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Unit Diagram & Component Names / Functions                     

1. Cassette Tape Door 

2. Counter (Tape Revolution) Display 

3. Counter Reset Button 

4. Power LED Indicator   

5. Power Button 

6. Line In/Cassette Selection Switch 

7. Recording [REC LEVEL] Level +/- Knob   

8. Recording [REC] Cr02 Button 

9. Play Cr02 Button 

10. Recording Level Indicator Display 

11. Record [REC] Button 

12. Play [PLAY] Button 

13. Rewind [REW] Button 

14. Fast Forward [F.FWD] Button   

 

 

15. Stop & Eject [STOP/EJ] Button 

16. Pause [PAUSE] Button 

 

 

 

 

17. 9 Volt DC Power Adapter [DC IN =9V] Connection 

18. USB [USB] Connection   

 

 

19. Speaker Monitor Volume [VOLUME] +/- Knob 

20. Record to [REC INPUT] Connection   

21. Play to [PLAY OUTPUT] Connection 

 

 

Basic Operation      

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

           

 

 

NOTE:

 Before plugging into the DC jack on the back of the unit; please make sure the 

“POWER” button is shut off.   

 

1. Connect 

the 

DC

 adapter to the 

power outlet

 and plug 

the other end

 to the 

DC jack 

connection

 on the back of the unit.   

 

NOTE:

 Before plugging DC power adaptor into the unit; please make sure the “POWER” button is off.   

 

2. 

Press the POWER button to turn the unit on. 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for TAPE2USB GDI-T2USB200

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Page 2: ...ity Software on your PC 11 Audacity Control Panel Configuring Audacity Settings 15 Recording to a PC 20 Export Save Recordings files as WAV 21 Dividing Tracks Exporting 21 Record to CD 22 Audio Playback Special Windows Set Up Windows 7 23 Windows 7 Recording Level Adjustments 26 Audacity for Mac 30 Set Up Wizard How to Set Up Record with Mac 30 Audacity Software USB Connection 31 Audacity Control ...

Page 3: ...ll not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus 11 The mains plug is used as the disconnect device the disconnect device shall remain readily operable 12 Before plugging DC power adaptor into the unit please make sure the POWER button is off 2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this ap...

Page 4: ...top Eject STOP EJ Button 16 Pause PAUSE Button 17 9 Volt DC Power Adapter DC IN 9V Connection 18 USB USB Connection 19 Speaker Monitor Volume VOLUME Knob 20 Record to REC INPUT Connection 21 Play to PLAY OUTPUT Connection Basic Operation NOTE Before plugging into the DC jack on the back of the unit please make sure the POWER button is shut off 1 Connect the DC adapter to the power outlet and plug ...

Page 5: ...he tape Note Avoid touching the tape Fingerprints attract dust and dirt 2 Press the STOP EJ button to open the cassette door Note The cassette holder cannot be opened during recording or playback 3 Load the cassette tape with its open edge facing down 4 Gently close the cassette compartment door Maintenance Heads and tape path should be cleaned and demagnetized cleaning materials demagnetizer NOT ...

Page 6: ... 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 the COUNTER RESET button to zero the counter ready the counter to track the revolutions 5 Press the PLAY button NOTE IF the tape is a Cr02 version select the PLAY Cr02 button first then press PLAY button NOTE The player with autom...

Page 7: ...PUT jack at the back of the unit be sure that the red RCA Cable is inserted into the red jack and the white RCA Cable is inserted into the white jack Plug the other ends of the RCA Cable into an external auxiliary audio source E g MP3 player TV microphone NOTE All connections to the RCA jacks must be with a powered audio source This includes handheld microphones connected to the RCA connections IF...

Page 8: ...EC level is typically 0 dB You can view the REC level through the level indicator The REC level is located in front of the REC LEVEL knob NOTE The ideal REC recording level is typically 0 dB Adjust the REC LEVEL while playing 8 Fast Forward and Rewind Press the fast forward button to advance the tape Press the rewind button to rewind the tape 9 Pausing the playback recording NOTE Pause your tape a...

Page 9: ... end of the cassette tape the cassette will stop automatically NOTE Once the MICROPHONE button is pressed audio to the player s built in speaker is turned off Thus while the MICROPHONE function is ON no audio can be heard from the internal speaker Press the MICROPHONE button again to turn the microphone function OFF The audio from the built in speaker will resume when the microphone function butto...

Page 10: ... GNU General Public License html are reference files only and should be ignored Once you have completed installing the Audacity Set Up Wizard to your MAC or PC Audacity software will allow you to create record and edit files made from the audio tape recorded from your TAPE2USB II Once installed the Audacity program should open automatically The Audacity icon should be saved to your computer s Desk...

Page 11: ...nsert the Audacity software disk that comes with your unit Go to My Computer and double click the CD ROM Drive NOTE The CD may automatically launch the Set Up Wizard IF this is the case refer to page 11 2 Five folders should appear from the Audacity disk Audacity_for_WIN is for Windows systems Audacity_for_MAC is for Macintosh systems 10 ...

Page 12: ...ity win 1 2 6 will appear double click the audacity win 1 2 6 to open the Audacity software for PC installation Installing Audacity Software on your PC 1 The Audacity Setup Wizard will appear Click on Next to begin the software install process 11 ...

Page 13: ...2 Click on I accept the agreement and click on Next 3 Continue to click on the Next buttons 12 ...

Page 14: ...NOTE be sure the box beside the Create a desktop icon is selected so that a shortcut to the Audacity program is saved on your Desktop 13 ...

Page 15: ...4 Click on the Install button to start installation 14 ...

Page 16: ...dacity features applications please visit the Audacity website at http audacity sourceforge net Audacity Control Panel Configuring Audacity Settings Audacity Control Panel Buttons Settings The Audacity control panel is the interface to apply recording settings operate recording controls Use the File and Edit to save export and modify setting Preferences View Project Generate Effect and Analyze men...

Page 17: ...re for the following functions 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 end 16 ...

Page 18: ... press play on your play record on the Audacity control panel and begin to record However in some instances you may have to configure the settings Preferences To configure the setting preferences open Audacity select Edit then select Preferences and refer to the Audio I O tab Audacity Preferences 1 Click Edit on the Audacity interface select Preferences 17 ...

Page 19: ...one USB Audio CODEC as a selection close Audacity unplug and plug in the USB cord to your PC and open Audacity again NOTE Alternative device selections may include Microsoft Sound Mapper that may offer an alternative quality recording device Under the Channels Section Click on the Channel drop down menu and select 2 Stereo NOTE IF you select 1 Mono all recordings will be in mono tone Under the Fea...

Page 20: ... and input volume NOTE Due to variations between different operation system OS input volume control feature may NOT work on some Windows versions Windows Vista is recommended to ensure the input volume control operates properly 19 ...

Page 21: ...l to allow time to prepare for the next song or tape Once you are ready to continue recording press the Pause button on the computer and downloading will continue 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have finished downloading NOTE Do not click Stop button on computer while continuously downloading songs Remember to click Pause in between your desired songs Press Stop on the computer only when all your...

Page 22: ...N convert all files to WAV format for exporting to your computer To save as a WAV file click on File select Export As WAV and enter a file name and a location for where to save the file on your computer RECOMMENDATION save your files to your Desktop To playback recorded audio through your computer click the to play NOTE For more details regarding Audacity operation and revised versions of Audacity...

Page 23: ...ave as type RECOMMENDATION select Export Selection As WAV for ALL recorded files and export to you r DESKTOP 5 Follow steps 2 3 and 4 above to divide songs one by one as desired Record to CD Record to CD or MP3 by copying or dragging the recorded files from the saved location on your PC to Windows Media Player or iTunes platform From either platform your recordings can be burned to CD or converted...

Page 24: ...d Windows 7 Click Start on your computer go to the Control Panel Click on the Sound icon Click the Playback tab and change the playback device Click OK On Other Windows Versions e g Windows XP Click Start and select Programs Accessories Entertainment and click Sound Recorder Within Sound Recorder click the Edit tab and select Audio Properties OR Click on Control Panel and select Sound and audio de...

Page 25: ...downloading from your TAPE2USB II to your PC Solution Go to the Audacity Control Panel click Edit and select Preference Select the Audio I O tab and select the box for Software Playthrough Play new track while recording it and Click OK Refer to page 25 for reference image of Audacity Preferences that should appear on your computer screen 24 ...

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Page 27: ...ustments RECORDING IF the fluctuant wave does not appear on the Audacity Control Panel or if the audio is distorted when recording adjust the recording level as follows Click Start and select Control Panel In Classic View double click the Sound icon 26 ...

Page 28: ... Or in Control Panel Home view click Hardware and Sound Then click sound 27 ...

Page 29: ... In the Sound window select the Recording tab Select a recording device RECOMMENDATION select Microphone of USB Audio CODEC as shown in the example below and click Properties 28 ...

Page 30: ...Indicator in the Audacity control panel that the level does not exceed 0 Then click OK on Microphone properties and sound interface Close the Control Panel NOTE There is no Levels tab in the Sound window for some OS systems including Windows 98 and Windows 2000 For Windows 7 and Vista there is a Levels tab in the Sound window Input Level Indicator 29 ...

Page 31: ...select the Intel folder z If your computer is a Mac OS 9 system select the Mac OS 9 folder z If your computer is a Mac OS X system Power PC CPU select the PPC folder NOTE The other 3 files audacity src 1 2 6 AUTORUN INF The GNU General Public License html are reference files only and should be ignored NOTE Recently Intel is the commonly used processer in Mac To confirm the processer in your Mac hi...

Page 32: ... icon shortcut as a convenient method to open the Audacity program Audacity Software USB Connection Your Mac and Audacity must recognize your USB connection to your TAPE2USB II player Therefore always turn on your computer and connect the USB cable to the tape player s and the computer s USB port Then with the AC adapter connected to your TAPE2USB II player press the POWER button on the player IMP...

Page 33: ...to start 2 Click the button to play 3 Click the button to record 4 Click the button to pause the recording 5 Click the button to stop the recording 6 Click the button to skip to end 7 Adjust the output volume 8 Adjust the input volume At the top of the main Audacity window to the right of the play control buttons you will see the input and output level meters labeled L and R Under the output level...

Page 34: ...udacity on the Audacity Control Panel and select Preferences The window will open up to Audacity Preferences You can see the Audio I O Quality Import Export Interface Spectrograms Directories Smart Recording Theme Keyboard and Mouse 33 ...

Page 35: ...io USB Audio CODEC Click the Channels and select 2 stereo Under the Playthrough Section Select the box beside Software Playthrough Play new track while recording it Select the box beside Hardware Playthrough Play new track while recording it Click OK Note IF you do not find microphone USB Audio CODEC as a selection close Audacity unplug and plug in the USB cord to your PC and open Audacity again 3...

Page 36: ... and input volume to maximum NOTE Because of the variation of different operation system the input volume control may not work on some individual Windows versions Windows Vista is recommended to ensure the input volume control working properly Export and Save Recordings files When the recording is complete click the STOP button on the control panel Then press the STOP EJ button on the Cassette Tap...

Page 37: ...ded files from the saved location on your PC to Windows Media Player or iTunes platform From either platform your recordings can be burned to CD or converted to another audio format as may be desired 36 For further details regarding Audacity recording and editing detail for Mac Audacity s home page offers a series of references To access these materials go to www audacity sourceforge net click on ...

Page 38: ...roduct comes with Audacity 1 2 6 for PC 1 3 for Mac The included version of Audacity and updates can be downloaded free at http audacity sourceforge net download mac PC System OS Windows XP or Vista Windows 95 and NT are NOT supported RAM Windows 2000 XP 128 MB 300 MHz minimum 512MB 1 GHz recommended Vista Home Basic 512 MB 1 GHz minimum 2 GB 1GHz recommended Vista Home Premium Business Ultimate W...

Page 39: ...plug the USB connection from PC STEP 2 lose and re open Audacity click on Edit and select Preferences The Audio I O tab will open Check there is a check mark in the box beside Software Playthrough Play new track while recording it STEP 3 Turn on the volume level on your computer speakers _______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM NOT Recording in STEREO...

Page 40: ...PROBLEM NOT Recording in STEREO to Mac SOLUTION Close and re open Audacity click on Edit and select Preferences Audio I O tab will open Under Recording Check the drop down menu beside Channels IF 1 Mono is selected change to 2 Stereo ___________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM POWER DOES NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCH SELECTED SOLUTION Check to make sure the unit is not un...

Page 41: ... Enable Mixer Toolbar and Enable Meter Toolbar options are checked If they are not please check them and then press OK _______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM POOR SOUND QULITY SOLUTION Make sure that your RCA plugs are plugged into a source or not touching bare metal If you are experiencing noise through the USB you may have interference from the RC...

Page 42: ...oduct and your sales receipt as proof of purchase date for your TAPE2USB II unit s is required and shall at the discretions of the manufacturer result in a correction of the defect by repair without charge for parts and labor b replacement with the same or similar design or c refund for the purchase price if purchased directly and returned within 30 days of purchase All replaced parts and products...

Page 43: ...42 Customer Service Support For questions regarding your GDI T2USBII please visit us at www gracedigitalaudio com and click on Support 04_2010 ...

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