Honest Technology Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe manual

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    honestech Audio Recorder 2 .0 Deluxe User Guide[...]

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    2. honestech End User Licens e A greement IMPORT ANT : READ THE FOLLOW ING TERMS AND CONDIT IONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE CONT INUING THIS INST ALLA TION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE W ITH THESE TERM S AND CONDIT IONS, PROMPTL Y REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENT A TION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONE Y WILL BE [...]

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    3. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 5. Limited Warranty a. Licensor does not warrant that the func tions contained in the Licensed P roduct and Hardware will meet License e’ s requirements or that t he operation of the So ftw are and H ardware will be uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor do es warrant that the media on which the Software is furnished a[...]

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    4. h onestech T able of Content s END USER LICEN SE A GREEMENT ...................................................................................... 2 T ABLE OF CONT ENTS .......................................................................................................... 4 1. I NTRODUCTION ....................................................[...]

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    5. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 1. Introduction 1.1. What is honestech A udio Recorder 2.0 honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 allow s you to keep the audio from your cassettes and L P records per manently by conver ting the m to MP3, MP3 CDs, and audi o CDs. Y ou can also reduce unw anted noise or st atic, and the built-in nor malizer and digit al a mplifie[...]

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    6. h onestech 1.3. System Requirements  Opera ting System:  Window s XP Serv ice Pack 2 Windows V ista (h ttp://www .honestech.com/vista)  USB 2.0 Ho st Controller /Port  Processor: Intel® Pentium® 3 800 MHz or higher  Memory: 256MB of RAM  Free Har d Disk S pace 70MB for progr am intallat ion and 4GB for Audio Editing  Other[...]

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    7. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2. honestech A udio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Inst allation 2.1. Installing honest ech A udio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2.1.1. Insert the in stallation CD into your CD/DVD driv e on your computer . 2.1.2. The installat ion proce ss will star t automati cally . Note: If the installat ion does NOT start autom atically , double -click[...]

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    8. h onestech 2.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] af ter accepting the License Agreement to continue w ith the instal lation. 2.1.5. Click [C hange… ] if you w ant to inst all the so ftwa re in a differ ent folder . Click [Next >] to continue with the installa tion.[...]

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    9. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2.1.6. Accept the defaul t progra m folder or create you r own pr ogram folder by enter ing a new folder name. Then clic k [Next >] to continu e with the installation . 2.1.7. Click [Inst all ] t o start ins talling the softw are with the current se tting. If you want to change the setting , click on [< Bac k] to [...]

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    10 . ho nestech 2.1.8. Setup status s creen will disp lay the installa tion progre ss. Please wait for comp letion. 2.1.9. Click on [F inish] to complet e the instal lation.[...]

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    11 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3. Using honestech A udio Recorder 2.0 Delux e Y ou can start honest ech A udio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe by simply dou ble-clicking on this icon. Or you can star t the prog ram throug h the St art menu bu tton by clicking St art  A l l Programs  honestech A udi o Recorder 2.0 Deluxe  hones tech A udi o Recorder 2.[...]

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    12 . ho nestech 3.1. Easy Wizard Mode Y ou can start Ea sy Wizard Mod e by clic king “Easy Wizard Mode” on the main screen . 3.1.1. S tep 1. Connect Y our Audio Dev ice Connect the MU ZBOX to your aud io playba ck device.  S tep 1. Connect the MUZB OX to your music player using the co mposite cable.  S tep 2. Connect the MUZB OX to your P[...]

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    13 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.2. S tep 2. V olume setting Adjust the volu me on your music playe r for best audio qual ity . Set your recording levels so they do not exceed the red area beyond. Rare occurrences are ac ceptabl e, but continual play back in red may re sult in distorted sound. Note: The music player must be pl aying audio. 1. : [...]

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    14 . ho nestech 3.1.2.1. Help Y ou can control various v olume setting s at the har dwa re level or softw ar e level. 1. A dju st the volu me on the MUZBOX . 2. A dju st the record ing volume . 3. A dju st the ma ster volume on yo ur Windows OS. Thi s does no t aff ect the record ing.[...]

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    15 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.3. S tep 3. Record settings Y ou can turn the noise redu ction o ption on/of f and select the ou tput fo lder . 1. : Noi se reduction option. Reduces sta tic or his s during reco rding. 2. : Output folder setting. Select a folder w here the recorded audio tra cks will be stor ed.[...]

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    16 . ho nestech 3.1.4. S tep 4. Record Prepar e for recording.  S tep 1. Rewind of posi tion the musi c player to the point w here you wa nt to record.  S tep 2. Enter album name. This album name will be used as prefix for your output file, and is limited to 30 characters or les s.  S tep 3. Play your musi c player and click on the Record [...]

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    17 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 2. : Record button Play your music play er and click on the Record but ton to sta rt recor ding. Once the recording begins, the Record button w ill change to a S top button. When you clic k the Stop bu tton, the re cording will stop. 3. : Recording status Displays the re cording sta tus (only when the “ Set Recordi[...]

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    18 . ho nestech 3.1.5. S tep 5. Burn settings Select a burning device (CD/D VD w riter) and outpu t format.  S tep 1. Select a burning device fro m the list of available CD/DVD wr iters on your PC.  S tep 2. Insert a blank CD.  S tep 3. Select your ou tput format ( Audio CD or MP3 CD). 1. : Select CD/DVD w riter Select a burning device fro[...]

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    19 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.6. S tep 6. Burn CD Getting ready for CD burning  S tep 1. Create a list o f audio track s to be burned on to the CD .  S tep 2. Burn the audio files to CD. 1. : Add / Re move buttons Add or remove aud io files fro m the list. 2. Click in the “ Tr ack Name ” fie ld and enter the song ti tle / track na m[...]

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    20 . ho nestech The red mark indi cates that the reauire d space exceeds w hat is available on the CD. If the red mark appears, you will need to remove one or more audio files fro m the list. 4 . : Burn b utton Click to start burning. 5. : Burning status Displays the burnin g progress.[...]

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    21 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2. A dvanced Mode Y ou can start the A dvan ced Mode by clicking “A dvanced Mode ” on the main screen . 3.2.1. Record In the Record pha se, you can adjust the inp ut volume and reduce un w anted noise or sta tic. The audio i s recorded in WA V format, but you can con vert it into MP3 for mat. Adjust the volu me[...]

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    22 . ho nestech 2. : S top button S top recor ding. Record ed tracks will be added to the list as show n below . 3. : Selection b ox Place a check mark in the box next to each audio track you w ish to convert or burn to CD. 4. : Options button Adjust various recor ding settings . 5. : Publish button Adds the sele cted audio tra cks to the burn list[...]

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    23 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 6. : Recording volume Controls the loudne ss of your aud io by increa sing or de creasing the v olume. 7. : Recording time se tting Set the recording time, and the recording will stop automatically aft er a pre -defined time (HH:MM :SS). Maximum time i s 23:59:59 (23 ho urs 59 minu tes and 59 second s). 8. : File sta[...]

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    24 . ho nestech 3.2.1.1 Options These options allow you to select a recording device, audio qua lity , noise reductions, e tc. 1. : Capture device setting Select a recording device fro m the availab le devices.[...]

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    25 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 2. : Capture device setting Adjust the volu me for the cap ture dev ice. 3 . : Audio for mat setting Select the audio qua lity for mat for your recording 4. : Noise reduction setting Adjust the noi se reduction set ting to eli minate unw anted backgrou nd noise or sta tic. 5. : Prefix file name setting The name you e[...]

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    26 . ho nestech 3.2.2. Edit Once all your vide os In the Edit ph ase, you can edit the WA V files you ha ve captured. Y ou can also impor t and edit ex isting WA V files. Y ou can split tracks manually or auto matically using the “ Auto S plit ” option. Y ou can add various special e ffec ts to yo ur audio record ings. 1. : Open File button Add[...]

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    27 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3. : Clear button Undo “ Auto S plit ” and merge the tracks ba ck into a single file. 4. : S p lit button S plit s the audio fi le into multiple tr acks marked by split marks. 5. : Zoom In / Out / Fix Window buttons Zoom in and o ut , or view the entir e wa veform at once. 6. : Play / Pause / S top buttons Play t[...]

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    28 . ho nestech 1 1. : Effe ct button Add various ef fect s to the audio file. Selec t one of the fo llowing options to choose fro m. Please refer to the Effe cts section for detail. 12. : Undo button Undo all the ef f ect s you added to the audio fi le. 13. : Selection b ox Place a check mark in the box next to teach audio track you wish to conver[...]

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    29 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.2.1 S plit options  S tep 1. Import WA V file to be edited. - Cli ck and brow se for W A V file that you w ant to edit. (After i mporting one WA V file)  S tep 2. Click on the w avefor m where you w ant to split you r tracks, and a sp lit line will be added as show n below . The split line can be moved or a[...]

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    30 . ho nestech  S tep 3 . C lick button to split trac ks wher e split line(s) hav e been pla ced. When you split tracks, split mark with an [X ] on top will appe ar whe re the audio trac k has been split( ) . And the sep arated trac ks will be added to the b urn list. - Undo “ S plit ” : Click the [X] on top of the split m ar k t o merge th[...]

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    31 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.2.2 Adding effe cts Y ou can add the follow ing effe cts t o your aud io tracks. 1) Amplify 2) Normalize 3) Noise Reduction 4) Fade In / Out - The first three ef fect s will be add ed to t he entire track while “fa de in/out” will be applie d to selected sec tions only .  Amplify The digital amplifier allo[...]

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    32 . ho nestech  Noise Redu ction Y ou can reduce unw anted noise o r stati c from record ed audio track s. 1. A dju st the noise reduction level and click the Previe w button to ch eck the result . 2. If accepta ble, click OK to ap ply the ef fect.  Fade In/Ou t Y ou can apply Fade In/O ut to the beginn ing and end of the aud io cli p. - Fad[...]

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    33 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.3. Publish Convert WA V files into MP3, MP3 C Ds, or audio CD s. 1. : Output for mat option 1) Audio CD : - Create audio CD u sing the se lected WA V files. 2) MP3 CD: - Convert sele cted WA V files into MP3 files and burn the m to MP3 C D. 3) MP3 File: - Convert sele cted WA V files into MP3 files. ※ ID3 T ag [...]

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    34 . ho nestech 3. : Eject button Eject the tray of CD/DVD w riter . 4. : Outpu t folder setting Select an output folder . 5. : A dd / Re move button s Add or remove tracks from the burn list. For MP3 files, the ID3 T ag infor mation will be shown in the T ra ck Name field. 6. : S tart button Begin the burning / conversion process. 7. : Close butto[...]

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    35 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 8. : Available disc sp ace st atus Displays the amou nt of available free sp ace re maining on the CD. A red mark will indicate that the required sp ace ex ceeds the spa ce av ailable on the CD . If you see the red mark, you w ill need to remove one or more audio tracks fro m the list. 9. : Burning st atus Displays t[...]

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    36 . ho nestech 4. Unist al l honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 De luxe 1. Find its pro gram gr oup St art  A ll Programs  honestech A udi o Recorder 2.0 Deluxe  Un Inst all honestech A udio Recorder 2.0 De luxe. 2. Select Uninst all honestech A udio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Please click [Y es] to un install . 3. Uninstalling progre ss.[...]

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    37 . Audio Reco rder 2.0 Deluxe 4. Uninstall Completed Y ou will see a screen con firming a su ccessful completion . Please click [Fin ish] to finish the pro cess.[...]

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    38 . ho nestech honestech Product s[...]

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    39 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 is a revoluti onary software that allows the e asy and simple production of DVD/CD m ovies. Now you can save and keep your pricel ess home videos f orever in sharp and crystal clear DVD /CD. Videotapes can deteriorate ov er time. Deteriorated videos will have col or bl[...]

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    40 . ho nestech honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe is a revolutionary software t hat allows the eas y and simple production of DVD/CD movies. No w yo u can save and kee p your priceless hom e videos forever in sharp an d crystal clear DVD/CD. Videotapes can deteriorate ov er time. Deteriorated videos will have col or bl[...]

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    41 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Clay mation S tudio 2.0 W ith honestech Claymati on S tudio, you can easil y create stop motion video . Capture images usin g a digital camer a, webc am or DV camcorder and add background im ages, audio, and music to create your own s top-motion movies. Features • Adjustable Capture R esolution (320x240~72[...]

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    42 . ho nestech honestech Fire ma n CD/ DVD Bu rner 3. 0 honestech Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0 allo ws you to create data, audio , or video discs. Y ou can also import audio from music CDs and create system backup/rec overy discs and bootableCD/DVD. W ith DVD Authoring S tudio, you can cr eate your own stylish video DVD with ease. Cr eate photo slide[...]

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    43 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech DVD Authoring Studio 2.0 W ith honestech DVD Authoring S tu dio 2.0, you can archive up to 27 hours movie in on e dual-layer DVD. Create your own high -quality DVD m ovies with thie powerful s oftware. S imply capture vide o from your web cam, digital camera or TV using your TV tuner/capture devi ce and conv[...]

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    44 . ho nestech honestech Burn DVD 3.2 honestech Burn DVD 3.2 lets your convert you r video of various fo rmats into DVD, VCD and SVCD. The simple 3 step interfa ce guides user through the entire process. honestech Burn DVD 3.2 is easy enoug h for novice yet powe rful enough for experienced use rs. Features 1. A utomatic MPEG C onversion Feature At[...]

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    45 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Video Editor 7.0 honestech Video Editor 7.0 provides user- friendly interface which allo ws even beginners t o create and edit amazing videos. Compress and sav e your edited videos in hi gh quality MPEG- 1, MPEG-2, A VI, DV-A V I and WMV video format. V arious r endering options: Full R endering, Smart Rende[...]

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    46 . ho nestech honestech Easy Video Editor 2.0 honestech Eas y V ideo Editor 2.0 is an easy- to -us e program that allo ws even a novice to s plit and merge video files of various formats. Features 1. Supports various vi deo formats: AVI , DV-A VI, MPEG and W MV and are supported for inp ut and output. W MV output format is supp orted for video st[...]

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    47 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Photo DVD 3.0 honestech Photo DVD 3.0 is a simple p rogram that allows you to c reate personalized pho to slide shows on CD/DVD to watch on your televisio n or computer . Y ou can eve n add background m usic or a narrated au dio file to your slide show. Featur es 1. Create photo sli de shows to various video[...]

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    48 . ho nestech honestech Vid eo Patrol 5 .0 honestech Video Patrol 5.0 provides a comprehensive p ersonal video monit oring surveillance soluti on. Y ou can monit or your home or office from an ywhere with broadband internet access. Y ou can cont rol up to three cameras at a tim e, send e-mail notices to specified email accounts, and sche dule mon[...]

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    49 . Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Honestech, Inc. North and Latin America P .O. Box 26365 Austin, TX 78755 T oll Free N umber : 1- 877 -4 84 -6246 Fax : 512- 248 -2215 eMail :support@ honestech.com http://www .honestech.com Honest Technology Europe United Kingdom: support.uk@honest ech.com France: support@h onestech-fr .com Germany: supp ort@honestech[...]