Innovative Technology ITCR-3000 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Model: ITCR-3000

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CONTENTS
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3IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSFORAUDIO
PRODUCTS
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4CASSETTETAPEMAINTENANCE
5LOCATIONOFCONTROLS
5POWERSUPPLY
6LISTENINGTOATAPE
6LISTENINGTOARADIO(FM)
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7RECORDTOPC
7AUDACITYSOFTWARE
7AUDACITYINSTALLATIONANDUSBCONNECTION
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7AUDACITYFORWINDOWSUSERS
8INSTALLINGTHEAUDACITYSOFTWARE
11CONFIGURINGAUDACITYFORMICROSOFTWINDOWS
12AUDACITYPREFERENCES
14RECORDINGOPERATION
16GENERALPROBLEMSFORALLWINDOWSVERSIONS
19ADJUSTMENTFORWINDOWS7ANDSOMEVISTA
SYSTEMSONLY
22PREPARINGTOEXPORTANDSAVEFORMP3FORMAT
24DIVIDINGTRACKS
25TOCHANGETHETITLES(FORMP3FORMATONLY)
26EXPORTANDSAVEFORWAVANDOGGFORMATS
27COPYINGMUSICFILETOMP3PLAYER
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28AUDACITYFORMACUSERS
29CONFIGURINGAUDACITYFORMAC
30AUDACITYPREFERENCES
32TOSETTHESMARTRECORDING
33RECORDINGOPERATION
34IMPROVERECORDINGQUALITY
35DIVIDINGTRACKS
36EXPORTANDSAVEFILES
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37AUDACITY1.3BETAVERSION
37FORWINDOWSSYSTEMS
46RECORDINGOPERATIONS
49FORMACOSX
54RECORDINGOPERATIONS
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58TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
58SOFTWARE
59MAINUNIT
60SPECIFICATIONS

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
1. Readandfollowtheinstructionsinthemanual.
2. Keepthismanualinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
3. Removeallpackagingmaterialsfromunit.Checktomakesurethatyouhaveremovedallsuppliedcomponentsbefore
discardingtheboxandpacking.
4. Chooseunitinstallationlocationcarefully.Avoidplacingitindirectsunlightorclosetoasourceofheat.Alsoavoid
locationssubjecttovibrationsandexcessivedust,coldormoisture.Keepawayfromsourcesthathum,suchas
transformersormotors.
5. Theapparatusshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing,andnoobjectsfilledwithliquidssuchasvases,should
beplacedontheapparatus.Donotplaceanyflamesourcessuchlightedcandlesontopoftheapparatus.
6. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Alwaysleaveadequatespaceforventilation.
7. Cleanthecabinetregularlyonlywithasoftclothslightlymoistenedwithamilddetergentsolution.Donotusestrong
solventswhichdamagetohousing.
8. Themainplugisusedasthedisconnectdevice.Thedisconnectdeviceshouldremainreadilyaccessible.
9. Iftheunitisnotusedforaperiodoftime,unplugtheunitandtakebatteriesawayfromtheunit.Storethebatteries
inacooldryarea.
10. Ifitislightening,unplugtheUSBcabletopreventtheunitfromunnecessarydamages.
11. Nevertakebatteriesapart.Donotputbatteriesunderthedirectsunlight,northrowthemintofireorheater.
12. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingrequiredwhentheapparatusdoesnotoperatenormallyor
hasbeendamagedinanywaysuchasthepowercordorplugisdamaged,liquidsspilledintotheapparatus,anyhard
objectfallenontheapparatus,theapparatushasbeendropped,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture.
13. Themarkinginformationislocatedatthebottomoftheapparatus.
14. Attentionsshouldbedrawntotheenvironmentalaspectsofbatteriesdisposal.
15. Usetheapparatusinmoderateclimates.
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Caution:
Useofcontrols,adjustmentsandperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedhereinmayresultinhazardous
radiationexposure.
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Important:
ThenormalfunctionoftheproductmaybedisturbedbystrongElectro‐MagneticInterference.Ifso,simplyresetthe
producttoresumenormaloperationbyfollowingtheinstructionmanual.Incasethefunctioncouldnotresume,please
usetheproductinotherlocation.
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CASSETTETAPEMAINTENANCE:
TAPEHANDLING:
Donotstoretapesinthefollowingplaces:
1.Ontopofheaters,exposedtodirectsunlightorinanyotherplaceswithhightemperatures.
2.Nearspeakers,onTVsetsoramplifiersorwheretheywouldbeexposedtostrongmagneticfields.
3.Wherehumidityishighandindirty,dustyplaces.
4.Avoiddroppingorsubjectingcassettestoexcessiveshocks.
5.AsC‐120tapesarephysicallyweakandcouldbecomeentangledinthetransportmechanism,donotusethem.
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LOADINGACASSETTETAPE:
1.Useyourfingerorapenciltoturnthecassettehubandtakeupanyslacktape.
Note:Donottouchthetapebecausefingerprintsattractdustanddirteasily.
2.Openthecassettedoormanually.
Note:Donotopenthecassetteholderduringrecordingorplayback.
3.Loadthecassettetapewithitsopenedgefacingup.
4.Gentlyclosethecompartmentdoor
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MAINTENANCE:
Theheadsandtapepathshouldbecleanedanddemagnetizedperiodically(Cleaningmaterialsnotsupplied).
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CLEANINGTAPEPATH:
Applyheadcleaningfluidtoacottonswaborsoftcloth,andlightlyrubtheheads,capstanandallmetalpartsinthetape
path.
Alsocleanthepinchrollerusingacleaningfluiddesignedforrubberproducts.
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DEMAGNETIZINGHEADS:
Besurethatthepowerisoff,andthendemagnetizetheheadsusingademagnetizer(notsupplied).Fordetailsusageof
thedemagnetizer,readitsinstructions.
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LOCATIONOFCONTROLS
1. PLAYBUTTON
2. FASTREWINDBUTTON
3. STOPBUTTON
4. CASSETTEDOOR
5. RESETBUTTON
6. SCANBUTTON
7. DCINPUTJACK
8. BATTERYCOMPARTMENT
9. VOLUMEKNOB
10. FUNCTIONSWITCH
11. EARPHONESOCKET
12. MINIUSBDEVICEJACK
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POWERSUPPLY
WhenNOTconnectedtoacomputer:
•DCpowered:ConnectoneendoftheAC/DCadaptor(notsupplied)intotheDCINsocketatthesideoftheunit.
ConnecttheotherendintoanyACoutlet.
NOTE:ThespecificationoftheAC/DCadaptorisDC3V,inner+outer‐.
•Batterypowered:Openthebatterydoorandthenplace2‘AA’sizebatteries(notsupplied)intothebattery
compartment.Besuretomatchthebatterypolarityshownonthecompartment(+/‐).Thenclosethebatterydoor.
NOTE:Topreventpossibledamagetothisunit:
*Loadnewbatterieswiththeirpolarities(“+”and“‐”)alignedcorrectly.
*Donotapplyheattobatteries,orinternalshortcircuitmayoccur.
*Ifthisunitisnottobeusedforalongperiodoftime,removeallbatteriesandstoretheminacoolanddry
place.
*Removeold,drainedbatteriesimmediatelyanddisposeofthem.
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Whenconnectedtoacomputer:
NOTE:Removebatterieswhileconnectedtocomputer.
•USBpowered:ConnectoneendoftheUSBcable(included)totheminiUSBsocketontheunit.Connecttheotherend
intotheUSBsocketonyourcomputer.
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LISTENINGTOATAPE
Thecassettedoesnothaveafastforwardbutton,ifyouneedtofastforwardtothespecifiedpart,flipthetape,pressfast
rewindbutton,thenflipthetapeback.
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1.SlidetheFUNCTIONswitchto‘TAPE/OFF’position.
2.TurnVOLUMEknobtolowestposition.Thenpluginyourheadphone.Re‐adjusttheVOLUMEknobtoacomfortable
soundlevelwithoutanydistortion.Onceyou’vesetyoursoundlevel,pleaseleavethevolumealone.
NOTE:Sincehearingdamagefromloudnoiseisusuallyundetectableuntilitistoolate,besurethevolumelevelis
nottoohigh.
3.Openthecassettedoormanually.
4.Loadacassettetapewiththeopenedgefacingupwardandfullreelontheright.Thengentlyclosethecassettedoor.
5.PressthePLAY()button.Attheendofthecassettetape,thetapewillstopandthePLAYbuttonwillbesprungback
automatically.
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Tofastrewindthetape:
•PresstheFASTREWINDbuttontorewindthetape,whenitreachestothespecifiedpart,pressSTOPbutton.
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Tofastforwardthetape:
•FlipthetapeandthenpresstheFASTREWINDbuttontoadvancethetape.Whenitapproachestothespecifiedpart,
stoptherewindandflipthetapeback.
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Tostoptheplaybackorrewind:
•PressSTOPbutton.
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LISTENINGTOARADIO(FM)
1.SlidetheFUNCTIONswitchto‘RADIO’position.
2.TurnVOLUMEknobtolowestposition.Thenpluginyourheadphone.Re‐adjusttheVOLUMEknobtoacomfortable
soundlevelwithoutanydistortion.Onceyou’vesetyoursoundlevel,pleaseleavethevolumealone.
NOTE:Sincehearingdamagefromloudnoiseisusuallyundetectableuntilitistoolate,besurethevolumelevelis
nottoohigh.
3.PressSCANbuttontotunetoanearbystationautomatically.
NOTE:TheearphoneactsasanFMantenna,extendtheearphonewireorsitnearawindowtoimprovethe
reception.
4.Toresetthesettingfortheradio,pressRESETbutton.
5.Toturntheradiooff,slidetheFUNCTIONswitchto‘TAPE/OFF’position.
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RECORDTOPC
AudiofromTAPEandRADIO(FM)canberecordedonthecomputer.
•Torecordfromcassettetape,slideFUNCTIONswitchto‘TAPE/OFF’positionandloadacassettetapeintotheunit.
ThenpressPLAYbuttontostartplayback.
•Torecordfromradio(FM),slideFUNCTIONswitchto‘RADIO’position.PressSCANbuttonbrieflytotunetoanearby
station.
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AUDACITYSOFTWARE
TheprovidedCDdisccontainsthefollowingsoftware:
(1)audacity‐src‐1.2.6‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Forsourcecodes
(2)Audacity_for_MAC‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ForMacintosh
(3)Audacity_for_WIN‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ForWindows
(4)AUTORUN.INF
(5)TheGNUGeneralPublicLicense.html
ThesoftwareiscompatiblewithWindow98,2000,ME,XP,VISTA,7andMacintosh.
NOTE:AudacitydoesnotsupportthelatestupgradedMACOS9.
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AUDACITYINSTALLATIONANDUSBCONNECTION
ConnectoneendoftheUSBcabletotheminiUSBsocketontheunit.ConnecttheotherendintotheUSBsocketonyour
computer.
Note:TohelpensurethattheAudacitysoftwareandyourcomputerrecognizetheUSBconnection,alwaysconnect
yourunit’sUSBporttoyourcomputer’sUSBportbeforeyouopentheAudacity.
Also,thevolumecontrolontheunitdoesnotaffecttherecordingsoundinput.
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AUDACITYFORWINDOWSUSERS
1.PleaseinserttheAudacitysoftwarediskthatcomeswithyourunit.Goto“MyComputer”anddoubleclicktheCDROM
Drive.
NOTE:IftheCDautomaticallylaunchestheSetUpWizard,pleaseskipandreferto‘InstallingtheAudacitySoftware’.
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2.TherearefivefoldersintheAudacitydisk.SelectAudacity_for_WINforWindowssystem,andselectAudacity_for_MAC
forMacintoshsystem.

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3.DoubleclicktheAudacity_for_WINforWindowssystem,anddoubleclicktheaudacity‐win‐1.2.6toinstalltheaudacity
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INSTALLINGTHEAUDACITYSOFTWARE
1.TheAudacitySetupWizardwillappear.ClickonNexttoinstallthesoftware.
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2.Clickon“Iaccepttheagreement”andclickonNext.
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3.ContinuetoclickontheNextbutton.
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4.ClickontheInstallbuttontostartinstallation.
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5.ClickonFinishtocompleteinstallation.
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6.YoucannowopentheAudacitysoftwareandstartrecordingyourfiles.
NOTE:OnceyousetupAudacity,youdonotneedtore‐setitwitheachuse.
(Foradditionalinformation,visittheAudacitywebsiteathttp://audacity.sourceforge.net)
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CONFIGURINGAUDACITYFORMICROSOFTWINDOWS
AudacityInterface
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AudacityInterface‐‐‐Settingsandcontrols
AudacityControlButtons
Usetheattributecontrolbuttonsatthetopofthescreentogotobeginning,Play,Record,Pause,StopandEnd.Usethe
File,Edit,View,Project,Generate,EffectandAnalyzemenustoSave,Export,andeditthemusic.
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;

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7.Adjusttheinputvolume;
8.Clickthe()buttontoskiptoend;
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AUDACITYPREFERENCES
1.Clickthe“Edit”ontheAudacityinterface,select“Preferences”.
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zThe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.
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2.Selecttherecordingdevice:microphone(USBAudioController)
zClickthe“AudioI/O”attheAudacityPreferencesinterface.
zClickthe“RecordingDevice”arrowandselect“microphone(USBAudioController)”.
zClickthe“Channels”andselect2(stereo).
zClickthecheckbox“Channels”andselectSoftwareplaythrough(playnewtrackwhilerecordingit).
zClickthe“OK”.
zNote:Ifyoucouldn'tfindthe"microphone(USBAudioController)"fromtheDevicelist,closetheAudacitySoftware
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3.Adjusttheoutputandinputvolumetomaximum.
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NOTE:Becauseofthevariationofdifferentoperationsystems,theinputvolumecontrolmaynotworkonsome
individualWindowsversions.WindowsVistaisrecommendedtoensuretheinputvolumecontrolworkingproperly.
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zFormoreinformationonsetup,pleasesee‘SettingupAudacity’onthewebsitebelow:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Transferring_tapes_and_records_to_computer_or_CD
zAndforanyqueryon‘MixerToolbar’pleasesee
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RECORDINGOPERATION
TodownloadatapetoPC
1.SlideFUNCTINswitchto‘TAPE/OFF’position.
2.LoadacassettetapeintotheunitandthenpressPLAYbuttontostartplaying.
3.ClicktheRecord()buttontostartrecording.
Thewaves(leftandrighttracks)willshowontheinterface.
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4.Atendofsongs,click“pause”( )buttononcomputerandpressSTOPbuttonontheunit.
Replaceorflipthecassettetape,andpressPLAYbuttontostartplayingthenextsong.Immediatelypress“pause”()
buttononcomputeranddownloadingwillcontinue.
5.Repeatsteps2,3and4untilyouhavefinisheddownloading.
NOTE:Donotclickstopbuttononcomputerwhilecontinuouslydownloadingsongs.Remembertoclickpausebutton
inbetweenyourdesiredsongs.Pressstopbuttononcomputeronlywhenallyourdesiredsongshavebeen
downloaded.
Afteryourhavefinisheddownloading,youmayplaybackthesongsthroughyourcomputer.Instopmode,simplyclick()
SKIPTOSTARTbuttonthenthe()PLAYbutton.
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TodownloadaradioprogramtoPC
1.SlideFUNCTIONswitchto‘RADIO’position.
2.PressSCANbuttonbrieflytotunetoanearbystation.Keeppressingthisbuttonuntilyoufindyourfavoritestation.
3.ClicktheRecord()buttontostartrecording.
Thewaves(leftandrighttracks)willshowontheinterface.
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4.Atendoftheprogram,click“pause”( )buttononcomputer.
Totuneadifferentstation,pressSCANbuttontoselectadesiredstation.Immediatelypress“pause”()buttonon
computeranddownloadingwillcontinue.
5.Repeatsteps3and4untilyouhavefinisheddownloading.
NOTE:Donotclickstopbuttononcomputerwhilecontinuouslydownloadingsongs.Remembertoclickpausebutton
inbetweenyourdesiredsongs.Pressstopbuttononcomputeronlywhenallyourdesiredsongshavebeen
downloaded.
Afteryourhavefinisheddownloading,youmayplaybackthesongsthroughyourcomputer.Instopmode,simplyclick()
SKIPTOSTARTbuttonthenthe()PLAYbutton.
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GENERALPROBLEMSFORALLWINDOWSVERSIONS
1.Ifyoudonothavethefluctuantwaveontheinterfacewhenrecordingortherecordingsoundsunsatisfied,adjustthe
recordingvolumeasfollows:
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•ClicktheSTARTintheleftcornerofthecomputer,selectPrograms,Accessories,Entertainment,SoundRecorderto
enterSoundRecorderinterface.
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•InSOUNDRECORDERinterface
SelectEditandclickAudioPropertiesinthebottomofthemenutoenterAudioPropertiesinterface.
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•InAUDIOPROPERTIESinterface
Selectsoundrecordingdefaultdeviceandclick‘MicrophoneUSBAudioController’,thenclickVOLUMEtoenterWAVEIN
interface.
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•InWAVEINinterface
Adjusttherecordingvolumetothemiddlefirst,thensettolowerorhigher.Thefluctuantwavewillshowontheinterface

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2.Whenthecassetteplayerisconnected,youcannothearanysoundifyouneedtolistentomusic.Itisbecausethe
defaultplaybackdevicehasbeenchangedtoUSBAudioControlleroncethecassetteplayerconnectstothePC.
Recommended:RemovetheUSBcablefromthePC.
Alternative:ThissolutionrequiresyoutochangethesettingmanuallyeverytimeyouconnecttheUSBcablewiththePC.
Changethesettingasfollows:
•ForVistaandWindows7users:
Click“Start”andgototheControlPanel.Findand
click“Sound”icon.Clickthe“Playback”tab,clicka
playbackdevice(e.g.,Speakers)thenclick“Set
Default”.Andclick“OK”, thesoundcomesout.
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•ForOtherWindowsversionsusers(e.g.:Windows
XP):
Youmayclick“Start”andfind“Programs”,
“Accessories”,“Entertainment”.Click“Sound
Recorder”.ThenintheSoundRecorder,click“Edit”tab
andselect“AudioProperties”.
Or,findandclickintoControlPanel.Findandselect
“Soundandaudiodevice”andchoose“Audio”tab.
InSoundplayback,changethedefaultdevicebydown
pullingarrow.Selectyourplaybackdevice(e.g.,
MicrosoftSoundMapper)andclickOK.Thenthe
soundcomesout.
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zFormoreinformationonWindowssystemsoundrequiresreset,pleasegoto
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3.Ifyouwanttohearthemusicwhiledownloadingtothecomputer,gototheAudacityinterface.ClickEditandselect
“Preference”.Thenclick“AudioI/O”tab.Andfollowthefollowingsetting.Click“OK”toconfirm.
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zFormoreinformationpleasesee‘SetupAudacitytorecordfromtheturntable’inwebsitebelow:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=USB_turntables#Set_up_Audacity_to_record_from_the_turntable
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ADJUSTMENTFORWINDOWS7
ANDSOMEVISTASYSTEMSONLY
IfyoudonothavethefluctuantwaveontheAudacityinterfaceorthesoundislowordistortedduringrecording,adjust
therecordinglevelasfollows:
zClick“Start”atthelowerleftcorner,gototheControlPanel.
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zInClassicView,doubleclicktheSoundicon.
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zOrinControlPanelHomeview,click“HardwareandSound”.Thenclick“sound”.
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