INSTRUCTION MANUAL L-3866/67USB 1 CONTENTS CONTENTS---------------------------------------------------2 DESCRIPTION-----------------------------------------------3,4 INITIAL STARTING-UP-----------------------------------5 Main Connection Amplifier Connection---------------------------------------5 Playing a record---------------------------------------------5 MAINTENANCE ---------------------------------------------6 To replace the stylus---------------------------------------6 To disassemble the cartridge-----------------------------6 To install new pick-up head------------------------------6 Important recommendations--------------------------------6 Audacity Software Instruction-------------------------7-20 2 DESCRIPTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Adapter: Use this adapter when playing 45 RPM records. Platter: Platter change in the record will be placed here Tonearm Tonearm Lock: Use this lock to keep the tonearm in place when not in use. Dust Cover: Use this to protect the turntable from exposure to dust. The cover may be opened or removed during use, but should remain closed when the turntable is not in use. USB port: - With Full-Speed Transceivers - Fully Compliant With USB 1.1 Specification 3 Connect to PC for editing the music with your favorite digital editing software, if you need the information of free editing software; please check the website http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ , and check the attached software instruction. 7. Signal Connectors: Use these to connect the turntable to the mixer or amplifier in your sound system. 8. Power Cord: Connect this cord to a grounded AC outlet of the proper voltage. 9. Arm Lift Button 10. Stop Button 11. Speed Button: Button locked 45rpm Button unlocked 33 rpm 4 INITIAL STARTING-UP MAINS CONNECTION Ensure that the mains voltage of your home corresponds to the operating voltage of the unit. Your unit is ready to be connected to a mains voltage of 110V/60Hz or 220V/50Hz. AMPLIFIER CONNECTION Connect audio plugs to Alert input on your mixer or amplifier: Red plug into R/H channel input. White plug into L/H channel input. Playing a record - Remove the Dust cover from the turntable. - Place the record of your choice on the turntable. If it is a 45 rpm, do not forget to place the adaptor on the record spindle. - Choose the desired playing speed: 33 rpm -> button unlocked 45 rpm-> button locked. - Release the Tone-arm lock. - Push in the arm lift button (tone-arm will go up) - Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts turning - Push out the arm lift button (tone-arm will lower record starts playing) - When the record is over, the tone-arm returns to its rest and the turntable starts turning. Remark: While the record is ON, If you wish to: Stop the record while its playing - Press the stop button; the cartridge comes up and returns to it's rest; the turntable stops turning. - Replace the protective cap on the stylus Close the tone-arm lock. 5 MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE THE STYLUS (FIG.A) Put the rest clip on the pick-up arm. Pull the stylus in the direction of arrow (A) and remove it. Put in the new stylus following the reverse procedure. TO DISASSEMBLE THE CARTRIDGE (FIG.B) Put the rest clip into the pick-up arm. Remove the stylus (see section above). Release the pick-up head by pushing the cartridge in the direction of arrow. Disconnect the three cables link wires at the level of the pick-up head. TO INSTALL NEW CARTRIDGE - Connect the three link wires as shown in figure. - Push the cartridge into headshell - Re-position the stylus IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS We advise you to clean your records using a rag impregnate with an antistatic product for maximum enjoyment of your records and also to make them last. We would also point out that for the same reason your stylus should be replaced periodically (approximately every 250 hours) Dust the stylus from time to time using a very soft brush dipped in alcohol (brushing from back to front of the cartridge) WHEN TRANSPORTING YOUR RECORD PLAYER DO NOT FORGET TO: Replace the protective cap on the stylus. Put the rest clip into the pick-up arm. 6 Audacity Quick Guide For the complete manual please check http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation?lang=en Before Starting the Software Make sure that your USB turntable is plugged into the computer and both the computer and the turntable are plugged in and on. To Install Software (PC) 1. Plug in your turntable to an AC outlet and connect the USB port on the Turntable to the USB port of your computer. 2. Turn on the power switch to your turntable. 3. Windows system will detects a new device and that it is available to use. 4. Insert the CD that came with your USB turntable. 5. Run the file "audacity-win-1.2.6.exe" to install Audacity software. Once installed, run the Audacity program. To Install Software (MAC) 1. Insert the included CD 2. Open the CD icon on the desktop. 3. Drag the installation folder for audacity to your hard drive. We recommend that you move the folder to your "Applications" folder. 4. A window will come up which shows the files copying. 5. EJECT the CD. 6. Open "Audacity" from where you moved it to on your hard drive. Software Configuration 1. Click on Microphone in the drop down menu and select "Stereo Mix" Figure 1: Select Stereo Mix 2. Select the "Edit" menu and then "Preferences" 7 Select the USB audio device under the "Recording" selection as shown. Select "Software Playthrough" to hear the audio while recording. Note: The USBTurntable may show up with a different name in Windows system.. This may depend on your computer model and operating system. 99% of the time it will contain "USB" in the Name. Figure 2: Select USB Audio Device from Preferences After completed the above settings, you are ready for recording. If you are still having difficulty finding the USB Turntable, try to check your system settings or control panel to adjust audio input settings from the sound control panel. . 8 Toolbars Selection tool - for selecting the range of audio you want to edit or listen to. Envelope tool - for changing the volume over time. Draw tool - for modifying individual samples. Zoom tool - for zooming in and out. Timeshift tool - for sliding tracks left or right. Multi tool - lets you access all of these tools at once depending on the location of the mouse and the keys you are holding down. Audio Control Buttons Skip to Start - moves the cursor to time 0. If you press Play at this point, your project will play from the beginning. Play - starts playing audio at the cursor position. If some audio is selected, only the selection is played. Loop - if you hold down the Shift key, the Play button changes to a Loop button, which lets you keep playing the selection over and over again. Record - starts recording audio at the project sample rate (the sample rate in the lower-left corner of the window). The new track will begin at the current cursor position, so click the "Skip to Start" button first if you want the track to begin at time 0. Pause - temporarily stops playback or recording until you press pause again. Stop - stops recording or playing. You must do this before applying effects, saving or exporting. 9 Skip to End - moves the cursor to the end of the last track. Edit Toolbar All of the buttons on this toolbar perform actions - and with a couple of exceptions, they're all just shortcuts of existing menu items to save you time. Holding the mouse over a tool will show a "tooltip" in case you forget which one is which. Cut Copy Paste Trim away the audio outside the selection Silence the selected audio Undo Redo (repeat last command). Zoom In Zoom Out Fit selection in window - zooms until the selection just fits inside the window. Fit project in window - zooms until all of the audio just fits inside the window. 10 Track Pop-Down Menu Mono - makes this track a mono track, meaning it is played out of just one speaker, or played out of the left and right speakers equally. Left Channel - makes this track come out of only the left speaker. The Track Pop-Down Menu appears when you click in a track's title. This lets you access a few special commands that apply to individual tracks. Name... - lets you change the name of the track. Move Track Up - exchange places with the track above this one. Move Track Down - exchange places with the track below this one. Waveform - sets the display to Waveform - this is the default way of visualizing audio. Waveform (dB) - similar to Waveform, but on a logarithmic scale, measured in decibels (dB). Right Channel - makes this track come out of only the right speaker. Make Stereo Track - if there is another track below this one, joins them to make a single stereo track, with the top track representing the left speaker, and the bottom track representing the right speaker. When tracks are joined into a stereo pair, all edits automatically apply to both the left and right channel. Split Stereo Track - if the selected track is a stereo track (a pair of left and right tracks joined together as a single track), this operation splits them into two separate tracks that you can modify and edit independently. Set Sample Format - this determines the quality of the audio data and the amount of space it takes up. 16-bit is the quality used Spectrum - display the track as a by audio CD's and is the minimum spectrogram, showing the amount quality that Audacity uses internally of energy in different frequency (8-bit audio files are automatically bands. converted when you open them). 24-bit is used in higher-end audio Pitch (EAC) - highlights the contour hardware. 32-bit float is the highest of the fundamental frequency quality that Audacity supports, and (musical pitch) of the audio, using it is recommended that you use 32the Enhanced Autocorrelation (EAC) bit float unless you have a slow algorithm. computer or are running out of disk space. 11 Set Rate - sets the number of samples per second of the track. 44100 Hz is used by audio CDs. Tracks can have different sample rates in Audacity; they are automatically resampled to the project sample rate (in the lower-left corner of the window). called Composition_data. Audacity project files are not meant to be shared with other programs - use one of the Export commands (below) when you are finished editing a file. Save Project As... - same as Save Project (above), but lets you save a project as a new name. Recent Files ... - brings up a list of files you have recently opened in audacity to be re-opened quickly. Export As WAV... - exports all of the audio in your project as a WAV file, an industry-standard format for uncompressed audio. You can change the standard file format used for exporting from Audacity by opening the File Format Preferences . Note that exporting will automatically mix and resample if you have more than one track, or varying sample rates. See also File Formats. Export Selection As WAV... same as above, but only exports the current selection. [MENU] File Menu New - creates a new empty window Open... - opens an audio file or an Audacity project in a new window (unless the current window is empty). To add audio files to an existing project window, use one of the Import commands in the Project menu. Close - closes the current window, asking you if you want to save changes. On Windows and Unix, closing the last window will quit Audacity, unless you modify this behavior in the Interface Preferences. Export as MP3... - exports all of the audio as an MP3 file. MP3 files are compressed and therefore take up Save Project - saves everything in much less disk space, but they lose the window into an Audacityspecific format so that you can save some audio quality. Another and quickly continue your work later. compressed alternative is Ogg Vorbis (below). You can set the An Audacity project consists of a quality of MP3 compression in the project file, ending in ".aup", and a File Format Preferences. See project data folder, ending in alsoMP3 Exporting. "_data". For example, if you name your project "Composition", then Audacity will create a file called "Composition.aup" and a folder 12 Export Selection As MP3... - same as above, but only exports the current selection. Export as Ogg Vorbis... - exports all of the audio as an Ogg Vorbis file. Ogg Vorbis files are compressed and therefore take up much less disk space, but they lose some audio quality. Ogg Vorbis files tend to take up a little less disk space than MP3 for similar compression quality, and Ogg Vorbis is free from patents and licensing restrictions, but Ogg Vorbis files are not as widespread. You can set the quality of Ogg compression in the File Format Preferences. Export Selection As Ogg Vorbis... - same as above, but only exports the current selection. Export Labels... - if you have a Label Track in your project, this lets you export the labels as a text file. You can import labels in the same text for ...