TASCAM DR-05 Firmware update procedures

Confirmation of firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your DR-05 before

conducting a firmware 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

Á

button to open the

OTHERS

submenu.

4

Use the +/− buttons to select the

INFORMATION

menu item, and press the

Á

button to open the

INFORMATION

screen

FILE (1/3)

page.

5

Use the +/− buttons to open the

SYSTEM (3/3)

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 firmware version that you planned to

update to, then there is no need to update it.

Firmware update procedures

CAUTION

When updating the firmware, be sure that the batteries

have sufficient charge or power the unit using a TASCAM

PS-P520E 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 insufficient.

1

Download the most recent firmware from the TEAC

Global Site (http://teac-global.com/). If the file that

you have downloaded is compressed in ZIP format,

for example, decompress it.

2

Confirm that an SD card is loaded in the unit, turn

the unit on and connect it to the computer using

the included USB cable.

When the USB SELECT screen appears, use the +

and − buttons to select the STORAGE item, and

press the

Á

button.

The computer will recognize this unit as an external

drive (external storage device).

3

Copy the downloaded firmware (DR05-29.101 for

V1.01) to the

UTILITY

folder on the DR-05.

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 MARK and

Â

buttons, turn the unit power ON.

The unit starts up in update mode, and the update file

appears on the screen.

CAUTION

•

If this screen does not appear, turn the power OFF.

Then while pressing and holding both the

MARK

and

Â

buttons, turn the unit’s power ON again. Continue

to press and hold the

MARK

and

Â

buttons firmly

until this screen appears.

•

When firmware has been copied to this unit’s

UTILITY

folder from a Mac, in addition to the firmware file itself,

another file with “._” added to the beginning of the

firmware name is also shown. Use the file without the

“._” at the beginning of the name.

NOTE

•

This screen shows a list of the firmware update files

inside the

UTILITY

folder of the unit. Also, the screen

shows the firmware copied at Step 3 above.

No

Update File

appears if there is no update file in

the

UTILITY

folder.

•

The screen shown is an example. The actual display

differs.

6

Use the +/− buttons to select the firmware and

press the

Á

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 differs.

7

Press the

Á

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.

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TASCAM DR-05 Firmware update procedures

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