M-AUDIO MICROTRACK II Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide

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Congratulations on your purchase of M-Audio MicroTrack II: the easy-to-use solution for portable digital recording. This Quick Start Guide will show you how to make your first recording, play it back, and transfer the audio file to your computer. This guide also details the steps to install Audacity, the included audio editing program for Mac and PC, which you can use for editing and converting your recorded files.

What’s in the Box

MicroTrack II unit

USB cable

stereo “T” microphone

1/8” female to 1/8” male extension cable with lapel clip

earbuds

protective bag

USB power supply

this Quick Start Guide

CD-ROM containing the User Guide, test tones, and Audacity editing software

Charging MicroTrack II

The MicroTrack II built-in battery ships with only a minimal charge and you must charge it from a power source (your computer’s USB connection or the included power supply) before you can use it.

It is essential that you fully charge the MicroTrack II battery before using your new recorder. Failure to fully charge the battery before first use can limit the capacity of the battery, lowering the total recording time of MicroTrack II.

To charge the battery, follow the steps below:

Plug the smaller end of the supplied USB cable into the USB connector on the bottom of MicroTrack II.

Plug the large end of the USB cable into the supplied USB power supply.

Plug the USB power supply into a power outlet.

An animated battery symbol will be displayed in the right upper corner of the LCD on MicroTrack II to indicate that the device is being charged.

When the battery is fully charged, the animation will stop, the battery symbol will appear solid, and a check mark will be displayed next to the battery symbol, indicating that the charging process has finished.

You can now disconnect MicroTrack II from the USB cable.

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Formatting a Compact Flash Card or Microdrive

Compact Flash (CF) cards and Microdrives may need to be formatted before you can use them to record. To format

acard:

Insert it into MicroTrack II and power the unit on.

NOTE:IfMicroTrackIIisconnectedtoitspowersupplyoracomputer’sUSBport,thenitwillboot intochargeorhostmode.Pushthedeleteorpowerbuttontoexittonormaloperationmode.

Once MicroTrack II has finished booting up, you will see the Main Menu. If the Main Menu does not appear, press the [MENU] button on the left side of MicroTrack II.

Push the [NAV] wheel up or down until “System” is highlighted. Press in on the [NAV] wheel to confirm the selection.

Similarly, select “Format Media” using the [NAV] wheel.

The LCD will read “Format Media.” Confirm this action by pressing in on the [NAV] wheel again. The display will read “Formatting Media” during this process.

When formatting is complete, the display will read “Format complete.” At this point, MicroTrack will automatically reboot. You can now record files to the CF card or Microdrive.

Making Your First Recording

While MicroTrack II can record from a wide variety of audio sources such as microphones, line-level devices, and S/PDIF signals, this Quick Start Guide will illustrate how to make a recording from the supplied stereo

“T” microphone. Please refer to the User Guide provided on the CD-ROM for details on recording other input types.

NOTE:ThissectionassumesMicroTrackIIisproperlyturnedon,withaCForMicrodrivecardinserted andformatted.Ifyouneedinstructionsonhowtodothis,refertotheprevioussectionofthisguide.