V.TOP AV202 User Manual

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USB Audio Capture Analog

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Introducon

This AV202 USB audio capture is designed to help users to convert their old collecon of cassees,

vinyl records and LPs to crisp, clear digital audio ﬁles for music on the go and then create audio CDs

or MP3 CDs for personal audio library and archive those precious voices and memories. With the

help of the USB audio capture, you can rediscover the beauty of the classical music.

Speciﬁcaon

Item Name USB Audio Capture

Interface USB standard (USB 2.0)

Recording Format Wave, MP3

Input Audio L/R (RCA), 3.5” Stereo Audio (Male)

1GB free HDD space

System Requirements

Requested OS

Windows: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP

Mac OS: OS X 10.6 and later

(Notes: v2.1.2 does not support PPC Macs.)

2GHz CPU or above and 4G RAM or above

Power Supply USB Bus

Consumed Power ≤ 1.5W

Applicaon Soware Audacity (Version 2.1.1 in this CD)

Dimension / Weight 73(L)×26(W)×11(H)mm / 62g

Cable Length 80cm(USB), 15.8cm(Audio)

1 x USB 2.0 Port , CD-ROM for installaon and accessible Internet

Thank you for choosing AV202!

Before using this product, please read the user manual carefully.

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Step 1: Install Audacity and LAME MP3 Encoder The soware can be found in the CD or downloaded from the website, and the download address is: hp://www.audacityteam.org/download/

Declaraon: LAME is a library that allows some programs to encode MP3 ﬁles. LAME is free, but in some countries users may need to pay a license fee in order to legally encode MP3 ﬁles.

For Windows OS Users: a.First, install \Windows_V2.1.2\Audacity_v2.1.2.exe b.Then, install \ Windows_V2.1.2\ Plug-Ins\Lame_v3.99.3.exe

For Mac OS Users: a.First, install \Mac_OS_v2.1.2\Audacity-v2.1.2.dmg b.Then, install \Mac_OS_v2.1.2 \Plug-Ins\Lame_Library_v3.98.2.dmg

Note: Install Audacity as main applicaon soware; and you may install LAME MP3 encoder based on your own personal needs.

Step 2: Hardware Installaon - Connect your analog audio source to audio input jack of this AV202.

Step 3: Plug the USB end of AV202 into Computer’s available USB Port, and make sure your computer does recognize the AV202. (Refer to secon of “Hardware Installaon”)

Step 4: Run the Audacity Soware for Capturing, Eding your desired music. (Audacity Soware’s Operaon Manual is contained in the CD.)

Step 5: Transfer the digital audio ﬁles to your device.

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Quick Installaon

Note: Before installing the Audacity Applicaon Soware, you need to close the An-Virus

Soware.

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Hardware Installaon

The Operaon System will install the driver automacally. Some Operaon Systems might require an Internet for updang.

Connect the AV202 to the computer. The system message “Your new hardware is installed and ready to use” will appear aer a while. It means that the driver has been installed or updated successfully.

1.Connect the AV202 to your computer, and open Device Manager. Click on the “Sound, video and game controllers”, and you can see “USB Audio Device” if AV202 is recognized by the computer correctly. (Please close An-Virus Soware before installaon.)

2.While if a Yellow Mark appears, you will have to remove the driver and disconnect AV202 from the computer and reconnect it to install/update the driver again. (We strongly suggest an Internet is available.)

FAQ

1. What is an opmal recording level to aim for?

Using the Recording Volume Slider on Mixer Toolbar to adjust the level, aim for a maximum peak of around –6 dB on the Recording Meter (or 0.5 if the meter is set to linear scale). This should ensure that clipping will be avoided. The recording will only show a maximum peak of around 0.5 on the default waveform display, but given how the ear hears sound, this is actually much louder than apparent "half volume”.

You can boost the level if necessary aer recording and eding by using Eﬀect > Amplify or Eﬀect > Normalize.

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2. How do I record from vinyl records, cassee tapes or MiniDiscs? (Or the Recorded voice is very low from vinyl)

Vinyl or shellac records can also be recorded into Audacity with a special type of turntable that connects to the USB port of your computer. These turntables need to be set up diﬀerently from those that connect to line-in. See Recording with USB turntables or USB cassee decks for setup instrucons, then Basic Recording, Eding and Exporng in the main tutorial.

3.I cannot ﬁnd how to use Audacity, it is bad. Do not worry. We have placed detailed operaon manual in this CD.

4.Why I have issues with Windows 10? Make sure that your computer's CPU supports SSE2 (any CPU made aer 2003 should support it). Please use the legacy Audacity 2.0.6 version if your computer does not support SSE2.

Connecon hints:

Do not connect a turntable directly to your computer.

The signal from a turntable must be passed through a phono pre-ampliﬁer or a receiver with a “phono” input that provides phono ampliﬁcaon. Otherwise, it will be too quiet and will also sound "nny" due to incorrect equalizaon. Do not plug stereo equipment into your computer ’s “Microphone” port.

This port is usually designed only for low level, mono microphone input. It will produce distoron if you connect phono ampliﬁed output. Use the “Line In” port if you have one (on some laptops or other portable computers, the "Mic" port can be switched to a line-level input).

Plug one end of a stereo cable into the "Line Out" or "Headphone" connector on your tape deck, MiniDisc player, or stereo system.

Plug the other end into your computer’s "Line In" port. If you do not have a suitable cable, you can ﬁnd one at an electronics store.

Choose "Line In" as the recording source in Audacity's Device Toolbar or Devices Preferences.

Press the red Record buon. While Audacity is recording, start playing your tape or disc. When you have captured the audio you want to record, press the yellow Stop buon. You can also press the blue Pause buon to pause recording, and Pause again to resume recording on the same track.

For a detailed tutorial, see Copying tapes, LPs or MiniDiscs to CD. This covers all the steps from recording your records, cassees or MiniDiscs to exporng as an audio ﬁle and burning to an audio CD.

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5.Why can't I export ﬁles to MP3 format? You might neglect installing Lame MP3 encoder, which allows Audacity to export MP3 ﬁles: a.For Windows Users, please install the ﬁle: \ Windows_V2.1.2\ Plug-Ins\Lame_v3.99.3.exe b.For Mac OS Users, please install the ﬁle:\Mac_OS_v2.1.2\PlugIns\Lame_Library_v3.98.2.dmg

6.When I record audio from my converter, I don't get any sound. a. Check the volume dial on the right side of your cassee converter. Make sure it is turned up to halfway. b. Make sure you have the correct recording device set. In the soware, click Edit Preferences and set the “Recording Device” to “USB Audio Device”.

7. How do I use the Converter with iTunes? First, you need to convert your recorded ﬁles to WAV or MP3 format and save it on your computer; and then you can import your recordings into iTunes and put them on your iPod /iPad / iPhone.

8. My audio recordings don't sound good. a. Turn down the volume control on the player; high volumes may cause distorted recordings. b. Turn down the “Recording” / “Microphone” volume in the soware. c. Under Edit Preferences, set “Channels” to “2 (Stereo).” d. If your recordings are sll in low quality, it is likely that the sound of your original music has degraded over me or the audio sources are not sasfactory.

9. Audacity records audio correctly, but I can't hear anything during playback. a. First, unplug AV202 from your computer. Then, export your recording as a WAV or MP3 ﬁle and exit the soware. Finally, play it in the soware such as Windows Media Player or iTunes. b. Make sure that you have set up the recording device correctly. In the soware, click Edit Preferences and set the “Recording Device” to something like “USB Audio Device”.

10. How do I split up my recording into individual tracks? First, select a track by clicking and dragging between the silences (ﬂat lines). Use the “Zoom In/Out ” tool if necessary.Then, click the ﬁle “Export Selecon As WAV” or “Export Selecon As MP3.” Select a locaon such as the Music (or My Music) folder inside the My Documents folder.Repeat the process for the remaining tracks that are recorded. You can exit Audacity thereaer and say “no” when asked to save the ﬁle.

11. Is there a way to make the audio transfer faster? No. Transfers must be done at the normal speed, because AV202 is designed to record the actual audio that is emied by the playing sources.

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