5.25" bay 1EA Slot 1EA Soundcard (analog Line Out, Line In essential) 20MB of hard drive space for program installation Windows 98 or higher The Plusdeck2 comes with the following components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Plusdeck2 internal drive 20 pin cable Connection card Serial cable (RS232C cable) Stereo Cable 3 EA Plusdeck Manager CD User manual (74pages) Fixing screws -To install Plusdeck2, a normal size “+” shaped screwdriver is needed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Size (W*H*D): 145*40*215mm Tape speed: 4.
Emerging Success Technique Award chosen by The Seoul Economy, etc FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Results. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This Device may not cause harmful interface, and (2) This Device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
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1. Connect one side of the included 20 pin cable to the Plusdeck2’s backside. 2. 20 pin cable has an up and down side, make sure you connect it properly. 1. The power cable is connected to the inside power supply and looks like the figure on the left. 2. Power cable is supplied 12V and 5V as 4 pins and has an up and down side. 3. Before connecting the power cable to the Plusdeck2, make sure the connecting parts and properly aligned. 4.
Plusdeck2 to the included connection card. 2. There is an up and down side, make sure to plug in the cable properly. 1. Insert connection card into an empty PC slot on the back of the computer. 2. It doesn't matter which slot you use, but placing it near a soundcard, may cause noise. 3. Secure the Plusdeck2 to the computer’s mainframe with screw. 4. Be sure to secure the Plusdeck2 firmly with the provided screws. A loose or improper attachment may cause vibrations and/or noise. 1.
................................. ................................. ................................. information 1. Connecting to the Soundcard 2. Connecting the Serial Cable 3. Soundcard and Connection card Caution Properly connecting the soundcard and connection card is essential to use Plusdeck2. 1. How to Connect with 2 Channel Soundcard 1.Soundcard and connection card figure before connecting stereo cable is like left . 2.Move speaker cable to speakerout(black) of connection card. 3.
lineout terminal for the front speakers among the connected speakers. 2.Pull the speaker cable which is connected to the front lineout and connect that to the speakerout(black) jack of the Plusdeck2 connection card. 3.Use the green stereo cable to connect lineout of the sound card to the tape-in (green) of the connection card. 4.Connect Tape-out (blue) of the Plusdeck2 connection card to the line-in of the soundcard. 5.Connect the microphone jacks. 4. Sound Flow Diagram After Connection 5.
*Sound blaster, Audiotrack Maya, Altec Lansing are their own trademark. 6. If you use a TV tuner 1.If you use other devices (i.e. TV tuners, etc) to the line-in jack of the soundcard, you should connect two line-in cables, one line-in to the soundcard. 2.In this case, split the cable and connect or use headphone/speaker converter, to connect both line-in cable. 3.
................................. ................................. ................................. information 1. Connect with Soundcard 2. Connect Serial Cable 3. Soundcard and Connection card 1. Connect connection card serial port and computer serial port with provided serial cable (RS-232C).(Serial port is also called COM port.) 2. Port on soundcard is midi connection port. It has different shape and usage, so it can't be connected to serial cable. Serial port is usually nearby printer port. 3.
1.Soundcard converts digital data of computer into sound and delivers to speaker. Or it inputs external analogue sound or microphone sound into computer. 2.Soundcard consists of 3 parts: line-out(green), line-in(blue) and microphone terminal (pink) and number of line-outs decides soundcard channel. (Terminal order is different from manufacturers.) A. 2 Channel soundcard : output sound with right and left speaker. B. Multi-channel soundcard : output sound with rear, center, etc except 2 channels. 3.
Click next If you agree, software installation will continue. Click “Next” to use the default folder location. You can choose to change the folder location as well.
Click next Installation will proceed. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
If the dial is turned all the way to the left, there will be no sound. See next. If you connect a microphone to this terminal, sound goes to the soundcard input. If you record onto a cassette tape, using Plusdeck’s mic jack, the sound is dubbed from the computer and then recorded onto tape. This mic terminal supports stereo microphones as well as mono. You can hear all sound from the computer or a playing cassette tape with a headphone connected to the Plusdeck headphone terminal.
2.When you start recording, if you press the direction button, with the record button, it starts recording in that direction. 3.If recording on side A is finished, it will either continue or stop recording depending on the mode Plusdeck is set to. 4.Plusdeck2 can record all sound from the computer onto the tape. *When recording onto tape, all existing sound is eliminated. *Plusdeck2 is optimized for normal tape, so it may not eliminate existing sound completely for metal or chrome tape.
1. This interface will show when a tape is inserted into the Plusdeck2. 2. If you press Convert, a window will ask for the drive and file location to save digital files. 3. Choose a location and name of the file, then press save. Tape will automatically play and digital files will be saved.
Cautions to convert into digital file 1. The initial output file from the tape is saved as a wave file and then converted into MP3s. These files can take up a significant amount of space. 2. To convert a 60 minutes tape, you will need around of 1G of hard drive space. Check to make sure you have enough space before starting. 3. If there is not enough space, files will not be generated. 4. Do not save to the Desktop or My Documents as system files, may have a capacity limit and may not be saved.
..... ..... ..... sound ..... ..... ....................... ....................... ....................... 1. Understanding about sound volume control 2. Optimize played tape sound 3. Optimize converted digital sound from tape ....................... ....................... 4. Optimize sound quality recorded onto tape 5. Others 1.
1. When a tape is playing, output sound is routed to the input line of the soundcard and a digital file is generated on the computer. 2. The converted digital sound will sound the same as the tape in normal playback. If you experience a lot of noises or electrical sound with converted digital files, it could be a malfunction in the line-in jack of the sound card. 3. The control panel’s line-in affects the recording and converting to digital files. 4.
