Tascam MX-2424 Manual Update

Also see for MX-2424: Release note Instructions Quick reference guide Install guide Optional Hardware Installation Guide

Contents

- 2 -CHANGES IN VERSION 1.10...................................................................................................................................6FAT-32 AND BROADCAST .WAV FILE (BWF) S UPPORT ............................................................................................6Support for Volumes Larger than 9GB (FAT-32).................................................................................................6Menu 710 and FAT-32 Initializing of Disks on the MX-2424 ..............................................................................7Menu 702 displays HFS or FAT-32 disk status ....................................................................................................7Menu 700 supports 16 bit and 24 bit WAV encoding ...........................................................................................7Ability to Smart Copy from FAT-32 to Mac HFS and vice versa .........................................................................7Projects Containing Mixed Disk Formats ............................................................................................................7Formatting Fat-32 Discs on the PC .....................................................................................................................8Windows Compatibility.........................................................................................................................................8S UPPORT FOR “TL I MPORTS ” F OLDER ........................................................................................................................8S UPPORT FOR MULTI-T RAVAN T APE BACKUP /RESTORE ............................................................................................8N EW “BUSY LED” FEATURE ......................................................................................................................................9V IEWN ET 1.15 U PDATE .............................................................................................................................................9ViewNet 1.15 Additions.........................................................................................................................................9Miscellaneous ViewNet Maintenance ...................................................................................................................9N OTES ON DVD-BACKUP ..........................................................................................................................................9CHANGES IN V ERSION 1.53 ......................................................................................................................................10V ERIFY O PTION ON S MART COPY ............................................................................................................................10L OCATE P OINTS S TORED WITH P ROJECTS ................................................................................................................10N EW MENU 205 P UNCH TO I N/O UT (F RONT P ANEL O NLY)......................................................................................11I MPORT A UDIO MENU ..............................................................................................................................................11F IX FOR USING DUPLICATE PROJECT NAMES .............................................................................................................11F IX FOR S MART COPYING OF TAPEMODE PROJECTS .................................................................................................12F IX FOR UPDATING PROJECTS ON FAT-32 DISKS ......................................................................................................12I MPROVED FAT-32 P ERFORMANCE .........................................................................................................................12E THERNET BACKUP AND A UDIO F ILE T RANSFER REMOVED ....................................................................................12K NOWN I SSUES ........................................................................................................................................................12CHANGES IN V ERSION 1.54 ......................................................................................................................................13I MPROVED FAT-32 P ERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY .............................................................................................13MAINTENANCE CHANGE TO V IEWN ET I MPORT A UDIO F ILES AT O RIGINAL TIME ....................................................13I MPROVED N ETWORK RELIABILITY ..........................................................................................................................13K NOWN V ERSION 1.54 I SSUES .................................................................................................................................13MX-2424 2.0 AND V IEWNET 2.0 RELEASE N OTES ...................................................................................................1496 K/88.2 K H IGH S AMPLE RATE RECORDING ON 12 TRACKS ....................................................................................14Menu 005: Sample Rate......................................................................................................................................14Menu 115: TL Bus Rate Mult..............................................................................................................................15Menu 410: Inputs 1-12 /2x................................................................................................................................15Menu 450: Dig I/O 2X mode ..............................................................................................................................16Menu 460: 2Ch I/O 2X Mode (TEST SPDIF)....................................................................................................16Menu 465: 2 Ch Out Select.................................................................................................................................17S UPPORT FOR HFS+ V OLUMES ................................................................................................................................17MISCELLANEOUS E NHANCEMENTS ..........................................................................................................................18New Menu 000 "Theatre Play" mode .................................................................................................................18Menu 020: Auto Chase .......................................................................................................................................19Menu 030: Timecode Muting Options ................................................................................................................20Menu 060: Word->AES Phase ...........................................................................................................................20Menu 206: Track Key Punch ..............................................................................................................................21Menu 290 “More Edits” Commands ..................................................................................................................21Menu 300: MIDI Device ID...............................................................................................................................21Menu 301: MMC Tracks/ID ..............................................................................................................................22Menu 501 “Post Production” input mode..........................................................................................................22New front panel "Multi-Paste" edit function ......................................................................................................23