M-AUDIO MICROTRACK II Quick Start Guide

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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
batter y before first use can limit the capacit y of the battery, lowering the total recording time of MicroTrack II.

To charge the batter y, 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 batter y 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 batter y 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
a card:

‣ Insert it into MicroTrack II and power the unit on.

➜ NOTE: I f MicroTrac k II is connected to its pow er supply or a computer ’s USB port, then it will bo ot
into charge or h ost mode. Push the delete o r power button to exit t o normal operation mo de.

‣ 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 ac tion 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 Star t 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: T his section assumes Mic roTrack II is p roperly turned on, w ith a CF or Microdrive card inse rted
and format ted. If you need instru ctions on how to do this, re fer to the previous secti on of this guide.