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Table of contents What is included ......................................................................... 3 System Requirements ................................................................ 3 Getting Started ............................................................................ 4 Windows 98/Me(Millennium edition)/2000 Users .................................... 4 Windows Installation ........................................................................... 4 Windows 98 installation
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What is included • PCLink (1) USB Cable (1) Line Cable (1) Operating Instructions (1) System Requirements Computer running Windows 98/Windows Me/Windows 2000/ MacOS 9.04 Primary USB port Standard Windows Multimedia/Audio Player Application GB 3-GB
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Getting Started Getting your PCLink going is as simple as plugging it into a primary USB port of any computer running Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or MacOS 9.04. There is no need to load any special software, but you will have to follow a few simple steps. After you have finished these steps, make sure to read our tips on recording before launching into a full session. Windows 98/Me(Millennium edition)/ 2000 Users Windows Installation Windows 98 installation Note Some computer syst
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4 Windows 98 should already have the various USB components installed and will automatically default to the location of those drivers on your hard drive. Click Next. If Windows 98 does not have the various USB components loaded, it will tell you that the files could not be found and will request the Windows 98 CD. In this case, put your Windows 98 CD into the CD-ROM drive and place a check next to CD-ROM drive, then click Next. 5 The Wizard will now let you know it has located drivers for
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3 In the Add New Hardware Wizard, place a check next to the option Automatic Search for a Better Driver (Recommended) and click Next. 4 The Add New Hardware Wizard will load a Windows Driver folder. When it has completed loading the drivers from this folder, the Add New Hardware Wizard will let you know it has finished installing the new hardware device. Click on Finish. If during this process, Windows Me notifies you that there is a version conflict and that a file being copied is older
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4 We recommend rebooting your computer to ensure all changes take effect. Your driver installation for the PCLink is now complete. Checking that the PCLink is selected as preferred device With USB technology, there is never any need to turn your computer off when unplugging or plugging in the PCLink. When you want to use the PCLink, simply close any running programs and plug it into the USB port. Your system will automatically configure itself. When you’re done, you can unplug the PCLink
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Note Some computer systems ship with an OEM version of Windows 98 that does not contain the entire generic USB driver and audio platform. If you cannot select USB Audio Device in the Preferred Device window, please refer to the troubleshooting section at the end of this user manual for further instructions. In this situation you may not be able to select USB Audio Device even though the USB drivers seemed to install fine when you first plugged in the PCLink. Windows Me Once Windows Me star
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Controlling the output and volume levels The PCLink’s volume and output controls can be accessed by double clicking the standard volume control icon. Depending on what media player you are using, for most of the PCLink’s operations the volume will be set either by the Wave Balance slider or the Speaker Balance slider. To activate the Wave Balance and Speaker Balance sliders, go to Options and then Properties. In the bottom section of the Properties window, make sure a check appears next to
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3 To verify that your computer is running the necessary Apple Audio Extensions, close all open applications. On the desktop, find the icon that corresponds with your Mac hard drive. Double click on it. A window will open listing all the files and folders on your hard drive. Scroll down and find the System Folder icon. Click on the arrow to the left of the System Folder icon so that all the folders contained in the System Folder become visible. Scroll down until you find the Extensions fol
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Recording to MiniDisc The PCLink allows you to record music to your MiniDisc by simply playing back the file using the Windows Media Player or your favorite Audio Player application. The music is not downloaded but is recorded in real time as the file is being played back. The PCLink converts the digital audio file into an analog signal that the MiniDisc can record. (Please refer to the operating instructions for your Portable MiniDisc recorder.) To record the file to MiniDisc you simply p
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Monitoring the audio When the PCLink is connected to the computer via the USB cable, Windows will automatically assign it as your system’s preferred audio device, therefore no sound will come out of your computer’s speakers or the speakers plugged into your soundcard. In order to monitor the playback of the music file while you are recording, you must connect the supplied headphones or your speakers to the headphone jack of the MiniDisc recorder. Setting the proper recording level The PCLi
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5 Press play on your media player and open the PCLink volume control panel by double clicking on the speaker icon down in the Windows task bar at the bottom right had corner of your screen. Move the volume control up and down on the media player and watch which slider this controls in the PCLink volume control panel. In the PCLink volume control panel set the volume level of the slider that the media player did not control all the way up. So, for example, if moving the media player volume
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Disconnecting the PCLink After the recording session is complete it is recommended that you disconnect the USB cable from the PCLink. This process is necessary for audio to once again be played through your computer speakers. Once the PCLink is disconnected from the computer, Windows will automatically reassign your soundcard as the preferred audio device. With MacOS, the PCLink is automatically selected as the preferred device when you connect it via USB. When disconnecting, you simply pu
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Troubleshooting Guide In this section are various suggestions for problems or issues you may encounter using the PCLink including: 1 My computer does not seem to have all the right drivers in Windows Problem: After plugging in your PCLink for the first time, Windows does not seem to automatically default to where the drivers should be and you cannot seem to find them on the Windows CD either. Fix: A lot of the large branded computer manufacturers ship their systems with a cutdown OEM vers
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Fix: The symptom occurs where large branded computer manufacturers ship their systems with a cutdown OEM version of Windows that does not always include all the USB audio components. Because this is specific to each manufacturer, you will need to contact the one who built your system and ask them to send you a USB audio upgrade to bring your version of Windows up to the same standard as the retail version. The PCLink does not need any special device drivers, using only the following gene
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Fix: This occurs if a system’s soundcard is ISA based — common for standard on board audio solutions (since Windows cannot automatically take a setting away from an ISA soundcard and give it to the PCLink). It will also occur if you are running an audio program when you plug in or unplug the PCLink. Make sure to therefore close all audio programs before doing this. You may need to configure your computer manually by selecting USB Audio Device in the Multimedia Control Panel or the Sounds
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To solve this problem, make sure you are not running any other programs in the background when trying to record with the PCLink - anything that causes a lot of hard disk access can effect the data flowing down the USB bus. Virus checking programs that continually run in the background are particularly bad. Some drastically effect the isochronous data flow down the USB bus and starve the PCLink of data. It is therefore important to disable all virus checking programs. Also, make sure that y
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Regulatory Information For the customers in the United States Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: XITEL Model No.: MD-Port AN1 Responsible Party: Xitel Pty. Ltd. Address: 73 Hefferman St. Mitchell Act. 2911 Australia Telephone No.: (02) 6241-8272 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
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Table des matières Contenu ....................................................................................... 3 Configuration requise ................................................................ 3 Mise en service ........................................................................... 4 Utilisateurs de Windows 98/Me (Millennium edition)/2000 ..................... 4 Installation sous Windows ................................................................... 4 Installation sous Window
