Teac BB-800 Instruction Manual

TASCAM BB-800 1
Contents
Updates ...........................................................................1
Maintenance items .........................................................1
V1.04 fixes .......................................................................................1
V1.03 fixes .......................................................................................1
V1.02 fixes .......................................................................................1
Confirmation of firmware version.................................1
Firmware update procedures ........................................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
V1.04 fixes
When starting a new track without interruption during
recording (using the DIVIDE or AUTO LEVEL DIVIDE
functions), division points could be incorrect and
recording would not occur properly. This has been xed.
V1.03 fixes
Cards larger than 8GB did not operate properly
sometimes. This has been xed.
V1.02 fixes
When copying WAV les that had been edited using
computer software, for example, to a CD, noise sometimes
occurred on the copied CD. This has been xed.
Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your BB-800 before
conducting a rmware update.
1 Turn the unit’s power ON.
2 The firmware version is displayed at the bottom of
the start-up screen.
Start-up screen
You do not need to update the unit’s  rmware if the
version shown is the same as or newer than the version
that you intend to use for the update.
Firmware update procedures
CAUTION
When you update the rmware, make sure that the
battery has enough remaining power or use the supplied
AC Adapter (PS-1225L). The program has been set so that
the update will not be conducted if the 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 Copy the downloaded firmware (BB800_15.104 for
V1.04) to the root folder (the highest level folder in
the hierarchy) on the SD card with a card reader.
CAUTION
Do not make other les/folders on the SD card.
3 Turn the unit’s power OFF.
4 Insert the SD card you copied the update file onto
in step 2 into the SD card slot.
5 While pressing and holding both the MENU and
7/9keys, turn the unit’s power ON.
The unit starts up in update mode, and the update le
appears on the screen.
NOTE
This screen shows a list of the rmware update les in
•
the root folder of the unit. Also, the screen shows the
rmware on the SD card copied in Step 2 above. No
Update File appears if there are no update les
in the root folder or on the SD card.
The screen shown is an example. The actual display
•
diers.
CAUTION
If this screen does not appear, turn the unit’s power OFF.
Then while pressing and holding both the MENU and
7/9keys, turn the unit’s power ON again. Continue to
hold the MENU and 7/9keys rmly until this screen
appears.
6 Select the firmware (highlight the item) then press
the ENTER key. The following screen appears.
The current version appears on the left and the
updated version appears on the right.
BB-800
Release Notes
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2TASCAM BB-800
BB-800
Release Notes
NOTE
The screen shown is an example. The actual display diers.
7 Press the ENTER key to start the update.
CAUTION
Do not turn the unit’s power OFF until the update is
complete.
8 When the update is complete, the following screen
appears. Confirm the following screen and turn the
unit’s power OFF.
9 Follow the “Confirmation of firmware version”
instructions above to check that the Ver. is now
the most recent version of the firmware.
This completes the procedure for updating this unit.
10 Delete the update file in the root folder with a card
reader.