Innovative Technology ITUT-400 User manual
OPERATING MANUAL
USB Turntable
MODEL: ITUT-400
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CONTENT
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSFORAUDIOPRODUCTS......................................2
PRECAUTIONS.........................................................................................................4
BEFOREUSE............................................................................................................5
HOWTOREPLACETHETURNTABLESTYLUS(NEEDLE).................................................5
PRODUCTOVERVIEW....................................................................................................6
PARTI:PHONOGRAPH...................................................................................................7
PARTII:AUDACITYSOFTWARE......................................................................................8
AUDACITYINSTALLATIONANDUSBCONNECTION......................................................8
AUDACITYFORWINDOWS.....................................................................................8
CONFIGURINGAUDACITYFORMICROSOFTWINDOWS..............................12
RECORDINGOPERATION...............................................................................19
GENERALPROBLEMSFORALLWINDOWSVERSIONS..................................21
DIVIDINGTRACKS..........................................................................................25
MP3/WAVANDOGGFORMAT......................................................................27
EXPORTANDSAVEFORWAVANDOGGFORMATS......................................27
SETTINGTHELANGUAGE..............................................................................30
AUDACITYFORMACUSERS..................................................................................33
CONFIGURINGAUDACITYFORMAC.............................................................36
AUDACITYCONTROLSANDBUTTONS..........................................................37
AUDACITYPREFERENCESETTINGS................................................................38
SETTINGTHERECORDINGINPUTLEVEL.......................................................43
RECORDINGOPERATION...............................................................................44
DIVIDINGTRACKS..........................................................................................45
EXPORTANDSAVEFILES(AFTERRECORDINGISCOMPLETE)......................47
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE.........................................................................................49
SPECIFICATION.............................................................................................................51
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ImportantSafetyInstructionsforAudioProducts
‐ReadThroughly
Whenusingelectricalproducts,basicprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedincluding:
1.ReadInstructions‐Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbeforetheproduct
isoperated.
2.RetainInstructions‐Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuture
reference.
3.HeedInstructions‐Allwarningsontheproductandintheoperatinginstructionsshouldbe
adheredto
4.FollowInstructions‐Alloperatinganduserinstructionsshouldbefollowed.
5.Cleaning‐Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidcleaners
oraerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning.
6.Attachments‐Donotuseattachmentsnotrecommendedbytheproductmanufacturerasthey
maycausehazards.
7.WaterandMoisture‐Donotusethisproductnearwater‐forexample,nearabathtub,wash
bowl,kitchensink,orlaundrytub,inawetbasement,ornearaswimmingpool,etc.
8.Accessories‐Donotplacethisproductonanunstablesurface.Theproductmayfall,causing
seriousinjurytoachildoradultandseriousdamagetotheproduct.Useonlywithastand,
bracket,ortablerecommendedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeproduct.Anymounting
oftheproductshouldfollowthemanufacturer’sinstructions,andshoulduseamounting
accessoryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.
9.Transporting‐Thisproductshouldbemovedwithcaretoavoiddamage
orinjury.
10.Ventilation‐Slotsandopeningsinthecabinetareprovidedfor
ventilation,toensurereliableoperationoftheproductandtoprotectit
fromoverheating.Theseopeningsmustnotbeblockedorcovered.Theopeningsshouldnever
beblockedbyplacingtheproductonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurface.Thisproductshould
notbeplacedinabuilt‐ininstallationsuchasabookcaseorrackunlessproperventilationis
providedorthemanufacturer’sinstructionshavebeenadheredto.
11.PowerSources‐Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersource
indicatedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourhome,
consultyourproductdealerorlocalpowercompany.Forproductsintendedtooperatefrom
batterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperationinstructions.
12.MainsPlug‐Themainsplugisusedasthedisconnectdevice.Thedisconnectdeviceshould
remainreadilyaccessible.
13.Power‐CordProtection‐Power‐supplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelyto
betrappedinanyway.
14.Lightning‐Foraddedprotectionforthisproductduringalightningstorm,orwhenitisleft
unattendedandunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletanddisconnect
theantennaorcablesystem.Thiswillpreventdamagetotheproductduetolightningand
power‐linesurges.
15.PowerLines‐Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthevicinityofoverhead
powerlinesorotherelectriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesor
circuits.Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeep
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fromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsascontactwiththemmightbefatal.
16.Overloading‐Donotoverloadwalloutlets,extensioncords,orintegralconvenience
receptaclesasthiscanresultinariskoffireorelectricshock.
17.ObjectandLiquidEntry‐Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisproductthroughopenings
astheymaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort‐outpartsthatcouldresultinafireor
electricshock.Theapparatusshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing,andonobject
filledwithliquidssuchasavaseofflower,shouldbeplacedontheapparatus.
18.Servicing‐Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmay
exposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservice
personnel.
19.DamageRequiringService‐Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletandreferservicingto
qualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:
a.Ifthepower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged.
b.Ifliquidhasspilled,orobjectshavefallenintotheproduct.
c.Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
d.Iftheproductdoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowingtheoperatinginstructions.Adjust
onlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructions,asanimproper
adjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloftenrequireextensiveworkby
aqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheproducttoitsnormaloperation.
e.Iftheproducthasbeendroppedordamagedinanyway,andtheproductexhibitsadistinct
changeinperformance‐thisindicatesaneedforservice.
20.ReplacementParts‐Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservicetechnicianhas
usedreplacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerorhavethesamecharacteristicsasthe
originalpart.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshock,orotherhazards.
21.SafetyCheck‐ Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisproduct,asktheservice
techniciantoperformsafetycheckstodeterminethattheproductisinproperoperating
condition.
22.Heat‐Theproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heat
registers,stovesorotherproducts(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
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Precautions
SafetyInformation‐caution:
1.Inordertoshutoffthepowerofthisproductcompletely,unplugthepowercordfromthewall
outlet.Besuretounplugtheunitifyoudonotintendtouseitforanextendedperiodoftime,
suchasonavacation.
2.Useofcontrols,adjustmentsandperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mayresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
3.Topreventelectricshock,matchwidebladeofplugtowideslot,fullyinsert.
4.Ifthisproductdevelopstrouble,contactqualifiedservicecenters,anddonotusetheproduct
indefectivestates.
SafetyPrecautions
WARNING:
Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisappliancetorainor
moisture.
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCKS‐DONOTOPEN!
Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremovecoverorback.
Nouserserviceablepartsinside.Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
Thelightflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateraltriangle,is
intendedtoalertusertothepresenceofnon‐insulated“dangerous
voltage”withintheproduct’senclosurethatmaybeofsufficient
magnitudetoconstituteriskofelectricshocktopersons.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalert
usertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)
instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.
(Seemarkingsonthebackoftheunit.)
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BeforeUse
1.Chooseunitinstallationlocationcarefully.Avoidplacingitindirectsunlightorclosetoasource
ofheat.Alsoavoidlocationssubjecttovibrationsandexcessivedust,coldormoisture.Keep
awayfromsourcesthathum,suchastransformersormotors.
2.Donotopenthecabinetasthismightresultindamagetothecircuitryorelectricalshock.Ifa
foreignobjectshouldgetintotheset,contactyourdealer.
3.Whenremovingthepowerplugfromthewalloutlet,alwayspulldirectlyontheplug,never
pullthecord.
4.Donotattempttocleantheunitwithchemicalsolventsasthismightdamagethefinish.Usea
clean,drycloth.
5.Keepthismanualinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
HowtoReplacetheTurntableStylus(Needle)
Removingoldstylus
1.Setascrewdriveratthetipofthestylusandpush
downinthedirection“A”.
2.Removethestylusbypullingitforwardanddown.
Installinganewstylus
1.Holdthetipofthestylusandinserttheotheredge
bypressinginthedirection“B”.
2.Pushupinthedirection“C”untilitlocksatthetip.
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ProductOverview
1.45RPMADAPTOR
2.TONEARMCONTROLINDICATOR
3.DECORATION(NOTFOR
ADJUSTMENTTOTONEARM)
4.TONEARM
5.TONEARMREST
6.SPEEDCONTROLSWITCH
7.STYLUS
8.NEEDLEGUARD
9.TURNTABLE
10.ATMOSPHERELIGHT
11.RCALINEOUTCABLE
12.USBSLOT
13.ACPOWERCORD
14.DUSTCOVER
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PARTI:Phonograph
1.Removeallthepackingfromtheunit.
2.ConnecttheRCAlineoutjackstoauxiliaryinputsocketsofyourhomeamplifierdevice.Make
suretomatchthesocketcolorswiththejackcolors.
3.ConnecttheACpowercordtothehouseholdoutlet.Thentheatmospherelightwilllightblue
allthetime.
4.Putarecordontotheturntable.Remembertousethe45RPMadaptorlocatedontherighttop
cornerwhenplayinga45RPMrecord.
5.Selectthespeedaccordingtotherecordyouareplaying.
6.Liftandmovetonearmtoturntable,TONEARMCONTROLINDICATORwilllightup.Placetone
armontheedgeoftherecordandtherecordstartsplaying.
NOTE:
You’restronglyrecommendedtoplayrecordswithclosingtransparentdustcovertoprevent
dusts.Also,pleasedon’tplaceanythingontopofdustcoverespeciallyplayingarecord.
7.Topauseorstopplaying,youneedtoliftandmovethetonearmbacktothetonearmrest
manually.
8.Whentherecordreachestoitsend,tonearmandrotationstop.Liftthetonearmandplaceit
totonearmrestmanually.
9.Remembertocoverthewhiteplasticneedleguardtoprotectthestylusandunplugtheunit.
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PART II: Audacity So ware
The provided CD disc contains the following so ware:
(1)audacity-src-2.0.2--------- For source codes
(2)Audacity_for_MAC---------For Macintosh
(3)Audacity_for_WIN---------For Windows
(4)Manual
The so ware is compa ble with Window 98, 2000, ME, XP, VISTA, 7 and Macintosh.
Audacity Installa n and USB Conn
Connect one end of USB cable to the turntable and the other end into your computer. Then
connect the AC power cord of turntable.
Audacity for Windows
1. Please insert the Audacity ware disk that comes with your unit. Go to My Computer and
double click the CD ROM Drive.
2. There are four 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-2.0.2 to install the audacity ware.
Installing the Audacity So ware
1. the Audacity Setup Wizard will
appear. Click on Next to install the so ware.
2. Click on “I accept the agreement” and click on Next.
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3. Con nue to click on the Next bu ons.
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4. Click on the Install bu on to start installa
5. Click on Next and then click on Finish to complete installa
6. You can now open the Audacity so re and start recording your files. NOTE: Once you set
up Audacity, you do not need to re-set it with each use.
(For a l informa on, visit the Audacity website at h p://audacity.sourceforge.net)
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Configuring Audacity for Microso Windows
Audacity Interface
Audacity Control Buons
Use the aribute controls buon 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 ( ) buon to skip to start;
2. Adjust the output volume;
3. Click the ( ) buon to play;
4. Click the ( ) buon to record;
5. Click the ( ) buon to pause the recording;
6. Click the ( ) buon to stop the recording;
7. Adjust the input volume;
8. Click the ( ) buon to skip to end;
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Audacity Preferences
1. Click the “Edit” on the Audacity interface, select “Preferences”.
In the pop-up window of the Audacity Preferences, tabs of Devices, Playback, Recording, Quality,
Interface, Tracks, Import / Export, Extended Import, Projects, Libraries, Spectrograms, Directories,
Warnings, Effects, Keyboard，Mouse and Modules are listed on the leside of the window as in
the picture below.
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2. Click ‘Devices’ on the leside and detailed contents of the Devices will show on the right
hand side of the interface.
Click the arrow on “Device” below Playback and choose “Realtak AC 97 audio” or
“”Microphone Sound Mapper” or primary sound driver).
Click the arrow on ‘Device’ below ‘Recording’ and choose ‘‘USB Audio Controller’.
Click the arrow on ‘Channels’ to select ‘2(Stereo)’. Do not click OK unl you finish all the
sengs.
Note: If you cannot find the "microphone (USB Audio Controller)" in the Device list, close the
Audacity Soware and re-open and try again.
3. Click ‘Recording’ on the leside and the detailed contents will display on the right side.
Click the checkbox beside ‘Soware Playthrough: Listen while recording or monitoring new track’.
Click the checkbox beside ‘Sound Acvated Recording’ and adjust the Sound Acvaon Level (dB)
to -36.
NOTE: Once the ‘Sound Acvated Recording’ is selected, the Pause buon will not work during
recording.
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4. Before exporng a MP3 file, you need to find ‘lame’ first. If the program does not show the
MP3 Library, make sure the Audacity driver disc is inside your computer.
Click ‘Libraries’ on the leside, then in ‘MP3 Export Library’ interface, click ‘Locate…’ buon to
find ‘lame_enc.dll’.
Click ‘Browse’ buon to open ‘lame_enc.dll’. Click on Computer/My Computer and locate
Audacity 2.0.2, CD Rom Audacity 2.0.2 or DVDR Audacity 2.0.2. Double click on it. Then double
click on ‘Audacity for Win’ then leclick on ‘lame_enc.dll’ to highlight it. Click ‘Open’ then click
‘OK’ on Locate Lame small box.
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5. If the ‘lame_enc.dll’ soware does not open from the disc, you must download the ‘lame’
soware from the website.
Click ‘Download’ and a website will be opened automacally.
Open the website to download ‘lame_enc.dll’ : click on download page.
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‘Jump straight to LAME for Windows download’ in the top line. Leclick ‘LAME for Windows’ and
it will jump to the download chapter for Windows.
Audacity LAME is free, so you can click ‘libmp3lame-win-3.98.2.zip’ under ZIP OPTION to
download. Click Save, select the Folder you want to save it in, then click Save again to save it.
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Close the Webpage, then click OK to close the Audacity preference. Minimize Audacity interface,
then open the Folder where you saved the libmp3lame-win-3.98.2. Double click on it, then
double click on it again to open. Now leclick on lame_enc.dll. Hold and drag it to your Desktop.
NOTES:
Once you move it to the Desktop you do not need to do this again.
Aer opening lame_enc.dll the first me it may not be necessary to open lame_enc.dll the
next me you record.
Go back to Audacity and click on Edit, then Preferences. Click on Libraries in MP3 library. Click on
Locate, then click on ‘Browse’. Click on Desktop, then click on Lame_enc.dll to highlight it. Then
click Open.
Click on OK on locate Lame box. Click OK on Audacity Preferences to close and to complete your
sengs. Now you can Record, Export and save your favorite music.
6. For detailed informaon about how to run this program, please click ‘Help’ and click ‘Manual
(in web browser)’.
7. Adjust the output and input volume to 20% (or 0.2 level ).
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NOTE: Because of the variaon of different operaon systems, the input volume control may not
work on some individual Windows versions. Windows Vista is recommended to ensure the input
volume control works properly.
For any queries in regard to ‘Mixer Toolbar’ please visit:
hp://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?tle=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues
RECORDING OPERATION
To download music and save into computer:
1. Place the record on the turntable.
2. Move the tone-arm over to the record to start playing.
3. Click the Record ( ) buon to start recording.
The waves (leand right tracks) will show on the interface.
4. At end of a song, click the “pause” ( ) buon on the computer and press the Stop buon
on the turntable, move the cursor to the wave area and leclick at the end of the song.
For the next song, replace the album or move tone-arm to another desired song. Press the Play
buon on the turntable to start playing the next song. Immediately press the “pause” ( )
buon on the computer and downloading will connue and another R/L track will appear on the
interface.
NOTE: Pause buon will not work during the recording process if the ‘Sound Acvated Recording’
in Preferences Recording is selected. Clear the checkbox next to ‘Sound Acvated Recording’ if
you want to manually pause recording.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 unl you have finished downloading.
NOTE: Do not click stop buon on the computer when connuously downloading songs.
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