Vinyl Converter User Guide
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User Guide
Vinyl Converter
Contents
2 Introduction
2 Features
3 Hardware specifications
3 What’s in the box
4 Connecting the Vinyl Converter to your computer
5 Connecting your vinyl turntable
7 Connecting your audio casette player
8 Windows installation
11 Mac installation
14 Configuring the SoundSaver Express software
16 Software license information
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Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your Kaiser Baas Vinyl Converter. This user guide will explain how to connect the Vinyl Converter to your computer and how to install and configure the SoundSaver Express software.
Features
• Built-inpreamptechnologythatwillboosttheturntablesignaltothe correct recording level
• Highqualityanaloguetodigitalconverterforaudiocapturewith low noise
• PoweredbyUSB,noadditionalpowerisrequired
• IncludestheeasytouseSoundSaverExpresssoftwaretoremove pops and clicks from vinyl and cassette recordings
• OutputyourrecordingstoMP3orcreateandburnanAudioCD
• Includes aheadphoneoutputtomonitorrecordingsanda3.5mm audio input to record from a cassette player or other audio sources
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Hardware specifications
Sample rate: 8 / 11.025 / 16 / 22.05 / 32 / 44.1 / 48 KHz
Totalharmonicdistortion+noise:-89~-96db
Audioinput:RCAx2,3.5mmx1
Audiooutput:3.5mmx1
USB:Bplug
Other:Powerbutton,earthconnection
Unitdimension:72x44x19mm
Weight: 44g
What’s in the box
Vinyl Converter
USBcable
Earth cable
3.5mm/RCAaudiocable
Software disc
Userguide
Cleaning cloth
Warranty card
ConnectthesuppliedUSBcabletotherearoftheVinylConverter–
ConnecttheotherendintoanavailableUSBportonthecomputer.ThecomputerwillautomaticallydetecttheVinylConverterasaUSBaudiodevice–
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Connecting the Vinyl Converter to your computer
IfyourvinylturntablehasanRCAaudiocableattached,connectthiscabletotheleftandrightRCAaudioinputsontheVinylConverter–
IfyourvinylturntabledoesnothaveanRCAaudiocableattached,youwillneedtoprovidethiscable,soyoucanconnecttheturntabletotheVinylConverter–
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Connecting your vinyl turntable
(cable not included)
Ifyourvinylturntablehasanearthconnection,itisrecommendedtoconnecttheprovidedearthcableasillustrated–
Connect the other end of the cable to the earth connection on your vinylturntable–
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(cable not included) Ifyourvinylturntabledoesnothaveanearthconnection,theearthcableisnotrequired.
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You can connect your audio cassette player to the 3.5mm audio input on theVinylConverter.Wehaveprovideda3.5mm/RCAaudiocableincaseyoudon’thaveone–
OtherdeviceswithanRCAor3.5mmaudiooutputcanalsobeconnected.
Connecting your audio casette player
Insertthesoftwarediscintoyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive–
Ifyouseeaflashingshieldicononyourtaskbar,selectitand continue with the installation.
Thefollowinglaunchscreenwillappear–
Youwillhaveanumberofoptionsavailable.WehaveprovidedaPDFoftheSoundSaverExpressquickstartguideinthe‘User Guides’folder,acopyofAdobeReadersoyoucanviewPDFfilesinthe‘Utilities’ folder and our tutorialvideosinthe‘Videos’ folder.
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Windows installation
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Click the ‘Install’ button to install the SoundSaver Express software.
Followtheon-screenpromptstocompletetheinstallation.
ToruntheSoundSaverExpresssoftware,click‘Start’,‘All Programs’,‘BIAS’, ‘SoundSaver’ then ‘SoundSaver Express’.
Youwillseethefollowingscreen–
Click‘Authorize’andthenclick‘Yes’.Youwillnowseethefollowingscreen–
Select‘BIAS SoundSaver Express 1’ and enter your email address and serial number. The provided serial number is located on the front ofthediscsleeve.Aninternetconnectionisrequiredtoauthorizetheserial number.
Afteryouhaveinputtheserialnumber,clickthe‘Submit’ button.
Whentheserialnumberhasbeenauthorized,youwillseethefollowingscreen–
Click ‘ok’ then click ‘Done’.
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Insertthesoftwarediscintoyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive–
DoubleclicktheCDicon,doubleclickthe‘Mac’folder,andthendoubleclickthe‘SoundSaver Express Installer.mpkg’ file to install the SoundSaver Express software.
Followtheon-screenpromptstocompletetheinstallation.
WehaveprovidedaPDFoftheSoundSaverExpressquickstartguideinthe‘User Guides’folder,acopyofAdobeReadersoyoucanviewPDFfiles in the ‘Utilities’folderandourtutorialvideosinthe‘Videos’ folder.
Mac Installation
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ToruntheSoundSaverExpresssoftware,click‘Go’,‘Applications’ and thendoubleclickthe‘SoundSaver Express’ icon. You will see the followingscreen–
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Select ‘BIAS SoundSaver Express 1’ and enter your email address and serial number. The provided serial number is located on the front of the disc sleeve.Aninternetconnectionisrequiredtoauthorizetheserialnumber.
Afteryouhaveinputtheserialnumber,clickthe‘Submit’ button.
Whentheserialnumberhasbeenauthorized,youwillseethefollowingscreen–
Click ‘ok’ then click ‘Done’.
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YouwillnowseetheSoundSaverExpresssoftwareon-screen–
Click the ‘Preferences’ button then click the ‘Audio’ tab–
Configuring the SoundSaver Express software
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For‘Input’ select‘Line (CM6317A USB Capture Device)’.
For‘Output’ select your default sound device.
Clickthe‘Browse’ button to select a location on your hard drive for the recording directory.
Clickthe‘OK’ button to continue.
You are now ready to capture from your vinyl turntable or audio cassette player. FormorecomprehensiveinstructionsontheSoundSaverExpresssoftware,pleasehavealookinthe‘User Guides’ folder on the software disc.
RCA audio inputHeadphone output
Audio input
Power button
TheVinylConverterhasaheadphoneoutput,soyoucanconnectapairofheadphones to monitor the playback of your vinyl record or audio cassette duringcapture–
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WhentheVinylConverterisnotinuse,pressthepowerbuttontoturnoffthedevice–
The serial number for the SoundSaver Express software provided with theVinylConverter,canbeusedontwocomputers,forexample,twocomputersrunningWindows,twoMaccomputersoroneWindowscomputer and one Mac computer.
If you need to install the SoundSaver Express software on a different computer,youwillhavetoderegistertheserialnumberusingtheBIASAuthorizationManager.
Whiletheserialnumbercanbeusedtoauthorizetwocomputers,itisasinglelicense–bothauthorizationsrequirethesameemailaddress.
If your computer has broken down or have been unable to deregister theserialnumber,additionalauthorizationscanberequested.
Software license information
www.kaiserbaas.com