EzCAP 231 User manual

Cassette to MP3 converter
Quick Start Guide
Thanks for purchasing ezcap231 standalone cassette to MP3 converter. The following guides
you how to set up. Hope this device will bring you nice digital experience.
With this ezcap231 standalone cassette to MP3 converter, you can easily convert your old tape
to MP3 without a computer, you just need to plug a USB Flash disc on then press “record” button, and
the device will convert all of the music on tape to your USB Flash disc in MP3 format automatically.
You can also playback on it, or just put USB Flash to other place (computer, portable speaker, or
transfer to your mobile phone, iPod, etc.) to play the recorded music.
Features:
1, Lid switcher---Slide down to open the lid, so can put cassette in.
2, AUX port----Audio output to speaker, also can be audio input to record from other audio source
3, OTG---For plug USB disk, to save recorded music.
4, Volume control.

5, Small watch window----To check if cassette is running.
6, Cassette operate buttons-----See following details.
PLAY---press to play cassette.
STOP---press to stop play cassette.
F.F---Fast forward.
REW---Rewind.
DIR---Change the direction of cassette playing.
Auto reverse switch---Slide to is auto reverse mode.
7, DC port----5V DC.
8, Convert operate buttons-----See following details.
Press to start/stop
record
Press to start/stop
playback
Last
1.”Next” function on playback.
2. Mode switch on standby.
LED indicator:
Keep on ---- Standby.
Quick flash (2 times per second) --- Recording.
Slow flash (1 time per second) ---Playback.
Green ---- Manual mode.
Blue ---- Automatic mode.
Operations Cassette:
Power supply:
1, You can simply use the USB cable in the package to power supply this device.
2, Or you can also use 2AA batteries----Open the lid of the deck, and put batteries in the groove.
Operate:
3, Put a cassette in.
4, Connect a speaker or earphone to “AUX”of the device.
5, Connect an USB disk to “OTG”, you will see green indicator lights.
NOTE: For save energy, the convert circuit only work when an USB disk be connected. You
can still play cassette even without USB disk.
6, Press “PLAY”button of the top, you should hear the sound from the cassette playing.
7, Turn the volume switch to a level you favor (usually be max is ok)
Convert and Playback:
1, Record in manually mode:
When the cassette playing and an USB flash is connecting, and the device is under standby
mode (indicator keep on), and the color of indicator is green shows it at default manually mode. Just
simply press the recording button then the device will start to recording (converting) the
playing music to MP3 format, the green indicator will be quick flashing (if not, means not recording,
re-plug your USB flash and try again) . Press the recording button again to stop recording and save a

MP3 file in USB flash.
At the interval between two songs where you want to save in another file, short press
button, the flashing green indicator will be off about 2 seconds, then quick flash again to
save in another file.
If you want do it at auto mode, simple at standby mode long press button 3~5 seconds,
till you see the indicator from green to blue.
2 Recording in auto mode:
On auto mode, ezcap231 will detect each interval between two songs, and will save them in two
files. So normally, if you have 6 songs at side A(or B) of your cassette, just put cassette in and play,
then press record button, after 6 songs played, will automatic save 7 mp3 files in your USB
flash.(There will be 7 files for a 6 songs tape, the FV0001~FV0006 will be the effective MP3 files for 6
songs, the last one FV0007 is an empty one due to the short space between the end of 6th song to the
end of whole tape.)
Device will create a new folder name “TAPEMP3”in your USB disk, and save each MP3 name
“FV0001 to FV9999”
If you want to switch back to manual mode from auto mode, stop recording(or playback) to
standby mode (blue indicator keeps on), long press button 3~5 seconds, till you see the
indicator from blue to green, or simply power off ezcap231, then power on again, it will load at
default----manually mode .
3 Use AUX port, you can also record music from other sources with an 3.5mm audio cable (such
as: radio, MD players, anything with audio line out)
4 Known problems in Auto mode:
Due to the auto function is based detecting the level of music: when the level is lower than the setting
in firmware, ezcap231 will take it as space between two songs, so there will be chance to meet following
situations:
1, If there is a long pause in a song, ezcap231 may take it as two songs, and save 2 files for it.
2, If the space between two songs is too short which ezcap231 can not detect, ezcap231 will take
them as one song, and save the two songs in one file.
When you meet this situation, you can use the Audacity software to editing them.(find the link
following)
Note: We do not suggest to power off (unplug the power supply) or unplug the USB flash during
recording, even we make a design that the device will automatically save the MP3 file for previously
recording when power off or USB flash unplugged during recording.
If you want to edit your recorded MP3 files, you can use a free software --- Audacity, download
from: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
5, Playback
The device with playback function so you can easily checking the recorded file.

At standby mode, press playback button, device will start to play the recording music, the indicator
will be slow flashing. Press playback button again, will stop playback and back to standby mode.
During playback, use up/down button to choose play previous or next file. You can also copy other
MP3 file to USB flash and plug to our device to replay it, but only files in “TAPEMP3”folder can be
played.
Specifications:
Converter format
MP3
Power supply
2*AA Battery, any USB port power supply (5V DC adapter,
USB from computer, etc)
Format of USB flash
Support FAT,FAT32,exFAT
Working time
2 hours with 2*AA battery
Audio channel
Stereo L/R
Bit Rate
128Kbps
Dimensions
11.3*8.2*3.2cm
Weight
186g (without batteries)
Package Contents:
Ezcap231 Cassette to MP3 Converter
USB to 3.5mm cable for power
User Manual
5V 1A USB port Power Supply (Option)
2*AA Battery (Option)