Tascam CD-6010 How to use

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Updates
Always use the most recent rmware for this device.
Please visit the TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com/)
to check for the latest rmware.
New function
V1.30 additions
• An end check function has been added. (Menu item 25)
• A time search function has been added. (Menu item 26)
V1.20 additions
• A failsafe function has been added (menu: 23).
• A function has been added that lets you set the status
of the unit after disc loading as well as when playback
completes (menu: 24).
• In order to shorten the amount of time required to
open the disc tray after disc playback, the unit was
designed to open the tray while the disc was still
rotating. However, the unit can now also stop disc
rotation before opening the disc tray.
After updating to unit firmware to version 1.20, update
the drive firmware to version Y.0H.
NOTE
For details, see the “New functions in rmware V1.20”
note for the CD-6010.
V1.10 addition
This unit now supports TASCAM RC-900 universal remote
control units.
Maintenance items
V1.30 fix
• Playback of some CDs written using“Track at once”
would stop. This has been xed.
V1.21 fixes
• Some MP3 les could not be played back. This has been
xed.
• Some data CDs created using the Mac OS could not be
played back. This has been xed.
• Operation stability has been improved.
• Some CDs with poor-quality data recording could not
be played back. This has been xed.
After updating to firmware to version 1.20 or later,
update the unit to firmware version Y.0J.
V1.20 fixes
• If ash loading was conducted from an RC-SS20, this
unit or a remote control before the disc was loaded, the
disc would load using the number of tracks from the
previous disc. This has been xed.
• When stopped, switching from fader start to fader stop
would cause the unit to pause. This has been xed.
• Operation stability has been improved.
CD-6010 Release Notes
D01185800D
Contents
Updates................................................................................................1
New function .....................................................................................1
V1.30 additions...........................................................................1
V1.20 additions...........................................................................1
V1.10 addition.............................................................................1
Maintenance items ..........................................................................1
V1.30 fix.........................................................................................1
V1.21 fixes.....................................................................................1
V1.20 fixes.....................................................................................1
Confirmation of firmware version ..............................................2
Firmware update procedures ......................................................2
Checking the drive firmware version........................................3
Drive firmware update procedures............................................3

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CD-6010 Release Notes
Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your CD-6010 before
conducting a rmware update.
1 Turn the unit’s power ON.
2 Enter menu mode, and select the 21 INFO menu
item. For details, see the“Menu operation basics”
section of the “4 – Menu”chapter in the CD-6010
Owner’s Manual.
3 Press the TRACK SKIP/DATA knob on the main unit or
the ENTER button on the remote control to show the
system firmware version on the display.
Version Build number
If the rmware version shown here is the same or
newer than the rmware version that you planned to
update to, then there is no need to update it.
Firmware update procedures
Prepare a completely blank CD-R and a computer that can
create a data CD.
CAUTION
• CD-RW discs cannot be used for rmware update
discs.
• Be very careful not to cut the power to the unit during
rmware updating. If the power should be interrupted
during rmware updating, the unit could become
unstartable or otherwise damaged.
1 Download the file
Download the latest rmware from the TEAC Global
Site (http://teac-global.com/). Uncompress the
downloaded le if it is in a ZIP format or otherwise
compressed.
2 Create a data CD for updating the unit
Write the downloaded rmware to the disc. (Firmware
V1.10 is “CD600110.***” where *** is the three-digit
build number.)
Use ISO 9660 Level 1 (MS-DOS-compatible) Disc At
Once format to write the CD-R.
3 Update the firmware
1) Turn the unit’s power on.
2) Conrm that no disc appears on the display,
and while simultaneously pressing the main unit
SEARCH m[AUTO CUE] and ,[AUTO READY]
buttons, press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open
the disc tray.
3) After conrming that UPDATE IN appears on
the display, insert the update data CD.
4) Press the unit’s TRACK SKIP/DATA knob once
to show OLD XXXX (current version) on the
display. Press it again repeatedly to show NEW
XXXX (update version), followed by SURE and
then UPDATE to start updating.
Current version
Update version
Update confirmation
Updating in progress
5) When updating completes, COMPLETE appears
on the display and the disc tray opens.
6) Eject the update data CD and turn the power o.
4 Confirmation of firmware version
Follow the “Confirmation of firmware version”
instructions above to check that the system firmware
version is now the most recent version of the firmware.
This completes the procedure for updating this unit.

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CD-6010 Release Notes
Checking the drive firmware
version
Before conducting a drive rmware update, check the
drive rmware version of your CD-6010.
1 Turn the unit’s power ON.
2 After confirming that no disc appears on the
display, while pressing and holding the 9and SHIFT
buttons on the main unit, press the TRACK SKIP/
DATA knob to show the drive firmware version on the
display.
3 Press the TRACK SKIP/DATA knob on the main unit or
the ENTER button on the remote control to show the
system firmware version on the display.
Drive rmware version
If the drive firmware version shown here is the same
or newer than the drive firmware version that you are
planning to update with, there is no need to update.
Drive firmware update
procedures
Prepare a completely blank CD-R and a computer that can
create a data CD.
CAUTION
• CD-RW discs cannot be used for rmware update
discs.
• Be very careful not to cut the power to the unit during
rmware updating. If the power should be interrupted
during rmware updating, the unit could become
unstartable or otherwise damaged.
1 Download the file
Download the latest rmware from the TASCAM
website (http://tascam.com/). Uncompress the
downloaded le if it is in a ZIP format or otherwise
compressed.
2 Create a data CD for updating the drive
Write the downloaded rmware to a disc. Write a
CD-R or CD-RW disc using ISO 9660 Level 1 (MS-DOS
compatible) Disc at Once format.
3 Update the firmware
1) Turn the unit’s power on.
2) After conrming that no disc appears on the
display, while pressing and holding the STOP and
PAUSE buttons on the main unit, press the OPEN/
CLOSE button to open the disc tray.
3) After conrming that DRV UPDATE appears on
the display, insert the drive rmware update data
CD.
4) Press the main unit TRACK SKIP/DATA knob
repeatedly to view, in order, OLD XXXX (current
version), NEW XXXX (update version) SURE
(conrming you want to update) and UPDATE
(updating starts).
Current drive firmware version
Update drive firmware version
Update confirmation
Updating in progress
5) When updating completes, COMPLETE appears
on the display and the disc tray opens.
6) Eject the drive rmware update data CD and turn
the power o.
4. Confirm the drive firmware version
Referring to “Checking the drive rmware version”,
conrm that the drive rmware version is now the
latest one.
This completes the drive update.