Tascam DA-6400 Owner's Manual

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52 TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp11 – Other Settings, Information Screens and Keyboard OperationsFirmware update procedures1. Download the latest firmware from the TEAC Global Site(http://teac-global.com/). If the downloaded file is in ZIPformat or another compressed file type, decompress it.2. Copy the downloaded firmware to the root directory (toplevel) of a USB flash drive.3. Insert the USB flash drive prepared in step 2 into the USB2.0port on the front of the unit.4. Select the F/W UPDATE item on the SYSTEM SETUPpage to open the Firmware update screen. (See“Menu operation procedures” on page 16.)5. Select the device to be updated.OptionsMain: Update the firmware of the main unitSlot1: Update the firmware of the I/O card installed inSLOT 1Slot2: Update the firmware of the I/O card installed inSLOT 26. When the USB flash drive and firmware update file havebeen verified, the following screen will appear.NOTE• The screen above shows a list of firmware update files in theroot folder of the USB flash drive connected to the USB2.0port on the front of the unit. The firmware copied in step 2above should also be shown.No Update File is shown if no update file is in thedirectory.• A maximum of five lines of firmware can be shown at thesame time. If there are more files than this, use the MULTIJOG dial to scroll the list.• The screen shown above is an example. The actualappearance will differ.7. Select the firmware update to use.The screen shown below will appear.The number of the current version is shown on the left andthe update version is shown on the right.NOTEThe screen shown above is an example. The actualappearance will differ.8. Press the MULTI JOG dial to start the update.CAUTION• Be careful not to let the power be interrupted during theupdate.• If the power is interrupted during the update, the unit mightbecome unstartable.9. When the update completes, the following screen willappear.10. Press the STANDBY/ON switch on the unit to turn it off.11. Refer to “Checking the firmware version” on page 51 andconfirm that the latest firmware is being used.This completes the update procedure.12. Delete the firmware update file from the USB flash drive.Viewing media informationYou can view information about the current device's media.1. Select the MEDIA INFO item on the MEDIA page toopen the MEDIA INFO screen.2. Select the media that you want to check, and open themedia information pop-up.You can view information about the current device's media,and check its used space, open space and total size.3. Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button to return to the MenuScreen.