TASCAM DP-008 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
V1.01 fixes
If recording was conducted until the capacity of the SD
card was lled,
I/F Error
appeared and recording
did not complete correctly in some cases. This has been
xed.
Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your DP-008 before
conducting a rmware update.
1 Turn the unit’s power ON.
2 When the Home Screen is open, press the MENU
key to open the
MENU
screen.
3 Use the DATA wheel to select the
INFORMATION
item and press the F4 (¥) key to open the
INFORMATION
screen
SONG (1/3)
page.
4 Use the F3 (
PREV
) and F4 (
NEXT
) keys to open
the
F/W (3/3)
page.
If the
System Version
shown here is the same
or newer than the rmware version that you planned
to update to, then there is no need to update it.
Firmware update procedures
CAUTION
When updating the rmware, be sure that the batteries
have sucient charge or power the unit using a TASCAM
PS-P520 AC adaptor (sold separately).
The program has been set so that the update will not be
conducted if battery power is insucient.
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 (DP008-48.101 for
V1.01) to the UTILITY folder on the DP-008.
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 REPEAT and
UN/REDO keys, turn the unit power ON.
The unit starts up in update mode, and the update le
appears on the screen.
CAUTION
If this screen does not appear, turn the power OFF.
•
Then while pressing and holding both the REPEAT
and UN/REDO keys, turn the unit’s power ON again.
Continue to press and hold the REPEAT and UN/REDO
keys rmly until this screen appears.
When rmware has been copied to this unit’s
•
UTILITY
folder from a Mac, in addition to the rmware le itself,
another le with “._” added to the beginning of the
rmware name is also shown. Use the le without the
“._” at the beginning of the name.
NOTE
This screen shows a list of the rmware update les
•
inside the UTILITY folder of the unit. Also, the screen
shows the rmware copied at Step 3 above.
No
Update File
appears if there is no update le in
the UTILITY folder.
The screen shown is an example. The actual display
•
diers.
DP-008
Release Notes
D01155100A
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