English Quick Start Guide
1 Congratulations on your purchase of M-Audio MicroTrack II: the easy-to-use solution for portable digital recording. This Quick Start Guide will show you how to make your first recording, play it back, and transfer the audio file to your computer. This guide also details the steps to install Audacity, the included audio editing program for Mac and PC, which you can use for editing and converting your recorded files.
2 MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide Formatting a Compact Flash Card or Microdrive Compact Flash (CF) cards and Microdrives may need to be formatted before you can use them to record. To format a card: ‣ Insert it into MicroTrack II and power the unit on. ➜ NOTE: If MicroTrack II is connected to its power supply or a computer’s USB port, then it will boot into charge or host mode. Push the delete or power button to exit to normal operation mode.
‣ MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide 3 ‣ Connect the supplied stereo “T” microphone to the 1/8” microphone jack on the top of MicroTrack II. ‣ Use the [NAV] wheel on the right side to scroll down through the menu options until “Record Settings” is selected. Press in on the [NAV] wheel to activate the Record Settings menu. ‣ Highlight “Input Source” from this menu, and press in on the [NAV] wheel to select it. ‣ The Input Source menu has three options. The first option is 1/8”.
4 MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide Making a Recording ‣ Press the [REC] button, and MicroTrack II will immediately begin recording a new audio file. ‣ Speak into the microphone and record your voice for about 20 seconds. MicroTrack II will show the length of the current recording and the remaining recording time in the lower-right corner of the screen (separated by “/”). ‣ When you want to stop recording, press the [REC] button again.
MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide ‣ 5 Now that your first recording is saved on the CF card or Microdrive, you can copy this file from MicroTrack II to a computer. Once on a computer, your recorded file will behave like any other audio file of the same type, allowing you to rename, edit, and store the file in any location you wish. ‣ With your computer running and MicroTrack II powered off, connect the large end of the supplied USB cable to an available USB jack on your computer.
6 MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide Mac OS X Connecting the MicroTrack to a Macintosh OS X computer will cause a new hard drive icon to appear on the desktop. Double-click this icon to view files stored on MicroTrack. ‣ To copy a file from the MicroTrack II CF card or Microdrive to your computer, simply drag the file to the desktop of your computer, or to another location of your choice. When you drop the file in the desired location, it will be copied to this new location.
MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide ‣ 7 ‣ Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. ‣ Double-click the CD icon when it appears on your desktop to view the contents of the CD. ‣ Double-click the “Open Me” icon to launch the CD’s interactive welcome screen. ‣ Select Audacity from the drop-down menu and click Install. A browse dialog opens, allowing you to choose the folder where you would like Audacity to be installed. ‣ Click “Install here” to begin the copy process.
8 MicroTrack II Quick Start Guide Warranty Terms and Registration Warranty Terms M-Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, registered user. Visit www.m-audio.com/warranty for terms and limitations applying to your specific product.
M-Audio USA 5795 Martin Rd., Irwindale, CA 91706 web: tel (pro products): tel (consumer products): fax (shipping): www.m-audio.com/tech (626) 633-9055 (626) 633-9066 (626) 633-9032 Web sales@m-audio.com 1-866-657-6434 (626) 633-9070 www.m-audio.com Floor 6, Gresham House, 53 Clarenden Road, Watford WD17 1LA, United Kingdom support@maudio.co.uk +44 (0)1753 658630 Sales Web support@m-audio.de +49 (0)7941 - 9870030 +49 (0)7941 98 70070 e-mail: tel: fax: info@m-audio.
