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Summary of Contents for Tape2USB GDI-T2USB

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Page 2: ... to a Tape Page 5 Recording to a Tape Page 6 Recording to a PC Page 8 Audacity Software Introduction Page 8 Audacity Software Installation Page 10 Audacity Control Buttons Page 15 Audacity Preferences Page 16 Preparing to Export and Save Files for MP3 Formats Page 18 Exporting and Saving Files Page 21 Troubleshooting Page 26 Specifications Page 26 WARNING ...

Page 3: ...try or electrical shock If a foreign object should get into the set contact your dealer This appliance shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and near no object filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the device Unit Diagram and Component Names Functions 1 Cassette Tape Door 2 Counter Tape Revolution Display 3 Counter Reset Button 4 Power LED Indicator 5 Power Button 6 Lin...

Page 4: ...d in dirty dusty places 4 Avoid dropping or subjecting cassettes to excessive shocks 5 Avoid use of C 120 tapes as these types of tapes are physically weak and could become entangled in the transport mechanism Loading a Cassette Tape 1 Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cassette hub and take up any slack in the tape Note Avoid touching the tape Fingerprints attract dust and dirt 2 Press the S...

Page 5: ...e jack Plug the other ends of the RCA Cable into the auxiliary input Aux on your TV home entertainment receiver or other music system Be sure the red RCA Cable is inserted into the red jack and the white RCA Cable is inserted into the white jack 3 Press the STOP EJ button to open the cassette door and insert a cassette tape Gently close the cassette compartment door 4 Press COUNTER RESET button to...

Page 6: ...or other music system Be sure the red RCA Cable is inserted into the red jack and the white RCA Cable is inserted into the white jack 3 Turn on the unit you connect to your GDI T2USB recorder and adjust the unit s Speaker Monitor Volume Knob on the back of the unit to control the volume of the music 4 Press the STOP EJ button to open the cassette door and insert a cassette tape Gently close the ca...

Page 7: ...ast forward and rewind Press the fast forward or rewind button to advance and rewind the tape respectively 9 Pausing the playback You may pause your tape and pause your recording by pressing the PAUSE button Pressing the PAUSE button again will resume playing the tape 10 Stopping the tape playback Press STOP EJ to completely stop the tape and recording ...

Page 8: ...1 for Macintosh The software is compatible with Window 98 2000 ME XP VISTA and Macintosh NOTE In the VISTA system the default MONO 1 CH in the recording option should be changed to STEREO 2 CH manually Follow the steps below to adjust between MONO 1 CH and STEREO 2CH Control Panel Volume REC Microphone AK5371 Attribute Advanced Open the advanced option and select 2 channels 16 bit 44100HZ CD tone ...

Page 9: ...compartment door Gently close the cassette tape compartment door Press the Power button to turn on the unit 1 Please insert the Audacity software disk that comes with your unit Go to My Computer and double click the CD ROM Drive 2 Locate the Audacity Setup If the Audacity set up doesn t come up automatically click on the Arrow V and double click on CD Rom It will show all contents Double click on ...

Page 10: ...9 Audacity Software Installation 3 The Audacity Setup Wizard will appear Click on Next to begin the software install process 4 Click on I accept the agreement and click on Next ...

Page 11: ...10 5 Continue to click on the Next buttons ...

Page 12: ...11 6 Click on the Install button to start installation ...

Page 13: ...12 7 Click on Finish to complete installation ...

Page 14: ...you set up Audacity you should not need to re set nor re install the software with each use For additional information regarding Audacity features applications please visit the Audacity website at http audacity sourceforge net Audacity Interface Audacity Interface Settings and controls ...

Page 15: ...ding session Use the File Edit View Project Generate Effect and Analyze menus to save export and edit the music you recorded to your PC Mac 1 Click the button to skip to start 2 Adjust the output volume 3 Click the button to play 4 Click the button to record 5 Click the button to pause the recording 6 Click the button to stop the recording 7 Adjust the input volume 8 Click the button to skip to en...

Page 16: ...e Edit on the Audacity interface select Preferences The screen will open up Audacity Preferences You can see the Audio I O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard and Mouse in the Audacity preference interface ...

Page 17: ...lick the Channels and select 2 stereo Click the OK Note If you couldn t find the AK5371 from the Device list close the Audacity Software and re open the software and try again 4 Adjust the output and input volume Adjust the REC level knob to adjust record level dB when recording You can view the REC level through the level indicator ...

Page 18: ...UME knob is located at the back of the unit Preparing to Export and Save for MP3 Formats Prepare for MP3 Export Additional software lame_enc dll is required and must be installed 1 Please make sure that the Audacity disc is still inserted in your computer 2 Click the Edit Tab on the Audacity interface select Preferences 3 Select the File Formats Tab and click on the Find Library Button ...

Page 19: ...18 4 A dialog box will appear Click Yes 5 Another box appears to locate the CD ROM You will find the lame_enc dll software Click the software then click Open ...

Page 20: ...19 6 Click on the OK Button Once the lame_enc dll MP3 software set up is complete you can proceed with the recording and exporting to MP3 format ...

Page 21: ...converted to a WAV Ogg or MP3 format before exporting Before exporting you should be able to play back the recording through your computer Simply click the to play the recording NOTE You may visit the Audacity website at http audacity source forge net For detailed information regarding Audacity features applications please visit the Audacity website at http audacity sourceforge net 1 Click the fil...

Page 22: ...en to which file format your recording should be exported the interface below appears Here you may enter the file name and the location where you want to save and the file for use and reference i e Select for instance your desktop and then click Save Save as WAV Save as Ogg ...

Page 23: ...r computer In Stop Mode simply click the _ _button NOTE If do not have the fluctuant wave on the interface when recording adjust the recording volume as follows Click the Start in the left corner of the computer Select Programs Accessories Entertainment Sound Recorder to enter Sound Recorder interface Sound Recorder Interface ...

Page 24: ...23 Select Edit and click Audio Properties in the Audio Properties interface Select Edit and click Audio Properties in the bottom of the menu to enter Audio Properties interface ...

Page 25: ...recording default device and click Ak5371 then click the Volume to enter Wave In interface Wave In Interface Adjust the recording volume from the middle or higher The fluctuant wave will show on the interface when recording Troubleshooting Guide ...

Page 26: ...Disc USB Cable RCA Cable Grace Digital Inc www gracedigitalaudio com San Diego CA Problem Cause Solution Power does not come on when the power switch is pressed Unit is unplugged Connect the unit to the AC adapter power supply The sound is noisy The unit is too close to a TV set or another similar appliance Turn off the TV or other appliance and relocate the_unit THE WHOLE UNIT Can t record using ...

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