Tascam DR-05 - Release Notes Manual

TASCAM DR-05 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
The eect of the playback equalizer (PLAY EQ) has been
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adjusted.
If a folder created by a computer was present and
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you created an additional new folder and then tried
to record to it, recording to the new folder would not
occur in some cases. This has been xed.
Operation reliability has been improved.
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Confirmation of firmware version
Conrm the rmware version of your DR-05 before
conducting a rmware 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 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 sucient 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 insucient.
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 (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
 buttons, 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.
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Then while pressing and holding both the MARK and
 buttons, turn the unit’s power ON again. Continue
to press and hold the MARK and  buttons rmly
until this screen appears.
When rmware has been copied to this unit’s
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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
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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
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diers.
DR-05
Release Notes
D01154700A