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USB Cassette Converter

We would you like to thank you for choosing our product. You have made an excellent decision.
The following contents guide you how to use the product. Hope this device will bring you nice digital experience.
Convert those old songs with USB Cassette Converter and turn your tapes into MP3’
s to use on your computer,
iPod or in the car!

USB Cassette Converter is a portable, handheld USB tape player that works with all kinds of tapes. It has an
easy-to-use USB connection for converting the music on your tapes into MP3 files. You can listen to MP3’
s on
your computer, load them onto your portable music player, or record them onto a CD and listen in your car, Its
portable size allows it to fit in virtually any bag and enables you to play and transfer music anywhere.

It runs on battery or USB power when connected to your computer for flexible operation. This powerful yet
easy-to-use program guides you through transfer your Music and can integrate with your iTunes Music Library.

In addition to transfer your tapes, USB Cassette Converter has an audio output that enables you to listen on
your stereo, headphones, or other speaker systems for hours of enjoyment!

Main Features
- Rediscover your old cassette tapes on the go
- Convert your old mix tapes and cassette to MP3 to Playback on iPod/MP3 player or burn to CD
- Portable design fits in virtually any bag and enables you to play and transfer anywhere.
- Plug and Play USB device, no drivers required
- Flexible battery or USB-powered operation
- Comes with Tape Converter software to guide you through transfer
- Audio output enables you to listen on your stereo, Headphones, or other speaker system.

Specification
Item Name USB Cassette Converter
Interface USB standard
Recording Format Wave, MP3
Input Tape
Power Supply USB Bus
Consumed Power ≤ 1.5W
Editing Software Audacity
Dimension / Weight 121(L)×93(W)×32(H)mm / 148g
Cable Length 80cm(USB)
One available USB port
Pentium4 CPU or above
512MB RAM or above
1GB free HDD space
System Requirements CD-ROM for installation
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Seven, Eight
Cassette device, USB Cable, User Manual, Earphone,
Software CD(includes application and manual)
USB Cassette Converter
System Requirements
- One available USB2.0 port, Pentium4 CPU or above.
- 512MB RAM or above, 1GB free HDD space
- CD-ROM for installation
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Seven, Eight

Package Contents
- USB Cassette Converter
- USB Cable
- Software CD
- User Guide

Power Supply
You can run the USB Cassette Converter via batteries or your PC’
s USB power.

How to insert the batteries?


Slide back switch to open the USB Cassette Converter. Open the battery box and insert 2*AA battery, and
make sure the battery has been correctly connected, and replace the battery box.

Or connect the USB output connector of device with PC’


s USB Bus by USB cable.

Description of parts
1, Eject: Slide this switch to open the cassette holder.

2, Volume: Adjusts the volume of the headphones and USB connection.

3, Headphones : You can connect 1/8”headphones here.

4, USB Connection: Use the included USB cable to connect USB Cassette Capture to your computer. For
transfer your recordings to your computer, we have provided a software package on the included CD.

5, Play: Press to play the tape.

6, Stop: Press to stop the tape.

7, FF/REW: Press to fast forward or rewind the tape.


Note that these buttons will become “reversed”when the tape changes direction.

8, DIR: Selects the direction of tape playback. This is useful if you want to play the other side of the tape without
having to eject it.

9, Play Mode: Selects what the tape does when it reaches the end of a side. When set to the “loop”icon, the tape
will automatically switch direction and begin playing the opposite side when one side has finished. When set to
the single arrow icon, the tape will simply stop when a side has finished.
USB Cassette Converter

Quick Installation Chart

Hardware Installation
Note: If you have any antivirus software enabled, please disable it during the installation of the software.

The operating system will install the drivers for USB Cassette Converter automatically.
Please connect USB Cassette Converter to your computer. Wait for a moment until the system appears you
“Your new hardware is installed and ready to use”. It means the driver has been installed.

You will now need to check that the drivers are installed correctly.
Right Click on My Computer and Left Click on properties. Click on Hardware tab and then Device Manager. In the
Device Manager click on the “Sound, video and game controllers”correctly you should see the “USB Audio
Device”or “USB PnP Audio Device”. If it has a Yellow mark next to it then this means that the driver is not
installed correctly. You will need to remove the driver and disconnect USB Cassette Converter from the
computer and reconnect is to install the driver again.
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Audacity for Windows OS

Audacity Software Installation

Please insert the Software CD into the CD drive, and read it.
Double click “Audacity.exe”file, and select the language you wanted, then click “OK”to start installation.

Click “NEXT”and / or select the installation folder to go forward.

Please wait for installation finished, and click “Finish”to complete the installation.
USB Cassette Converter

Now, you need to set software for capturing and editing audio.

Audacity Software Guide

Double click “Audacity”icon on your desktop.


Please click “Edit”key on the software panel, and select “Preferences”.
USB Cassette Converter
Please set recording device to be “USB Audio Device”, and channels to “2(Stereo)”. And select “Software Play
through (Play new track while recording it)”.

Now, you can start to record analog audio to be digital MP3 format file.
Begin playing your vinyl or cassette and click red record key (see below) to start recording audio - when you want
to finish, click the yellow stop key.
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Now you can export the recording audio into MP3 format files in your computer.
Click “File”, and select “Export”, you will get one window.
Please write the name of the recording file, and select the “Format”to be MP3 or other format that you wanted.
Then select “Save”.

You may be asked to provide some additional information about your recording files. Then you can get the
recording audio file into the format that you want.

Note: Please go to the link - http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/ to get the more information for Audacity
software functions.
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Audacity for Mac OS X

Check Hardware Installation


The hardware device doesn’ t need any driver. Mac X OS will install the driver automatically.
Please check hardware installing correctly.
Please go to “Apple logo”\ “About this Mac”\ “More information”\ “Hardware”\”USB”. If the driver has been
installed correctly, you should see the “USB Audio Device”or “USB PnP Audio Device”.

Audacity Software Installation


Note: Please copy the “For Mac”folder and the Manual files from Software CD into your Mac’s desktop if
the included Software CD is the small size disk. Then install Audacity following below guide.

Please open “For Mac”folder, and double click “Audacity.pkg”file, and click “Continue”selection.
USB Cassette Converter

Click “Install”to start installation.

Please wait for installation finished, and click “Close”to complete the installation.
USB Cassette Converter

Now, you need to set software for capturing and editing audio.

Audacity Software Guide

Please click “Go”and select “Application”, then you will get the window as below.

Open “Audacity”folder and double click “Audacity”icon to start the software.


Please click “Edit”key on the software panel, and select “Preferences”.

Please click “Audacity”logo on the software panel, and select “Preferences”.


USB Cassette Converter

Please select recording device to be “USB Audio Device”or “USB PnP Audio Device”, and channels to be
“2(Stereo)”. And select “Software Play through (Play new track while recording it)”, then click “OK”.

Now, we start to record analogue audio to be digital MP3 format file.


Please click red record key to start recording audio that you wanted. And please click yellow stop key when you
want to finish.
USB Cassette Converter

At first time, we need to do more steps if we want to export as MP3 file.


Click “File”, and select “Export”.

Maybe you need to give some information, such as file name and location.
And you need to select file format to MP3 format, then click “Save”.
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You may be asked to provide some additional information about your recording files. Then you can get the
recording audio file into the format that you want.

Now, you can get MP3 file through your analog audio device.
You can use the file for your iPod by iTunes.

Note: Please go to the link - http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/ to get the more information for Audacity
software functions.

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