Tascam DR-40 Release Note

Updates

Always use the most recent firmware for this device.
Please visit the TASCAM web site at http://tascam.com/ to
check for the latest firmware.

Maintenance items

V1.01 fixes

•
If recording was conducted when the
item on the
REC MODE
or , the remaining recording time display
MONO
could show less than the actual amount and a
message might appear and recording might
Full
stop even if the SD card still had remaining capacity.
This has been fixed.
•
During recording with certain SD cards, a
would occur. This has been fixed.
Error
•
Operation reliability has been improved.

Confirmation of firmware version

Confirm the firmware version of your DR-40 before
conducting a firmware update.
1 Turn the unit's power ON.
2 Press the MENU button to open the
3 Use the +/− buttons to select the
item, and press the ENTER/MARK button to open
the submenu.
OTHERS
4 Use the +/− buttons to select the
menu item, and press the ENTER/MARK button to
open the
INFORMATION
5 Use the +/− buttons to open the
where you can check the
that shows the firmware version.
If the
System Ver.
newer than the firmware version that you planned to
update to, then there is no need to update it.
D01163800A
REC MODE
screen was set to
STEREO
Card
File
screen.
MENU
menu
OTHERS
INFORMATION
screen page.
FILE
page
SYSTEM
item
System Ver.
shown here is the same or
DR-40
Release Notes

Firmware update procedures

CAUTION
When updating the firmware, be sure that the batteries
have sufficient 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 insufficient.
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 (DR40_056.101 for
V1.01) to the UTILITY folder on the DR-40.
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.
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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 MIXER and
buttons, turn the unit's power ON again. Continue
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to press and hold the MIXER and
until this screen appears.
•
When firmware has been copied to this unit's
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.
appears if there is no update file in
Update File
the UTILITY folder.
•
The screen shown is an example. The actual display
differs.
buttons firmly
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UTILITY
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