Graham’s Karaoke and DJ System

Operating Manual

Including

Installation, Operation and Troubleshooting

Installation of GKS Insert the CD ROM in your disc drive. If AutoPlay is turned on in your computer you will be presented

with the Initial Install Screen License (Figure 1). If the installation does not start open Computer (My

Computer on XP), double click on your CD/DVD drive. Find the file labeled gksver (followed by a number

depending on the version) and double click on it. If you are asked to Run, Allow or Continue please

agree.

Figure 1

Click on Next. File extraction will begin (Figure 2).

Figure 2

When file extraction is finished the following dialog will be presented (Figure 3).

Figure 3

The following part of the installation is done automatically using an AutoHotkey Script after you press

OK. It is possible that your anti virus may detect this as a virus and disable the script from running. If

the script runs you will see the install for Karaoke for Directx run automatically, however if the script has

been disabled and the screen does not move from the initial Karaoke for Directx install screen please

install Karaoke for DirectX with the default options (just click Next and OK). After the install the

following screens will be shown (Figure 4,5).

Figure 4

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If you do not know whether you have a 32 or 64 bit version of Windows, right click on Computer (My

Computer in XP) and select properties. In this screen you will be informed of what version of Windows

that you have (Figure 6 XP is similar, Vista shown).

Figure 6

After answering the preceding question another script will run which will initially set some options for

Karaoke for DirectX. If after this script runs you are asked whether the control ran successfully please

answer Yes. The following screens will be displayed (Figure 7, 8).

Figure 7

Figure 8

Special thanks to the owner of SingKing discs for allowing the two songs to be included with the

installation media.

Troubleshooting

Cancel, Ignore, Suspend Error There is an error trapping routine contained in the program. However if an error occurs within the first

couple of lines of the program or when the program is shutting down the error trapping routine is not in

effect. If you do receive one of these errors please press cancel. If the error has happened at the very

start of the program please open the program directory (c:\karaokemp – click on computer, then local

hard disc c:, and then finally karaokemp). Delete the files karaoke.dbf and settings.ini. Restart Grahams

Karaoke System. This will force the program to recreate all the database files from backups of your file

lists and it will create a new settings.ini file.

OLE Error Please open the program directory (c:\karaokemp – click on computer, then local hard disc c:, then

karaokemp and finally comctl). If you have a 32 bit version of Windows right click on reregister.bat and

select Run As Administrator (Vista and 7, just run in XP). If you have a 64 bit version right click on

reregister64.bat and select Run As Administrator (Vista and 7, just run in XP). You should receive three

registration succeeded boxes. Repeat in the c:\karaokemp\redist directory where you should receive six

registration succeeded boxes. See figures (9 through 14).

[If you do not know whether you have a 32 or 64 bit version of Windows, right click on Computer (My

Computer in XP) and select properties. In this screen you will be informed of what version of Windows

that you have (Figure 6 XP is similar, Vista shown).]

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Graphics Not Displaying Grahams Karaoke and DJ System requires a minimum of DirectX 9.0c and in XP the Windows Media 9

Runtime installed. To determine the version of DirectX you have please type in your start menu

“Dxdiag” (without the quotes) – Run and then Dxdiag in the command line box in Windows XP

Figure 15

When asked whether you wish to check for signed drivers select yes. The dx diagnostic screen will

display (Figure 16). At the very bottom check the version of DX. Then click Exit. If required download

the direct updates directly from Microsoft.

Figure 16

To update the Windows Media Runtime please open Computer. Navigate to c:\karaokemp\redist.

Locate the file wmfdist.exe and run it. Agree to any license conditions. Restart your computer.

No Graphics Some Songs, Double Graphics on SAV discs Click on your start menu. Click on Programs or All Programs and find Karaoke for DirectX. Click on

Karaoke Settings and then the CDG tab (Figure 17). Make sure that all channels are checked except for

channels 8 and 9. In XP ensure that use Microsoft Video Mixing Renderer are checked. In Vista and 7

ensure that this is unchecked. Click on the text and font tab and in XP ensure that use Microsoft Video

Mixing Renderer are checked. In Vista and 7 ensure that this is unchecked. Press OK. If asked whether

this control panel worked correctly answer Yes.

Figure 17

After finishing the appropriate steps please restart the program and see if the problem has been

corrected.