TASCAM DR-40X Firmware update procedures

DR-40X

Confirmation of firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your

DR-40X

before conducting

a firmware 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

ENTER/MARK

button to open the

OTHERS

submenu.

4.

Use the

+

/

−


INFORMATION

menu

item, and press the

ENTER/MARK

button to open the

INFORMATION

screen

FILE

page.

5.

Use the

+

/

−

buttons to open the

SYSTEM

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 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 batteries have

sufficient charge or power the unit using a TASCAM PS-

P520E 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 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.

After confirming that an SD card is loaded in the unit and

using a commercially-available USB cable to connect the

computer to the unit, turn the unit on. When the

USB

screen

appears, use the

+

and

-


SD CARD

READER

item, and press the

ENTER/MARK

button. This unit

will be recognized as an external drive (external storage

device) by the computer.

3.

Copy the downloaded firmware (DR-40X_32.101) to the

UTILITY

folder on the DR-40X.

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

MIXER

and

.

buttons, turn the unit power ON.

The unit starts up in update mode, and the update file

appears on the screen.

CAUTION

i

If this screen does not appear, turn the power OFF. Then while

pressing and holding both the

MIXER

and

.

buttons, turn

the unit’s power ON again. Continue to press and hold the

MIXER

and

.

buttons firmly until this screen appears.

i

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

i

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.

i

The screen shown is an example. The actual display differs.

6.

Use the +/− buttons to select the firmware and press the

ENTER/MARK

button to open the following screen.

The current version appears on the left and the updated

version appears on the right.

NOTE

The screen shown is an example. The actual display differs.

7.

Press the

ENTER/MARK

button to start the update.

8.

When the update is complete, “

Update Complete

” appears

at the bottom of the screen, and then the power turns OFF

automatically. Turn the power ON again.

9.

Follow the “Confirmation of firmware version” instructions

above to check that the “

System Ver.

” is now the most

recent version of the firmware.

This completes the procedure for updating this unit.

10.

Connect to a computer with USB and delete the firmware

update from the unit’s

UTILITY

folder.

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TASCAM DR-40X Firmware update procedures

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