the karaoke songs, automatically fading in and out between the karaoke songs filling the silence.
Highlight the Interlude in the List Menu and load your favorite MP3 music files into the List Browser window. You can load the MP3 files individually or from a saved list. Note that since the JB-199 III Premier program only displays karaoke songs in its folders, use the File Explorer of Windows to locate the MP3 files outside the program to copy & paste.
Turn on the Interlude by checking the Auto Start. Also check the MP3 files to be used. The checked files will play in circle between the karaoke songs. Note that the Interlude will only function in the Single play mode, not in the Continuous play mode.
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Having prepared the music list for the Interlude as above, you can save the list under any name, such as BM1, BM2, etc. The list will be stored in the Playlist folder. A care should be taken in naming the list in order to differenciate it from the Playlist of karaoke songs.
Click on the Contest in the List Menu to bring out the controls in the List Browser window. The following window will appear.
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Place a check mark on the Enable Contest to start the singing contest. Note that the E-Songbook Server must also be turned on to enable the communication between the player and the wireless devices, such as E-Songbook, iPhone, iPad, Androids, and Windows tablets. To do so, go to Tools > Setting and place a check mark on Enable E-Songbook Server and press OK.
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In the Score Setup of the Singing Contest, you have the following options:
Score after - Specify the time (relative to the song in play) to call for scores. The player will begin to accept the scores then. The available choices are
Half 1/2 of song
Three Quarter 3/4 of song
Complete song
No Multiple / Allow Multiple - Restrict each device to send in only one score or allow multiple scores. This is in case a single device sends in multiple scores. Note that the effort to send in multiple scores can be measured again the fairness of the contest.
E-Songbook Weight - The contest scoring can be combined with equal weight for all customers, or different weights for different customers. For example, the judges can be given the E-Songbooks with more weights and the public, using their smartphones, can be given lesser weights.
Waiting Time - Designate the time period during which a score can be subitted. The time period begins after the song and can be set between 1 - 99 in seconds.
After any changes in the Score Setup, press the Apply button above the Score Setup section. The changes will take effect starting from the next song.
In the Score Message, you can input your own inspiring messages for the singers at various outputs.
Call - The message to call for score from customers. This message will go out automatically as specified in the Score Setup or by pressing the Call button.
Gong - The message to accompany the Gong button.
Star 1 - 5 - The message to accompany the Score display.
After any changes in the Score Message, press the Save button above the Score Message section to save the changes or press the Cancel button to revert to the old.
Having completed the Score Setup and the Score Message, you can return to the Playlist in the List Menu for your karaoke show and the singing contest will run in the background. It will automatically call for scores, accept & tally, and display the total as shown below.
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There are a few way you can interject the Contest while running a show.
Call for Score - Pressing the Call for Score button at anytime during a song immediately displays the Call message and at the same time starts accepting the scores.
End Call for Score - Pressing the End Call for Score stops the Call message and displays the total score at the end of the song. It overrides any Waiting Time indicated in the Contest Setup.
Gong - Pressing the Gong button will immediately stop the song in play, and ring out a load Gong sound with its associated message. No score will be displayed.
Display Ranking - Pressing the Display Ranking will show the rankings of the singers that completed the contest. Press again to turn off the display.
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In between the karaoke songs, advertisements in photo file formats (JPG, BMP) can be inserted. Go to Tools > Setting in the Player section and place a check mark on Enable Advertisement.
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You will now see the Advertisement in the List Menu. Click to highlight the Advertisement and the following window will appear in the List Browser..
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Press the Open button in the List Browser and select the JPG or BMP files you wish to use for the advertisement. In the example, we selected three files each with time duration of 10 seconds and priority 1. For the piority, the absolute level of the priority number is not significant. Only the relative standing compared to other photos will determine the priority of display play.
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Next, to schedule the posting, press the Setting button for each photo. The following window will appear.
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Place a checkmark on the Range of dates and select the dates during which the advertisements will be displayed. Select also the time range. The date range can also be chosen using the calender below. Press OK to close with the new settings.
To begin the advertisement, press the Play button in the List Browser. Now in between the karaoke songs, the photos of the advertisements will appear according to the time duration and priority specified.
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The Rotation is used when the customers have formed groups that will take turns to sing. To activate, place a check mark on the Rotation, located below the List Menu. The Queue will now be marked by the customer/group names. Any customer/group will be included in the rotation as long as its own list of reserved songs is not empty.
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The Queue can also be shown per customer/group by clicking on any particular customer/group.
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Each song when being reserved will be asked to identify the customer/group that it belongs to. A popup windows will appear as follows. Input the customer/group by selecting from the list or creating a new one, followed by pressing OK.
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The reserved songs will play in rotation giving turns to each group automatically.
Customer singings can be recorded using the Record feature. Select My Record in the Folder Menu as below. The File Browser will show the following options
Audio :
Audio Input is recorded. To record the music and singing, the mixed audio must be looped back into the Audio Input.
Audio + TV : Audio Input and the TV (lyrics screen) output are recorded in MP4 video file format. Audio + Camera : Audio Input and any USB camera output are recorded in MP4 video file format. When multiple cameras are connected, you can choose the camera for recording at Tools > Setting in the Control Panel.
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In the example, we select the option Audio + Camera. For the audio, the output of a mixer which includes the music and microphone outputs can be looped back as shown in Section 6.6. For the video, an external USB camera connected as shown in Section 6.4 can be used for an optimum angle. The audio and video recordings will then be combined in a MP4 video file format.
When multiple cameras are installed in the JB-199 III Premier unit, go to the Tools > Setting in the Player to make your selection.
Press the Record button at the bottom (The button will change to Stop Record). Once on Record, all songs played thereafter will be recorded and saved as an individual file for each song. That is, a separate recorded file is created each time a song is played.
The recorded files can be played as any other song files by moving them to a Playlist. Simply drag & drop the recorded file to a Playlist. Be sure to turn off the recording when done by pressing the Stop Record button, as many will mistakenly record the recorded files which can cause unexpected results in the program.
To write the recorded files onto a blank disc, use the Write feature described above in Section 9.1.9. You can choose the files you like from My Record or Playlist and send to the Write window for making discs.
This section explains how to use the JB-199 III Premier unit in conjunction with E-Songbooks or any wireless device such as
iPhone - Version 4 or higher
iPad - Version 2 or higher
Android phones - Version 2.2 or higher
Android tablets - Version 2.2 or higher
Windows tablet - Windows 7 or higher
The wireless device must first be installed with CAVS Reservation System (RS) II Apps, also called CAVS RS II Client programs. There are two versions of the CAVS RS II Client programs. The free version is restricted to displaying the playlist and reserving songs. The full version on the other hand allows to play, pause, stop, next, and cancel the songs as well. The free versions can be downloaded from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or CAVS Website www.cavsusa.com. For the full version, please contact techsupport@cavsusa.com for your purchase.
The E-Songbook is always installed with the full version. We will henceforth refer to the E-Songbook and any wireless device collectively as the E-Songbook.
To establish communication, we use a Wi-Fi Router (802.11 b/g/n) between the JB-199 III Premier unit and the E-Songbook. The JB-199 III Premier unit will connect to the Router by a LAN cable as shown in Section 6.5. The E-Songbook will connect to the same Router wirelessly using its built-in Wi-Fi adapter inside the E-Songbook. Then using the CAVS RS II App running in the E-Songbook and CAVS RS II Server program running in the JB-199 III Premier unit, the two devices will begin to communicate. Up to 256 E-Songbooks can be connected simultaneously to a single JB-199 III Premier unit.
To start, in the JB-199 III Premier unit, go to the Tools > Setting in the Player section. Place a check mark at Start E-Songbook Server.
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Press OK and the CAVS RS II Server program will begin in the JB-199 III Premier unit. Once checked in the Setting, the CAVS RS II Server program will open automatically whenever the JB-199 III Premier unit starts.
9.11.1 Preparing JB-199 III Premier for E-Songbook
Only one playlist is shared between the JB-199 III Premier and the E-Songbook. This playlist, usually the master playlist, must be loaded into My Server located in the Folder Menu, as shown below.
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Note that the E-Songbook can only see this playlist in My Server and will be able to reserve the songs only from this playlist. The JB-199 III Premier unit however can have multiple playlists and can reserve from any playlists. In order to bridge the difference, all songs reserved in the Queue will be shown as they are in the Queue of the JB-199 III Premier unit. In the E-Songbook however only the songs reserved from My Server will be shown in the Queue of the E-Songbook and the others will be shown as "Private Collection" without any title or artist information.
9.11.2 Connecting JB-199 III Premier to Router
Connect the JB-199 III Premier unit to to a Wi-Fi Router (hereinafter called Router) as shown in Section 6.5.
Be sure to connect the LAN cable from the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Router using a standard LAN port, not an Internet WAN port of the Router
Having connected the JB-199 III Premier unit to the Router, click on the CAVS RS II Server program icon in the taskbar of the JB-199 III Premier. A popup window will open and show the the IP address assigned by the Router at the top of the window, next to the CAVS RS II Server name. The IP address, if the JB-199 III Premier unit is connected to the Router correctly, will be 192.168.XXX.XXX, where XXX.XXX are the last two sets of numbers that will change depending on your router.
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9.11.3 Connecting E-Songbook to Router
The E-Songbook comes with a built-in Wi-Fi adapter. Following the instruction in the user manual of the E-Songbook (which will vary between different E-Songbook devices), select the Router in the Wireless Settings.
For Android devices, go to Settings in the App page, select Wireless & Networks, and select Wi-Fi settings. Under the Wi-Fi networks, select the Router and press Connect.
For iPhone or iPad devices, go to Settings in the home page, select Wi-Fi, and turn it on. Select the Router under the Choose a Network.
For Windows tablets, click on the Internet Access in the Taskbar, select the Router, and Press Connect.
Return to the home page of the E-Songbook and start the CAVS RS II App by pressing the program icon. Go to Settings within the CAVS RS II App. When asked for PINCODE, tap on the input field to bring up the touch keyboard and input "0000" (four zeros). This PINCODE is the factory default value and it may be changed.
Next, select the Set Server IP. The field to input the IP address will appear. Tap within the field to bring up the on-screen keyboard. Type in the IP address 192.168.XXX.XXX obtained from the Section 9.11.2 above. Press OK and return to the main page of the CAVS RS II App.
At the main page, there will be a red indicator (burst) on the top left corner of the E-Songbook (this position of the red burst may change depending on the E-Songbook device), showing that the E-Songbook is not connected to the JB-199 III Premier unit. Soon the red indicator will change to blue, showing that the connection to the Laptop / PC has been made and the playlist (song list) within the JB-199 III Premier unit (My Server) is downloading into the E-Songbook. The blue indicator will then turn to green, showing that the download is complete and the E-Songbook is ready for use.
To detail instruction on how to use the CAVS RS II Apps, go to Section 4.6 above.
9.12 Using 3D Customer Interface
This section describes how to start and operate the 3D Customer Interface in PlayCDG KJ Deluxe 64 LT program. The 3D Customer Interface is a simple and intuitive screen that can be operated directly by customers or hosts. For the optimum result, we recommend using the 3D Customer Interface together with a touch screen monitor. For setting a touch screen monitor, go to Section 2 above.
To start, go to Tools > Setting in the Player section. The following window will appear.
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Check the Enable 3D Customer Interface. There are several options that you can also select under the 3D Customer Interface:
Start with Full Screen - Start the 3D Customer Interface in full screen mode. This option is recommended when all settings are made and you are ready to start for the karaoke show.
Enable Display Lyrics - Display the lyrics on the 3D Customer Interface. This option is only recommended if you wish to see the lyrics on the same display as the 3D Customer Interface.
Enable Play, Pause, Stop, Next - Enable the Play, Pause, Stop, Next buttons in Queue window. This option allows the user to start / pause / stop playing a selected song from the 3D Customer Interface. This would be convenient if a host is managing the 3D Customer Interface. The opposite would be to disable the Play, Pause, Stop, Next buttons and allow the customers only the privilege to reserve the songs. A manager with full control device, for example, holding an E-Songbook, can then start / stop the reserved songs.
Enable Cancel button (Queue) - Enable to cancel or shuffle the reserved songs in Queue. This option allows the user to cancel the reserved songs in Queue in anticipation of mistakes or change of mind. It also allows the user to shuffle the order of reserved songs.
Enable Touch Screen Keyboard - Enable the touch screen keyboard to type in the search words, names, etc. This option is a must when using the song search function.
(OSK) - Enable the touch screen keyboard with International fonts. This option is recommended if the song search function must be conducted in multi languages.
Lock Password - Enable password to change the Lock / Unlock status of the 3D Customer interface. This option should be enabled when you wish to limit the previlege to lock or unlock, thus to go beyond the 3D Customer Interface to the JB-199 III Premier operating system.
Secondary 3D Customer Interface - Also called 3D Manager Interface, this option is used when a requested song needs prior approval before entering the Queue, such as when a payment is required. The Secondary 3D Customer Interface would then be displayed on a separate monitor near a manager for receiving payment and approving the reservation. For more detail, please contact techsupport@cavsusa.net.
Exchange Index with - Exchange the Index variable on the 3D Customer Interface with Filename, Track, Genre, Year, or Memo. Sometimes other variable may be of more importance to the customers for selecting songs. For example, when the songs are from an old JB-199, the filenames contain the old song numbers can be more important to the customers and can be exchanged with Index..
Click OK and the 3D Customer interface will immediately begin.
The 3D Customer Interface will appear as follows.
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There are three parts to the design of this interface: ceiling, wall, and floor. All three parts can be customized separately to your liking. For example, we can make three graphic files, ceiling.jpg, wall.jgp, and floor.jpg, each in 512 pixel x 512 pixel size. Save the three graphic files in a folder Libraries\My Documents\JB199III\Utility\media. Next edit a file called "room.x" which is in the same folder with text editor such as Notepad. Replace the names "cellceiling.jpg", "cavswall.jpg", and "cellfloor.jpg" respectively with ceiling.jpg, wall.jpg, and floor.jpg in the file.. Restart the JB-199 III Premier program. Below is an example using some popular images.
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The 3D Customer Interface can be locked into the display screen in order to prevent users from going beyond. Right click on the Home button at the top. You can then choose to lock or unlock the 3D Customer Interface. If the Lock Password option is enabled with a password in the Tools > Setting, you will need to input the password to change the status, thus allowing only those with password to change the status.
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You can search for a song by title, artist, or index. Select from the buttons marked as Title, Artist, and Index on the top row and press to enter.
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The song list sorted by title will appear. Go to Section 4.7 for the detail description of the controls.
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You can scroll, move by line or page, jump between alphanumeric order, or directly search for a song. To search, click or press inside the input field to bring out the on-screen keyboard (assuming that the option for touch screen keyboard is enabled in the Setting). Type in the title or any part of the title followed by Enter. Matching songs will appear on the display. Click or press the song you wish to reserve.
The song list sorted by Artist will appear. Go to Section 4.7 above for the detail description of the controls.
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You can scroll, move by line or page, jump between alphanumeric order, or directly search for an artist. To search, click or press inside the input field to bring out the on-screen keyboard (assuming that the option for touch screen keyboard is enabled in the Setting). Type in the artist name or any part of it followed by Enter. Matching artists will appear on the display. Click or press the artist you wish and the list of songs of the artist will appear as in Section 9.12.4.2 above. Select the song you wish and reserve.
The song list sorted by Index will appear. Go to Section 4.7 above for the detail description of the controls.
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You can scroll, move by line or page, jump between numeric order, or directly search for an index. Click or press inside the input field to bring out the on-screen keyboard (assuming that the option for touch screen keyboard is enabled in the Setting). Type in the index or any part of it followed by Enter. Matching indices will appear on the display. Click or press the index of the song you wish and reserve.
When a song is selected, the following window will appear. Input the customer name, select the pitch and tempo levels, and press Reserve button to reserve the song. You can also simply press the Reserve button ignoring the other fields.
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For the Customer name, click or press inside the input field to bring out the on-screen keyboard (assuming that the option for touch screen keyboard is enabled in the Setting). Type in the name followed by Enter. Next set the Pitch and Tempo levels using sliders or buttons. Press the Reserve button to reserve the song.
When a song is reserved, the screen will automatically change to the Queue. Press the Play button to begin playing the first song in the Queue. The screen will automatically switch to Home.
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In the Queue, click or press on the Index button of any reserved song and the following window will appear. Press Top to push the song to the top of the Queue. Press Bottom to push the song to the bottom of the Queue. Press Delete to delete the song from the Queue.
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When a song is in play, the Control allows you to change the Key (Pitch), Tempo, and Voice cancel setting that take effect immediately on the song. Click or press the Control for the following window. After 15 seconds of inactivity, the screen will automatically switch to the Home.
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Paper songbooks have effectively been replaced by electronic tablets that can automatically update the song list, instantly search the songs, and wirelessly reserve, play, pause, stop, and cancel the songs. The electronic tablets, also called E-Songbooks have now become an integral part of the karaoke. This section describes how to make the paper songbooks, i.e. how to print the playlists of the JB-199 III Premier in case of your need.
First we copy out all playlists from the JB-199 III Premier unit onto a USB flash drive. We assume that you have the Microsoft Excel program installed in your laptop/PC and that is where you will print the playlists, sorted by Title and Artist.
In the JB-199 III Premier unit, go to This PC > Documents > JB199III > Playlist. There you will find the playlists in the text file format. Copy the files onto the USB flash drive.
Connect the USB flash drive to your laptop/PC. Start the MS Excel program. Inside the Excel program, click on File and Open and navigate to the USB flash drive with the playlists. Select All Files for the file type.
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Select a Playlist from the folder. In this example, we select the Master Library. Press Open.
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A pop-up window of Text Wizard Import - Step 1 of 3 will appear. Check Delimited and press Next.
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Check Others and input “|” sign in the input field. “|” is the Pipe sign inputted by typing Shift-\. Press Next.
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In order to maintain the zeros in front of the Song Index, click Text as shown for the first column and press Finish.
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The Playlist will appear with separate columns for Index, Title, Artist, Filename, etc. Adjust the width of each column for clear view of the divisions.
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Next trim the Playlist by deleting the first two rows, and deleting unneeded columns. In the example, we keep only the columns of Index, Title, and Artist.
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Adjust the alignments and column widths for a better presentation.
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Next select the entire playlist and sort by Column B. That would be the Title.
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Save the list in an Excel file format indicating that it is sorted by Title.
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Similarly, the playlist can be sorted by Column C, the Artist, and then saved in the Excel file format.
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The saved files, sorted by Title and Artist, can next be printed for the paper song books.
Playing songs of differnt languages has not been a problem in karaoke. The song files are mostly in CD+G or MP4 file format, and the karaoke players need only to play the CD+G or MP4 file format regardless of the songs. The foreign lyrics shown on the TV are simply the result of graphic replay from the digital data of the song files.
To handle the foreign song lists and to search the foreign song lists, however, are very different and serious problems. To handle the foreign song lists, the karaoke player requires a system that is broad enough to support the international fonts. To search the foreign song lists, the karaoke player requires an input device such as a keyboard or touch pad that supports the interntaional fonts.
The JB-199 III Premier unit is unique in its support for the international fonts and the international keyboards and touch pads. It enables the display of the foreign song lists as well as the searching of the foreign song lists. Note that with over 1 million songs in some foreign language, it is a necessity, not a luxury, to have the display and search features in foreign languages.
11.1 Adding International Songs
Adding song files of different languages follows the same steps as in Section 8. Making playlists will also follow the same steps as in Section 9. The only difference when handling foreign songs comes when making the Master Library combining playlists of differnt languages. In the example, we show adding the songs of following languages.
English songs in MP4 file format are added into the folder C:\JB199III\English. The Title and Artist information is filled in from the IDTags of the files.
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Chinese songs in AVI file format are added into the folder C:\JB199III\Chinese. The Title and Artist information is filled in from the accompanying song list in txt file format.
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Japanese songs in MP3+G file format are added into the folder C:\JB199III\Japanese. The Title and Artist information is filled in from the accompanying song list in txt file format.
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Russian songs in MP3+G file format are added into the folder C:\JB199III\Russian. The Title and Artist information is filled in from the accompanying song list in txt file format.
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French songs in MP3+G file format are added into the folder C:\JB199III\French. The Title and Artist information is filled in from the file names using the Filenaming technique described in Section 8.5.1.2.
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11.2 Making International Master Library
From the playlists English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and French, we make the Master Library following the steps in Section 9.1.1..
Next, close the JB-199 III Premier program and exit out to Windows desktop. Open the Windows Explorer and go to This PC > Documents > JB199III > Playlist. Right click on Master Library and select Open with > Notepad. The following window of Notepad will open.
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For each language block in the Master Library, we add a header as follow. There can be multiple blocks of a same language in the list. In that case, we add the same header for each of the blocks.
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The list of headers is shown below. For any language that is not found in the list, please contact techsupport@cavsusa.com
Save the changes made in the Master Library.
11.3 Preparing International Keyboards and Touch pads
For each of the languages English, Chinese, Japanese, Russain, and French, we download the Microsoft Windows language pack and the handwriting tool.
Boot up the JB-199 III Premier unit. Close the JB-199 III Premier program and exit out to Windows desktop. Go to Start and Setting.
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Select Time & Language > Region & language > Add a language.
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Select a language, such as Japanese. Note that for some languages, there are multiple versions and you must choose depending on the song files you have.
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Next click on the language you added and select Options.
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Download the language pack and also the Handwriting when available.
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You may also add or replace the on-screen keyboard depending on its layout or its method of inputting characters. Note that the on-screen keyboard chosen should be most familiar to the customers.
Follow the steps above for each of the languages downloading the language pack and the handwriting. When complete, restart the JB-199 III Premier unit
To accomodate the international songs and customers, it is necessary to use the touch screen monitors or touch screen tablets. For instruction on how to connect the touch screen monitor or E-Songbook, go to Section 6.
Start the JB-199 III Premier unit. Turn on the 3D Customer Interface. Be sure to have loaded the Master Library to My Server.
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Press Title. The song list sorted by Title will appear. Press the All button or the pull down menu.
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You will see the list of languages in which the songs are available. You can choose any one language or All for display.
To search for a song, press the input field and the on-screen keyboard will appear. Be sure to have checked both the Enable Keyboard and (OSK) in the Tools > Setting.
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Next press the language indicator to select the language of the keyboard. The selection will rotate among the available languages (English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French).
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You can also choose to input the title using handwriting rather a keyboard. Press the input selection menu and select the touch pad.
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The touch pad for your handwriting will appear. You can again rotate the touch pad among the available languages by pressing the language selector.
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The customers can now search the songs in their languages using the on-screen keyboard or touch pad.
12. Integrated Control for CAVS DK3 Mixer
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When customers begin singing, we often witness a frantic motion from the KJ or the operator running to the stage to adjust the music volume, the microphone volumes, Echo, Reverb, etc. That is, whenever a new song starts or a new customer sings, there is a need to adjust the music or microphone volume, and also the Echo and the Reverb for the right balance.
The JB-199 III Premier unit addresses this issue by providing an integrated control for both the karaoke player and the mixer in a single screen. The new integrated control includes
Music volume, balance
Microphone volume(s)
Echo
Reverb
Master volume
You can now use the integrated control to select and play songs as well as adjust the music volume, microphone volume, echo, and reverb levels wherever you are, without running to the stage. Note that the number of items in the integrated control above can be expanded or reduced by going to Control Panel > Tools > Mixer in the JB-199 III Karaoke program.
The JB-199 III Premier is specially designed to work with the CAVS DK3 mixer. Here we show how to set and operate the JB-199 III Premier with the CAVS DK3 mixer.
12.1 Specification
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1. MIC 1 Input
2. MIC 2 Input
3. MIC 3 Input
4. LCD Display
5. USER Program (1, 2, 3, 4)
6. MIC Enhance
7. MIC Mode
8. EFFECT Mode
9. MUSIC Mode
10. STORE
11. MAIN Mode
12. CENT Mode.
13. SUB Mode
14. PARAMETERS
15. MUSIC Volume/Edit (Push)
16. MIC Volume
17. EFF Volume
18. USB Connection
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1. POWER
2. AC Power Input (90V - 250V, 50-60Hz)
3. SERIAL Port (RS232)
4. SPDIF Output
5. OPTICAL Output
6. CENT Output
7. LINE Remote
8. BGM Video Input
9. VIDEO Output
10. IN1 Video Input
11. IN2 Video Input
12. BGM Audio Input
13. IN1 Audio Input
14. IN2 Audio Input
15. AUX Output
16. RECORD Output
17. RECORD Output Adjuster
18. SUB XLR Output
19. RIGHT XLR Output
20. LEFT XLR Output
21. MIC 4 Input
22. MIC 5 Input
12.2 How to Connect
There are two ways to connect the CAVS DK3 Mixer to the JB-199 III Premier player for control.
12.2.1.1 USB Ato USB B Connection
The CAVS DK3 mixer comes with a USB AB cable.
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Connect the USB A end of the USB AB cable to the JB-199 III Premier. Connect the USB B end of the USB AB cable to the CAVS DK3 Mixer at the front right.
In the JB-199 III Premier, go to Windows > Setting > Devices.
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Among the listed devices, you will find USB-To-Serial Comm Port (COMX) where COMX can be COM1, COM2, COM3, etc. Go to the Devices and Printers as shown below.
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Double click on the USB-To-Serial Comm Port (COMX) under Unspecified. Go to Hardware > Properties > Ports Settings and the following window will appear. Mark the values of Bits per second, Data bits, Parity, Stop bite, and Flow control.
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Next return to the JB-199 III Premier. At the Control Panel, select Tools > Mixer as shown below.
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Check the Enable Mixer followed by inputting the values to the COM Port Number, Bits per second, Data bits, Parity, Stop Bits, and Flow control as found for the USB-To-Serial Comm Port. The values of the USB-To-Serial Comm Port found above must be duplicated.
The right side of the Mixer Setting shows the items that will be controlled in the 3D Customer Interface. In our example, we select the following basic items
Also the Input Source is chosen as BGM indicating that the music output from the JB-199 III Premier is connected to the BGM Input Source on the back panel of the DK3 Mixer.
12.2.1.2 USB to Serial Connection
The CAVS DK3 mixer can also be connected to the JB-199 III Premier using a USB to Serial cable and its driver.
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Connect the USB end of the USB to Serial cable to the JB-199 III Premier unit. Connect the Serial end of the USB to Serial cable to the CAVS DK3 Mixer. Install the driver for the USB to Serial cable into the JB-199 III Premier. The details and the names of the driver may vary depending on the USB to Serial Cable manufacturers. In our example, the driver installer application is found at Disc Drive > PL2303 > Win 7.
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In the JB-199 III Premier, go to Windows > Setting > Connected devices.
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Among the listed devices, you will find USB-SERIAL CH340 (COMX) where COMX can be COM1, COM2, COM3, etc. Go to the Devices and Printers as shown below.
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Double click on the USB-SERIALl CH430 (COMX) under Unspecified. Go to Hardware > Properties > Ports Settings and the following window will appear. Mark the values of Bits per second, Data bits, Parity, Stop bite, and Flow control.
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Next return to the JB-199 III Premier Karaoke program. At the Control Panel, select Tools > Mixer as shown below.
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Check the Enable Mixer followed by inputting the values to the COM Port Number, Bits per second, Data bits, Parity, Stop Bits, and Flow control. The values of the USB-SERIAL CH340 (COMX) found above must be duplicated.
The right side of the Mixer Setting shows the items that will be controlled in the 3D Customer Interface. In our example, we select the following basic items
Also the Input Source is chosen as BGM indicating that the music output from the JB-199 III Premier is connected to the BGM Input Source on the back panel of the DK3 Mixer.
Here the connections for the audio inputs and outputs of the DK3 Mixer are shown. First, the RCA audio output of the JB-199 III Premier unit is connected to the RCA DK3 Mixer audio input as follows. Any one of the 3 audio inputs (BGM, IN1 or IN3) on the DK3 Mixer can be used. In the example, we use the BGM Audio Input.
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Next the Audio Outputs of the DK3 Mixer is connected to external sound system, such as an amplifier and speakers. The RCA AUX Ouput or the SUB-LEFT-RIGHT XLR Outputs can be used.
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Next the microphones can be connected to any of the MIC 1 - 5 Inputs on the DK3 Mixer.
12.3 How to Operate
To control the DK3 Mixer, go to the 3D Customer Interface in the JB-199 III Premier unit. The Mixer button will appear on the top.
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Press the Mixer button for the Mixer Control Panel.
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The choice of the items avaialble for control (Master, Music, MIC 1, MIC 2, MIC 3, Echo, Reverb) is set in the Tools > Mixer setting in the Control Panel of the JB-199 III Premier unit. All controls are as follows.
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1. RESET: Reset all volume levels to default values
2. MUTE: Press to mute the track. Press again to unmute.
3. SLIDER: Slide the control to increase or decrease the volume
4. STEP: Press + to increase the volume by a step. Press - to decrease the volume by a step.
5. INPUT Indicator: Press to togle between BGM, IN1 and IN2.
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Now you can teach karaoke using the Singing Lesson Interface. Following features are available.
- Create, Delete, and Save multiple Favorite playlists
- Add and Remove songs in the Favorite playlists
- Mark the songs with 1 - 5 pointers for instant starting points.
- Use Loop A-B to repeat between A-B points.
- Use One A-B to play between A-B points once with 5 second fade-in and 5 second fade-out.
- Change the pitch & tempo of song play.
- Turn on or off the singing voice for accompaniment (available in multiplex karaoke songs only)
13.1 How to Enable Singing Lesson Interface
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Go to the Control Panel of the JB-199 III Karaoke program. Go to Tools > Setting as shown in the picture. The window of General Setting will appear.
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Place a check mark on the option "Enable Singing Lesson Interface". Click OK.
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Bring up the 3D Customer Interface. You will see a newly added Favorite button at the top. To go to the Singing Lesson Interface, click on the Control button and the Singin Lesson Interface will appear as below.
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13.2 How to Make Favorite Playlist
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To create a Favorite playlist, click on the Return button at the Singing Lesson Interface to return to the 3D Customer Interface.
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Click on Title, Artist, or Index button to select a song. Here we select Title. Click on any song to add to the Favorite playlist.
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After clicking on a song, you will be given an option to select Reserve, Favorite, or Cancel. Select Favorite. Add more songs by repeating the steps to select the songs and select Favorite.
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When done selecting songs, click on the Favorite button at the top of the 3D Customer interface. You will be taken to the following window.
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You will see the list of selected songs. Type in a name for the Favorite playlist, which we name as "Class 1". Click on the Save button to save the Favorite playlist. After saving, you can conitnue to add songs by clicking on the Title, Artist, or Index button to select a song. You can also remove the songs in the Favorite playlist by clicking on the songs and selecting Delete.
You can have an unlimited number of Favorite playlists. To create a new Favorite playlist, click on the New button and start adding songs and save. When you have mulitple Favorite playlists, click on Load button to see them all. Select any one of the Favorite playlists to see the songs inside.. You can add or delete songs in the selected Favorite playlist and when done, click on the Save button to save the changes. Click Delete to delete the Favorite playlist.
Having made a Favorite playlist, click on the Control button at the top of the 3D Customer Interface to go to the Singing Lesson Interface.
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You will now see the Favorite playlist in the Singing Lesson Interface. If you wish to change the Favorite playlist, click on the Down Arrow button to display all Favorite playlists and select.
13.3 How to Use 1 - 5 Pointers
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Select any song from the Favorite playlist and press the Play button to begin playing. Here we select the song "I Want To Know What Love Is".
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The progress bar will start moving across the timeline. Place the pointers by clicking on the green 1 - 5 buttons. When clicked, a green marker will appear at the progress bar position. You can click on this green marker to bring back the progress bar to the marker position at any time. Note that the original green button turns pink when used. Click on the pink button to remove the marker and its color will return to green. When done placing the pointers, click on the Save button to save the pointer placements. The * mark will appear in front of the song name in the Favorite playlist indicating that the song is saved with pointer markers.
13.4 How to Use Loop A - B and One A - B
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Select any song from the Favorite playlist and press the Play button to begin playing. Here we select the song "I Want To Know What Love Is".
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The progress bar will start moving across the timeline. Place the A and B markers by clicking on the yellow A and B buttons. The yellow A and B markers will appear at the respective progress bar positions. The original yellow A and B buttons will turn pink after the placement. Next click on the Loop button. The song will begin to play between the A and B markers repeatedly. Note that the Loop button turns yellow when the A and B markers are placed. After clicking the Loop button to activate the loop, the Loop button will turn blue.
To deactivate the Loop, click on the blue Loop button. To remove the markers A and B, click on the pink A and B buttons. When done placing the A and B markers, click on the Save button to save the Loop placement. The * mark will appear in front of the song name indicating that the song is saved with markers.
After placing the A and B markers, press One button to play between A and B only once. The play will include 5 second fade-in at the begining and 5 second fade-out after the end.
The Loop and the Pointers may be used in conjunction in a song.
13.5 Other Functions in the Singing Lesson Interface
13.5.1 Pitch & Tempo Controls
Change the Pitch level of the songs to accomodate the voice ranges of the students. Change the Tempo level to accomodate the progress.
13.5.2 Voice Cancel
Select between Stereo, Left and Right channels of the songs to play. When using multiplex song files, the lead singer's voice is contained in the Right channel. By selecting the Left channel, you can turn off the singer's voice embedded in the Right channel.
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