Notice ION TAPE2PC

« ton (14). Please note that both decks can be used for playback but only deck B can be used for recording/dubbing. 3. DYNAMIC NOISE REDUCTION – Dynamic Noise Reduction should be turned on whenever playing back tapes which were recorded using this feature. 4. DISPLAY – The display will help you keep track of audio levels and the features which have been engaged. PEAK LEVEL INDICATOR – The meters indicate the audio level during recording and playback. REC – lights when deck B is recording or in record-pause mode HI SP DUB – lights when high-speed dubbing mode is engaged PLAY Cr02 – lights when Play Cr02 function is engaged REC Cr02 – lights when Rec Cr02 function is engaged 5. TAPE COUNTER AND [RESET] BUTTON – The tape counter indicates the tape position when playing or recording tapes (deck B only). To reset the counter, press the [RESET] button. 6. REC LEVEL KNOB – Use this knob to adjust the recording level when recording external sources to deck B. 7. [PLAY Cr02] BUTTON – This feature should be set depending on the kind of tape you are playing. When using normal tapes, this feature should be turned off (“PLAY Cr02” not lit on the display). When using Cr02 tapes, this features should be turned on (“PLAY Cr02” is lit on the display). 8. [DUBBING] BUTTON – Press this button if you would like to dub a tape from deck A to a tape in deck B (“DUBBING” will light on the display). 9. [HI SP DUB] BUTTON – Press this button to enable high-speed dubbing (“HIGH SPEED” will light on the display). Press again to disable high- speed dubbing. 10. REC Cr02 BUTTON – Turn this feature on when recording to a Cr02 tape on deck B (“REC Cr02” is lit on the display). 11. [PLAY] – Press to play the tape on the corresponding deck. 12. [REWIND] – Press to rewind the tape on the corresponding deck. 13. [FAST FORWARD] – Press to fast forward the tape on the corresponding deck. 14. [STOP/EJECT] – Press to stop the tape on the corresponding deck. When stopped, press again to open the cassette holder. 15. [PAUSE] – Press to pause the tape on the corresponding deck. Press again to resume playback. 16. [RECORD] – Press this button in conjunction with the [PLAY] button to begin recording. 2 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1. POWER CORD – Plug this cord into a power socket before powering on the unit. If not using the unit for prolonged periods of time, please remember to turn it off and remove the cord from the socket. 2. USB PORT – Use the included USB cable to connect this port to an available USB port on your computer when transferring tapes. You can use the included EZ Tape Converter and Audacity software applications to transfer and backup your tapes digitally. If you are a novice user, we recommend the EZ Tape Converter software for transferring your tapes to your computer. For advanced users, we suggest the Audacity software, which allows for advanced editing of your recording, including noise removal normalization, and automatic track separation. 3. GAIN KNOB – This knob can be used to adjust the audio signal from the unit to your computer. If you experience distortion and clipping when recording to your computer, we recommend turning down the Gain. If the audio level from the unit is extremely low when recording to your computer, we recommend turning up the Gain. 4. RE... »