Tascam DR-40 Instruction Manual

TASCAM DR-40 1
Updates
Always use the most recent rmware for this device.
Please visit the TASCAM web site at http://tascam.com/ to
check for the latest rmware.
Maintenance items
V1.01 fixes
If recording was conducted when the
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REC MODE
item on the REC MODE screen was set to STEREO
or MONO , the remaining recording time display
could show less than the actual amount and a Card
Full message might appear and recording might
stop even if the SD card still had remaining capacity.
This has been xed.
During recording with certain SD cards, a
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File
Error would occur. This has been xed.
Operation reliability has been improved.
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Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your DR-40 before
conducting a rmware update.
1 Turn the unit’s power ON.
2 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen.
3 Use the +/− buttons to select the OTHERS menu
item, and press the ENTER/MARK button to open
the OTHERS submenu.
4 Use the +/− buttons to select the INFORMATION
menu item, and press the ENTER/MARK button to
open the INFORMATION screen FILE page.
5 Use the +/− buttons to open the SYSTEM page
where you can check the System Ver. item
that shows the firmware 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.
Firmware update procedures
CAUTION
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 firmware from the
TASCAM web site (http://tascam.com/). If the file
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 firmware (DR40_056.101 for
V1.01) to the UTILITY folder on the DR-40.
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 MIXER and
Âbuttons, 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.
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Then while pressing and holding both the MIXER and
Âbuttons, turn the unit’s power ON again. Continue
to press and hold the MIXER and Âbuttons 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
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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
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diers.
DR-40 Release Notes
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DR-40 Release Notes
6 Use the +/− buttons to select the firmware and
press the ENTER/MARK 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 ENTER/MARK button 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 “Confirmation of firmware version”
instructions above to check that the System
Ver. is now the most recent version of the
firmware.
This completes the procedure for updating this unit.
10 Connect to a computer with USB and delete the
firmware update from the unit’s UTILITY folder.