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mbeat USB-TR01 Instruction Manual

Mbeat usb turntable recorder with dual speakers
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mbeat® USB Turntable Recorder with Dual Speakers
Model: USB-TR01
Read instructions carefully before use and store in a safe place for future reference. Product color and specification
are subject to change without prior notice. The manufacturer or distributor reserves the right to amend the
instruction manual at anytime to reflect the latest product design changes or limitations

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  • Page 1 USB Turntable Recorder with Dual Speakers Model: USB-TR01 Read instructions carefully before use and store in a safe place for future reference. Product color and specification are subject to change without prior notice. The manufacturer or distributor reserves the right to amend the...

  • Page 2: Product Introduction

    Product introduction Plastic dust cover Turntable unit Adapter- Use this adapter when playing 45rpm records. Tone arm lift lever Tone arm Auto stop control Adjustable Speed selection-Three speed for choice: 33.3, 45, 78 rpm. Ceramic cartridge with diamond style needle Full range dual speakers 10.

  • Page 3: Initial Start-Up

    Initial start up Power on 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 240V/50Hz. Amplifier connection This model comes with speakers and it can play back the record directly. If you want to connect the device to your own powered speaker set or your mixer or amplifier, there is a set of Aux output (RCA sockets R/L) at rear of the product which allows user to connect the device to external audio speakers or some mixers.
  • Page 4 USB turntable function Install the “Audacity” audio edit software Put the CD disk into your computer and run “Aduacity.exe” file to install the software on your computer. After installation you can launch the software on your desktop, looking for this icon on your desktop or starter menu on your Windows OS.
  • Page 5 How to record your music into your PC mbeat® USB turntable recorder is able to transfer music from turntable to PC with USB connection by using the powerful audio edit software named “Audacity”. For the detailed software guide please refer to the “Audacity Software Quick Guide”...
  • Page 6 4. Check the Stereo Mix column in the drop down menu and just to keep the default settings, the software shall be able to auto default the USB tape recorder setting as “Stereo Mix” or “Line”, or remain gray inactive color according your computer hardware configuration. Those factors are not such key important and you can set up in “Preference”...
  • Page 7 In Audio I/O section , under Playback drop down menu select “Realtek HD Audio output “ , which means it is your sound card audio output to listen the music playback through tape recorder while doing the recording internally. Under recording drop down menu, select “USB PnP Audio”, which indicated the audio source from the tape recorder when it is plugged into the computer.
  • Page 8 7. When everything is ready, then you can select the RECORD button to start recording your tape music into digital format. 8. You can turn the USB turntable recorder volume down and turn on the computer speaker to monitor your records, or you can turn off the computer speaker , using USB turntable recorder speaker to monitor your records , it is totally up to you.
  • Page 9 Please note: if you try to convert the file into MP3 format, you need to install “LAME” encoder software, and you install it at the first time you using then it will work in the future How do I download and install the LAME MP3 encoder? Because of software patents, we cannot distribute MP3 encoding software ourselves.
  • Page 10 If you can not find out this file, you can download and follow below steps to install it. Go to the LAME download page. (Steps as Below) Under "For Audacity on Windows", left-click the link "Lame v3.98.2 for Audacity on Windows.exe"...
  • Page 11 Please note, some of the digital MP3/MP4 player may not able to fully support all type of converted music file, such as FLAC,. OGG due to the original hardware limitation, however most of digital music player can support MP3 or WMA files. Turntable basic maintenance Replacing the stylus cartridge -Refer to the figures 1-8...
  • Page 12 3. 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 TURNTABLE PLAYER, DO NOT FORGET TO: 1. Replace the protective cap on the stylus. 2.
  • Page 13 You need to install “LAME MP3 encoder” into your computer first time to make the audacity save the music into MP3 format please refer “How do I download and install the LAME MP3 encoder? 6. How can I playback my recorded music? You can play back your recorded music using Windows Media Player or iTune, for details please refer Microsoft and Apple website for download and support content ****************************************************************************************************...
  • Page 14 If you are still having difficulty finding the USB turntable recorder, try to check your system settings or control panel to adjust audio input settings from the sound control panel. After you have completed the above settings, you are ready for recording. To record Start Turntable and place needle on the record.

  • Page 15: Audio Control Buttons

    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.

  • Page 16: Track Pop-Down Menu

    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. Copy Paste Trim away the audio outside the selection...
  • Page 17 edits automatically apply to both the left and Move Track Up – exchange places with the right channel. track above this one. Split Stereo Track – if the selected track is a Move Track Down – exchange places with stereo track (a pair of left and right tracks joined the track below this one.
  • Page 18 Export Selection As WAV - same as above, Close – closes the current window, asking you but only exports the current selection. if you want to save changes. On Windows and Unix, closing the last window will quit Audacity, Export as MP3 - unless you modify this behavior in the Interface exports all of the audio as Preferences.

  • Page 19: Edit Menu

    Export Multiple – Paste – lets you split your project Inserts whatever is on the clipboard at into multiple files all in one step. You can either the position of the selection or cursor in the split them vertically (one new file per track), or project, replacing whatever audio data is horizontally (using labels in a Label Track) to currently selected, if any.

  • Page 20: View Menu

    cursor position to the end of the selected You can change the units that are snapped to tracks. using the “Set Selection Format” option in the View Menu. Find Zero Crossings – Modifies the Snap-To…> Snap Off – selection slightly so that both the left and right Turns Snap-To edge selection...

  • Page 21: Project Menu

    Set Selection Format – lets you choose the formatting that is displayed at the bottom of Float Meter Toolbar the window indicating the current selection – does the same thing time. Options include film, video, and audio CD for audacity’s VU meters which you use to set frames, seconds + samples, or pure time.
  • Page 22 time, so you can try just pressing “OK” and may need to use Set Rate from the Track listening to the result. If it is not correct, Pop-Down menu to set the correct sample rate. however, you can use the options in the dialog to try some other possible encodings.

  • Page 23: Generate Menu

    your relative place. Any items which appear after these three built-ins.It is possible for a poorly written Add Label at Selection – This menu item plug-in to crash Audacity, so always save your lets you create a new label at the current work before using a plug-in.
  • Page 24 Change Pitch – changes the pitch/frequency your own curve. of the selected audio without changing the tempo. Fade In – When you open the dialog, the starting fades the selection in linearly. frequency is set to Audacity’s best guess as to the frequency of the selection.

  • Page 25: Analyze Menu

    Visit our official website at www.mbeat.com.au for more product information. Please go to support section to find more support information of the mbeat® products Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/mbeataustralia...

  • Page 26: Warranty Policy

    In the unlikely event that this product proves to be defective, please contact Mbeat Australia's support department for trouble shooting, repair or replacement of your unit. Mbeat Australia, however, will not be able to issue a refund. All return requests must be accompanied with proof of original date of purchase.

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