2. honestech End User License Agreement IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING THIS INSTALLATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.
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3. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 5. Limited Warranty a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware will meet Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor does warrant that the media on which the Software is furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”).
1. Introduction 1.1. What is honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 allows you to keep the audio from your cassettes and LP records permanently by converting them to MP3, MP3 CDs, and audio CDs. You can also reduce unwanted noise or static, and the built-in normalizer and digital amplifier will help control the volume.
7. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2. honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Installation 2.1. Installing honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2.1.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive on your computer. 2.1.2. The installation process will start automatically. Note: If the installation does NOT start automatically, double-click on “Setup.exe”...
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8. honestech 2.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the License Agreement to continue with the installation. 2.1.5. Click [Change… ] if you want to install the software in a different folder. Click [Next >] to continue with the installation.
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9. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 2.1.6. Accept the default program folder or create your own program folder by entering a new folder name. Then click [Next >] to continue with the installation. 2.1.7. Click [Install] to start installing the software with the current setting. If you want to...
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10. honestech 2.1.8. Setup status screen will display the installation progress. Please wait for completion. 2.1.9. Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.
Or you can start the program through the Start menu button by clicking Start All Programs honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Following screen will be displayed when the program starts.
12. honestech 3.1. Easy Wizard Mode You can start Easy Wizard Mode by clicking “Easy Wizard Mode” on the main screen. 3.1.1. Step 1. Connect Your Audio Device Connect the MUZBOX to your audio playback device. Step 1. Connect the MUZBOX to your music player using the composite cable.
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13. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.2. Step 2. Volume setting Adjust the volume on your music player for best audio quality. Set your recording levels so they do not exceed the red area beyond. Rare occurrences are acceptable, but continual playback in red may result in distorted sound.
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14. honestech 3.1.2.1. Help You can control various volume settings at the hardware level or software level. 1. Adjust the volume on the MUZBOX. 2. Adjust the recording volume. 3. Adjust the master volume on your Windows OS. This does not affect the recording.
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15. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.3. Step 3. Record settings You can turn the noise reduction option on/off and select the output folder. : Noise reduction option. Reduces static or hiss during recording. : Output folder setting. Select a folder where the recorded audio tracks will be stored.
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16. honestech 3.1.4. Step 4. Record Prepare for recording. Step 1. Rewind of position the music player to the point where you want to record. Step 2. Enter album name. This album name will be used as prefix for your output file, and is limited to 30 characters or less.
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17. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe : Record button Play your music player and click on the Record button to start recording. Once the recording begins, the Record button will change to a Stop button. When you click the Stop button, the recording will stop.
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18. honestech 3.1.5. Step 5. Burn settings Select a burning device (CD/DVD writer) and output format. Step 1. Select a burning device from the list of available CD/DVD writers on your PC. Step 2. Insert a blank CD.
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19. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.1.6. Step 6. Burn CD Getting ready for CD burning Step 1. Create a list of audio tracks to be burned onto the CD. Step 2. Burn the audio files to CD. : Add / Remove buttons Add or remove audio files from the list.
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20. honestech The red mark indicates that the reauired space exceeds what is available on the CD. If the red mark appears, you will need to remove one or more audio files from the list. : Burn button Click to start burning.
21. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2. Advanced Mode You can start the Advanced Mode by clicking “Advanced Mode” on the main screen. 3.2.1. Record In the Record phase, you can adjust the input volume and reduce unwanted noise or static. The audio is recorded in WAV format, but you can convert it into MP3 format.
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22. honestech : Stop button Stop recording. Recorded tracks will be added to the list as shown below. : Selection box Place a check mark in the box next to each audio track you wish to convert or burn to CD.
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23. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe : Recording volume Controls the loudness of your audio by increasing or decreasing the volume. : Recording time setting Set the recording time, and the recording will stop automatically after a pre-defined time (HH:MM:SS). Maximum time is 23:59:59 (23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds).
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24. honestech 3.2.1.1 Options These options allow you to select a recording device, audio quality, noise reductions, etc. : Capture device setting Select a recording device from the available devices.
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25. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe : Capture device setting Adjust the volume for the capture device. : Audio format setting Select the audio quality format for your recording : Noise reduction setting Adjust the noise reduction setting to eliminate unwanted background noise or static.
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26. honestech 3.2.2. Edit Once all your videos In the Edit phase, you can edit the WAV files you have captured. You can also import and edit existing WAV files. You can split tracks manually or automatically using the “Auto Split” option. You can add various special effects to your audio recordings.
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27. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe : Clear button Undo “Auto Split” and merge the tracks back into a single file. : Split button Splits the audio file into multiple tracks marked by split marks. : Zoom In / Out / Fix Window buttons Zoom in and out, or view the entire waveform at once.
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28. honestech : Effect button Add various effects to the audio file. Select one of the following options to choose from. Please refer to the Effects section for detail. : Undo button Undo all the effects you added to the audio file.
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29. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.2.1 Split options Step 1. Import WAV file to be edited. Click and browse for WAV file that you want to edit. (After importing one WAV file) Step 2. Click on the waveform where you want to split your tracks, and a split line will be added as shown below.
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30. honestech Step 3. Click button to split tracks where split line(s) have been placed. When you split tracks, split mark with an [X] on top will appear where the audio track has been split( ). And the separated tracks will be added to the burn list.
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31. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.2.2 Adding effects You can add the following effects to your audio tracks. 1) Amplify 2) Normalize 3) Noise Reduction 4) Fade In / Out - The first three effects will be added to the entire track while “fade in/out” will be applied to selected sections only.
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32. honestech Noise Reduction You can reduce unwanted noise or static from recorded audio tracks. 1. Adjust the noise reduction level and click the Preview button to check the result. 2. If acceptable, click OK to apply the effect.
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33. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 3.2.3. Publish Convert WAV files into MP3, MP3 CDs, or audio CDs. : Output format option 1) Audio CD : - Create audio CD using the selected WAV files. 2) MP3 CD: - Convert selected WAV files into MP3 files and burn them to MP3 CD.
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34. honestech : Eject button Eject the tray of CD/DVD writer. : Output folder setting Select an output folder. : Add / Remove buttons Add or remove tracks from the burn list. For MP3 files, the ID3 Tag information will be shown in the Track Name field.
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35. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe : Available disc space status Displays the amount of available free space remaining on the CD. A red mark will indicate that the required space exceeds the space available on the CD. If you see the red mark, you will need to remove one or more audio tracks from the list.
36. honestech 4. Unistall honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 1. Find its program group Start All Programs honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe UnInstall honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe. 2. Select Uninstall honestech Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Please click [Yes] to uninstall.
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37. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe 4. Uninstall Completed You will see a screen confirming a successful completion. Please click [Finish] to finish the process.
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39. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 is a revolutionary software that allows the easy and simple production of DVD/CD movies. Now you can save and keep your priceless home videos forever in sharp and crystal clear DVD/CD.
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40. honestech honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe is a revolutionary software that allows the easy and simple production of DVD/CD movies. Now you can save and keep your priceless home videos forever in sharp and crystal clear DVD/CD.
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41. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Claymation Studio 2.0 With honestech Claymation Studio, you can easily create stop motion video. Capture images using a digital camera, webcam or DV camcorder and add background images, audio, and music to create your own stop-motion movies.
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42. honestech honestech Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0 honestech Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0 allows you to create data, audio, or video discs. You can also import audio from music CDs and create system backup/recovery discs and bootableCD/DVD. With DVD Authoring Studio, you can create your own stylish video DVD with ease.
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43. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech DVD Authoring Studio 2.0 With honestech DVD Authoring Studio 2.0, you can archive up to 27 hours movie in one dual-layer DVD. Create your own high-quality DVD movies with thie powerful software. Simply capture video...
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44. honestech honestech Burn DVD 3.2 honestech Burn DVD 3.2 lets your convert your video of various formats into DVD, VCD and SVCD. The simple 3 step interface guides user through the entire process. honestech Burn DVD 3.2 is easy enough for novice yet powerful enough for experienced users.
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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 allows even beginners to create and edit amazing videos. Compress and save your edited videos in high quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, DV-AVI and WMV video format.
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46. honestech honestech Easy Video Editor 2.0 honestech Easy Video Editor 2.0 is an easy-to-use program that allows even a novice to split and merge video files of various formats. Features 1. Supports various video formats: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG and WMV and are supported for input and output.
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47. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe honestech Photo DVD 3.0 honestech Photo DVD 3.0 is a simple program that allows you to create personalized photo slide shows on CD/DVD to watch on your television or computer. You can even add background music or a narrated audio file to your slide show.
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48. honestech honestech Video Patrol 5.0 honestech Video Patrol 5.0 provides a comprehensive personal video monitoring surveillance solution. You can monitor your home or office from anywhere with broadband internet access. You can control up to three cameras at a time, send e-mail notices to specified email accounts, and schedule monitoring time slots.
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49. Audio Recorder 2.0 Deluxe Honestech, Inc. North and Latin America P.O. Box 26365 Austin, TX 78755 Toll Free Number : 1-877-484-6246 Fax : 512-248-2215 eMail :support@honestech.com http://www.honestech.com Honest Technology Europe United Kingdom: support.uk@honestech.com France: support@honestech-fr.com Germany: support@honestech.com Spain: support@honestech-es.com Honest Technology Taiwan Address : Room 6E08, No.
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