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.
New functions
V1.20 additions
The tuner is now easier to use.
When the TUNER screen is open, you can press the
ENTER/MARK button to reverse the screen orientation,
making it easier to tune using the built-in mic.
V1.10 additions
You can now set the EXT IN input levels for
the left and right channels independently.
If the input selection on the REC MODE screen
( SOURCE or EXT IN ) is set to EXT INDEP. , you
can set the EXT IN input levels of the left and right
channels independently.
When the Home Screen is open, you can use the INPUT
LEVEL (+/–) buttons on the left side panel to adjust the
input level.
Use the following buttons to switch between adjusting
the input levels of the left and right channels.
When the
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REC MODE item is set to STEREO ,
DUAL or OVERDUB-SEPARATE , use the 1/2
[ SOLO ] button.
When the
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REC MODE item is set to 4CH or
OVERDUB-MIX , use the 3/4 [ SOLO ] button.
NOTE
When the SOURCE item on the EFFECT screen is set
to EXT IN or INT MIC and an eect is applied to
the input signal, elements of both left and right channels
will be included in the eect sound, so sound from the
opposite channel will be mixed into the recorded signal.
When the input selection on the REC MODE screen
( SOURCE or EXT IN ) is set to EXT IN 1/2 , the
EXT IN input level will be the same for both left and
right channels.
The delay time range when the REC MODE
item is set to 4CH has been expanded.
The delay time can now be set to a maximum of 150 ms.
The delay time when the REC MODE item is
set to 4CH can now be set independently for
left and right channels.
If there are dierences in the distances from the sound
source to the INT MIC , to the EXT IN L channel
and to the EXT IN R channel, you can compensate
for the time lag by treating the INT MIC as the basic
position and then adjusting the EXT IN L and EXT
IN R channel delay times.
The input level setting pull-up menu has
been changed so that its items correspond to
the input source.
V1.02 additions
Right external input channel muting when
recording 4 channels
When the REC MODE item is set to 4CH on the REC
MODE screen, a new function has been added that allows
the right external input channel to be muted by setting
the EXT IN item to EXT IN 1 . This function allows
you to use a mono mic on the left external input channel
with the built-in mics for three-channel recording.
The les created, however, will still be two stereo les with
the right external input channel muted.
NOTE
When the
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EXT IN item is set to EXT IN 1 ,
eects cannot be used when recording
If you want the left external input channel to be
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centered when monitoring, press the MIXER button
during recording or recording standby and set the
channel 3 PAN to C (center) on the MIXER screen.
DR-40 Release Notes
D01163800D

2TASCAM DR-40
DR-40 Release Notes
Maintenance items
V1.20 fixes
When overdubbing in
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SEPARATE mode with an
MP3 le recorded on a device other than this unit
as the playback le, jumping back and searching
backward or forward (rewinding or fast forwarding), for
example, caused the audio of channel pairs 1/2 and 3/4
to become out of sync. This has been xed.
NOTE
about projects with overdubbing in SEPARATE mode
using rmware versions 1.10 and earlier
If the bit rate of the playback le is one that this unit
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can use for recording (32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 or
320 kbps) jumping back and searching backward
or forward, for example, will not cause the audio of
channel pairs 1/2 and 3/4 to become out of sync
using rmware versions 1.10 and earlier.
If the bit rate of the playback le is one that this unit
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cannot use for recording (48, 56, 80, 112, 160 or 224
kbps) jumping back and searching backward or
forward, for example, will cause the audio of channel
pairs 1/2 and 3/4 to become out of sync using
rmware versions 1.10 and earlier. Use rmware
version 1.20 or later when overdubbing to avoid this.
After VSA playback, searching forward or backward
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sometimes caused the volume to decrease during later
playback operations. This has been xed.
The sensitivity of the tuner has been improved.
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V1.10 fixes
If a mixdown was executed when the open capacity
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of an SD card was more than 4 GB, a CARD FULL
error would occur and the mixdown would fail in some
cases. This has been xed.
Operation stability has been improved.
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V1.02 fixes
If the
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REC MODE item was set to DUAL and the
SOURCE item was set to INT MIC MONO or
EXT IN 1 on the REC MODE screen, the DUAL
peak value in decibels would not be shown correctly
on the recording screen. This has been xed.
When a le recorded in MP3 format was played back
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using the I/O loop function, sometimes loop playback
did not occur properly. This has been xed.
Operation reliability has been improved.
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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 con-
ducting 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.

TASCAM DR-40 3
DR-40 Release Notes
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_071.120 for
V1.20) 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.
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 up-
dated version appears on the right.
NOTE
The screen shown is an example. The actual display dif-
fers.
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.