TEAC DR-40 DR-40 Firmware Version 1.01 Release Notes

TASCAM DR-40

1

Updates

Always use the most recent firmware for this device.

Please visit the TASCAM web site at http://tascam.com/ to

check for the latest firmware.

Maintenance items

V1.01 fixes

If recording was conducted when the

•

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 fixed.

During recording with certain SD cards, a

•

File

Error

would occur. This has been fixed.

Operation reliability has been improved.

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Confirmation of firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your DR-40 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 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 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-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 insufficient.

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

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

MIXER

and

Â

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

to press and hold the

MIXER

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.

DR-40

Release Notes

D01163800A

TEAC DR-40 DR-40 Firmware Version 1.01 Release Notes

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