Tascam DM-3200 Software Manual

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TASCAM DM TMCompanion software guide 31 – Introduction and installationThe TASCAM Mixer Companion (or “TMCompanion”) is software for Microsoft Windows XP or Apple Com-puter’s Mac OS X, allowing the following operations to be carried out on the TASCAM DM-4800 and DM-3200 digital mixing consoles (referred to in this manual as “TASCAM DM”) from the host computer, using aUSB connection for 2-way operation:• Management of projects, allowing storage andarchival of projects on the host computer, and res-toration to the TASCAM DM.• On-screen metering for channels, busses, auxsends, and the main stereo buss.• Firmware updates to the TASCAM DM are carriedout through TMCompanion.• A timecode display and on-screen transport con-trols mirroring those of the TASCAM DM can beused.• A screen shot of the TASCAM DM can be down-loaded and stored as a PNG (Portable NetworkGraphics) file on the host computer.Installation (Windows)A computer capable of running Windows XP, with atleast one USB port, is required to run the program.It is strongly recommended that Windows XP Ser-vice Pack 2 (SP2) is installed prior to installingTMCompanion (this provides better and more stableMIDI drivers than earlier versions). This ServicePack (English version) is provided on the TMCom-panion CD-ROM.When the CD-ROM is inserted, the autoplay processopens a window providing the option to installTMCompanion or SP2, read the release notes, installAdobe Acrobat Reader or visit the TASCAM Website to look for updates and further release notes, etc.NOTEIf SP2 is to be installed, this should be done beforeTMCompanion is installed.• When installing TMCompanion, a confirma-tion panel appears, followed by a standardWindows installation program:• Press Next> to move to the next screen, whichsets out the licensing terms and conditions.Read these, select I Agree, and press Next>.• Choose the folder in which the program willreside. The default folder C:\Program Files\TASCAMis one in which other TASCAM applications(e.g. GigaStudio) reside, so it is a good idea toleave the default settings here.• After a few more confirmation screens, theprogram will then install.• Following the installation, there will be a newTASCAM group in the Start menu, with theTASCAM Mixer Companion as a sub-item init.Other items (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader) can then beinstalled as required.Figure 1: Installation start screenFigure 2: Destination folder selection