TASCAM DR-100MKIII Firmware update procedures

TASCAM DR-100MKIII

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DR-100MKIII

Confirmation of firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your DR-100MKIII before conducting a firmware update.

1.

Turn the unit’s power ON.

2.

Press the

MENU

button to open the

MENU

screen.

3.

Turn the wheel to move the cursor to

SYSTEM

, and press the

ENTER/MARK

button.

4.

Turn the wheel to move the cursor to

INFORMATION

, and

press the

ENTER/MARK

button.

5.

Turn the wheel to open the

FIRMWARE

page.

Check the version shown here.

If the 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.

Firmware update procedures

CAUTION

When updating the firmware, be sure that the built-in

batteries have sufficient charge or power the unit using a

TASCAM PS-P520E AC adaptor (sold separately).

The program has been set so that the update will not be

conducted if the built-in battery power is insufficient.

1.

Download the most recent firmware from the TEAC Global

Site (http://teac-global.com/). If the file that you have

downloaded is compressed in ZIP format, for example,

decompress it.

2.

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

on and connect it to the computer using the a commercially-

available USB cable.

CAUTION

Connect the unit directly to the computer without using a

hub.

3.

Select the

SYSTEM

screen

USB STORAGE

item, and press

the

ENTER/MARK

button to open a screen confirming

connection with the computer.

4.

Select

YES

, and press the

ENTER/MARK

button.

The unit enters USB storage mode and connects with the

computer.

5.

This unit appears on the computer as an external drive

named

“DR-100MKIII”

(if the card was formatted by this

unit).

Copy the downloaded firmware to the DR-100MKIII.

Copy it to the

“UTILITY”

folder.

6.

After copying completes, use the proper procedures for the

computer to unmount this unit.

See the computer’s operation manual for instructions about

how to unmount an external volume.

After pressing the

ENTER/MARK

button to reopen the

Home Screen, turn the unit off.

7.

While pressing and holding both the

ENTER/MARK

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

ENTER/MARK

and

Â

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

press and hold the

ENTER/MARK

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.

TASCAM DR-100MKIII Firmware update procedures

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