TASCAM Model 24 Firmware update procedures

TASCAM

Model 24

1

Model 24

Checking the firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your Model 24 before conducting a firmware update.

1.

Turn the main unit on.

2.

Press the

MENU

button to open the

MENU

Screen.

3.

On the

SYSTEM

Screen, select

INFORMATION

to open the

Information Screen.

4.

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to open the

FIRMWARE

screen.

5.

Check the

VERSION

(system firmware version) on this screen.

Updating is not necessary if the

VERSION

shown here is the

same or newer than the firmware version you intend to use

for the update.

NOTE

i

The screen shown above is an example. The actual appear-

ance will differ.

i

For details, see the “FIRMWARE screen” section of Chapter “8 –

Settings and Information” in the Model 24 Owners Manual.

Firmware update procedures

1.

Download the latest firmware from the TEAC Global Site

(http://teac-global.com/).

Decompress the downloaded file if it is in ZIP format or

another compressed file type.

2.

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

on and connect it to the computer using a commercial-

ly-available USB cable (Type-A - Type-B).

ATTENTION

The unit should be connected directly to the computer, not

through a USB hub. Moreover, noise could be picked up if the

cable is too long.

3.

On the

MENU

Screen, select

STORAGE

to open the

STORAGE

Screen.

4.

To connect with the computer, press the

F4

button.

The unit enters USB storage mode and connects with the

computer.

5.

This unit appears on the computer as an external drive

named “

TASCAM_M

” (if the card was formatted by this unit).

Copy the downloaded firmware to the “

UTILITY

” folder on

“

TASCAM_M

”.

NOTE

The Model 24 firmware update file will have a name like

“

Model24_XXXX.XXX

”.

6.

After copying, use the proper procedures for the computer

to unmount the unit.

See the computer’s operation manual for instructions about

how to unmount an external volume.

Press the

F1

button to return to the Meter Screen.

Then, turn the unit off.

7.

Turn the unit on while pressing the

8

and

m

buttons.

This will start the unit in update mode, and the update file

will appear on the display.

ATTENTION

i

If this screen does not appear, turn the power off once, and

turn the unit on again while pressing the

8

and

m

but-

tons. Keep pressing the

8

and

m

buttons until this screen

appears.

i

If the firmware was copied to the “

UTILITY

” folder from a Mac,

in addition to the firmware itself, another file with “

._

” before

the firmware name will also appear. Select the file without “

._

”

at the beginning.

NOTE

i

This screen shows a list of firmware update files in the “

UTIL-

ITY

” folder in the unit. The firmware copied in step

5

above

should also be shown. “

No Update File

” is shown if the

folder does not contain an update file.

i


ance will differ.

8.

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select the firmware, and press

the

MULTI JOG

dial. The screen shown below will appear.

The number of the current version is shown on the left and

the update version is shown on the right.

NOTE


ance will differ.

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TASCAM Model 24 Firmware update procedures

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