Start-Up & Shutdown; Starting Up The Unit - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

NOTE
• Power is supplied from the USB port if the USB cable is
connected to the unit that contains batteries (USB bus
power prioritized).
• The AC adaptor also connects using the USB cable, so set it
to BUS POWER in the same way.
Start-up & shutdown
CAUTION
• The unit goes in standby mode if shut down when the unit
is operating on AC power supplied through the AC adapter
(TASCAM PS-P515U, sold separately), or bus power supplied
from a USB port of a PC.
• Turn down the volume of the sound system connected to
the unit before starting up or shutting down the unit.
• Do not use headphones when starting up or shutting down
the unit. Otherwise, a large noise would cause damage to
headphones or your ears.

Starting up the unit

To start up the unit from the stopped state, press and hold
the (HOME) [8] button until (start-up
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screen) is displayed on the display. The Home Screen appears
when the unit starts up.
Start -Up Screen
CAUTION
When the unit is started up for the first time (or when
the built-in clock is reset after being left unused without
batteries), the
DATE/TIME
screen to adjust the date and time. (See "Setting the date and
time" on page 28.)
Press the . or / button to move the cursor (highlighted
area), and use the + or – button to change values.
Press the ENTER/MARK button to fix the settings.
The start-up screen is displayed, and then the Home Screen
appears after the unit has started up.
3 – Preparation
Home Screen
screen appears before the start-up
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