TASCAM CD-RW900MKII Firmware update procedures - Page 1

CD-RW900 )" Confirmation of firmware version Before updating the firmware check the CD-RW900MKII system and drive firmware versions used. 1. While pressing both the ESCAPE and m [g] buttons, turn the unit on. Keep pressing the buttons until the versions are shown. 2. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select SYS Ver xx.xx or DRV Ver xx.xx, and press the MULTI JOG dial. Check the SYS Ver xx.xx (system version) and DRV Ver xx.xx (driver version) shown here. If the system and drive firmware version 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. Procedures to update the system firmware Prepare a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc and a computer or other means to create a data CD. CAUTION Be very careful not to cut the power to the unit during firmware updating. If the power should be interrupted during firmware updating, the unit could become unstartable or otherwise damaged. 1 Download the file Download the latest firmware from the TEAC Global Site (http://teac-global.com/). Uncompress the downloaded file if it is in a ZIP format or otherwise compressed. 2 Create a data CD for updating the unit Write the downloaded firmware to the disc. (Firmware V1.01 is "RW900M2_0101.MOT".) Use ISO 9660 Level 1 (MS-DOS compatible) Disc at once format to write to the CD-R/CD-RW disc. 3 Update the firmware 1) While pressing the STOP, RECORD and SYNC REC buttons at the same time, turn the unit on. Keep pressing the buttons until update mode appears on the display. 2) Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select Sys Update? and press the MULTI JOG dial. The unit's disc tray will open automatically, and Disc Set will appear on the display. 3) Load the update data CD into the tray, and press the OPEN/CLOSE button. 4) While the unit is checking the update data CD, File Check will appear on the display. When a proper update file is recognized, the current and update versions will be shown in this manner: "xx.xx w yy.yy". 5) Press the MULTI JOG dial to start the update. During the update, the number of the flash ROM sector being written will be shown on the display. 6) When updating completes, COMPLETE appears on the display and the disc tray opens. 7) Eject the update data CD and turn the power off. 4 Confirmation of firmware version Follow the "Confirmation of firmware version" instructions above to check that the system firmware version is now the most recent version of the firmware. This completes the procedure for updating this unit. NOTE If the firmware is for a different model, Fail will appear on the display and updating will not be possible. TASCAM CD-RW900MKII 1