Tascam DR-70D How to use

TASCAM DR-70D 1
DR-70D Release Notes
Updates
Always use the most recent rmware for this device.
Please visit the TEAC Global Site at http://teac-global.com
to check for the latest rmware.
New functions
V1.10 additions
•
MID has been added to the mic input gain options
MID has been added to the GAIN options on the
BASIC screen.
Options: LOW , MID (new option), HIGH , HI+PLUS
• Operation has been changed so that now when
stopped and the Home Screen is open, pressing and
holding the ENTER button allows monitor selection
of the MONITOR SEL item on the MONITOR
SETTING screen.
• Changing the format
The following options have been headed to the
FORMAT item on the SYSTEM screen.
Options
QUICK FORMAT : Initializes le system
information only.
ERASE FORMAT : Initializes le system
information and initializes by erasing all user data
areas on the SD card.
NOTE
Using the ERASE FORMAT option might restore an
SD card that has decreased writing performance, but
this process takes some time.
Maintenance items
V1.10 xes
• If
CAM was selected for the MONITOR SEL item
on the MONITOR SETTING screen, noise was
sometimes output when playback was stopped. This
has been xed.
• If recording was started when
CAM was selected
for the MONITOR SEL item on the MONITOR
SETTING screen, the monitoring mode shown on
the Home Screen at the start of recording becomes
MIX . Before it remained MIX even when recording
was stopped, but this has been changed so that it
returns to CAM .
• Operation stability has been improved.
V1.02 xes
• A problem with not being able to show the remaining
time on the media correctly has been xed.
• For the
4CH settings on the INPUT screen, if the
LIMITER and LOW CUT items were set to anything
other than OFF , the Home Screen icon would not
change. This has been xed.
• The performance of searching backward during
playback has been improved.
• The length of the tone recorded using the auto tone
function has been adjusted.
• If media formatted by this unit was inserted in another
DR series device, there was a problem with creating
two folders (“MUSIC” and“UTILITY”). This has been
xed.
• If the
FILE TYPE was set to 2MIX and the
OUTPUT GAIN was set to CAM , audio would be
recorded at −30 dB. This has been xed.
• Operation stability has been improved.
Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your DR-70D before
conducting a rmware update.
1. Turn the unit’s power ON.
2. Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen.
3. Turn the DATA dial to select the OTHERS item, and
press the DATA dial to open the OTHERS submenu.
4. Turn the DATA dial to select the INFORMATION
item, and press the DATA dial to open the INFOR-
MATION screen PROJECT(1/3) page.
5. Turn the DATA dial to open the SYSTEM(3/3) page
where you can check the System Ver. item that
shows the rmware version.
If the System Ver. 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.
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DR-70D Release Notes
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Firmware update procedures
CAUTION
• Update mode cannot be entered if no SD card is
loaded.
• When updating the rmware, be sure that the
batteries have sucient charge or power the
unit using a TASCAM PS-P515U AC adaptor (sold
separately) or USB bus power from a computer.
The program has been set so that the update will not
be conducted if battery power is insucient.
1. Download the most recent rmware from the TEAC
Global Site (http://teac-global.com/). If the le that
you have downloaded is compressed in ZIP format, for
example, decompress it.
2. Turn the unit’s power ON and use the included USB
cable to connect it with a computer. This unit will
be recognized as an external drive (external storage
device) by the computer.
3. Copy the downloaded rmware to the“UTILITY”folder
on the DR-70D.
4. After copying has completed, disconnect the unit from
the computer following the correct procedures, and
turn the unit power OFF.
5. While pressing and holding both the MENU and 1/8
buttons, turn the unit power ON.
The unit starts up in update mode, and the update le
appears on the screen.
CAUTION
• If this screen does not appear, turn the power OFF.
Then while pressing and holding both the MENU
and 1/8buttons, turn the unit’s power ON again.
Continue to press and hold the MENU and 1/8
buttons rmly until this screen appears.
• When rmware has been copied to this unit’s “UTILITY”
folder from a Mac, in addition to the rmware le
itself, another le with “._” added to the beginning of
the rmware name is also shown. Use the le without
the “._” at the beginning of the name.
NOTE
• This screen shows a list of the rmware update les
inside the “UTILITY” folder of the unit. Also, the
screen shows the rmware copied at Step 3 above.
No Update File appears if there is no update le
in the “UTILITY” folder.
• The screen shown is an example. The actual display
diers.
6. Turn the DATA dial to select the rmware and press
the DATA dial button to open the following screen.
The current version appears on the left and the
updated version appears on the right.
NOTE
The screen shown is an example. The actual display
diers.
7. Press the DATA dial to start the update.
8. When the update is complete, Update Complete
appears at the bottom of the screen, and then the
power turns OFF automatically. Turn the power ON
again.
9. Follow the “Conrmation of rmware version”
instructions above to check that the System Ver.
is now the most recent version of the rmware.
This completes the procedure for updating this unit.
10. Connect to a computer with USB and delete the
rmware update from the unit’s “UTILITY” folder.