Tascam POCKETSTUDIO 5 Release Notes

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TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Version 2.0 Release Notes 31 – Please read this!This guide describes the new features and differencesbetween the new version 2 software for theTASCAM Pocketstudio 5, and the software describedin the manual.Please make sure that you read these Release Notestogether with the other documentation to ensure thatyou understand what’s changed, and what your Pock-etstudio 5 can do for you to help you make music.Specifically, the changes to the existing documenta-tion are:• Some new features introduced in 1.13, chiefly theability to record and store more than four songs—"New features in v1.13" on page 8.• New improved ways of mixing down recorded.multitrack material and playing back MP3 files—"New MP3 mode features" on page 9.• A program list, making it possible to play backyour own, and pre-recorded MP3 files, in anyorder—"Program list" on page 12.• New features for managing MP3 files and multi-track songs—"Managing songs and MP3s" onpage 14.• New functions for recording, including stereo panselection, metronome and count-in facilities foracoustic material, and the ability to jam along toyour favorite MP3s—"Other new functions" onpage 17.• We have also listed some small corrections to theexisting documentation which may be useful toyou—"Corrections to the original manual" onpage 7.• We have also included step-by-step instructions onhow to upgrade your Pocketstudio 5.Copyright and trademarksWindows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Win-dows XP are trademarks of Microsoft CorporationMac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple ComputerStuffit and Stuffit Expander are trademarks of Alad-din Systems, Inc.WinZip is a registered trademark of WinZip Comput-ing, Inc.All other trademarks are the property of their respec-tive holdersUpdating your Pocketstudio 5Check the version of your Pocketstudio 5 software asdescribed below.If the version is 1.01 or 1.13 you should upgrade tothe latest version of the software (2.04).To check the current software version installed onyour Pocketstudio 5, turn on the unit, and examinethe software version number shown on the bottomright of the display:If you do not see V2.04 here, you will need to fol-low the upgrade procedures below.NOTEAfter you have upgraded the Pocketstudio 5 asdescribed in the following section, the first time thatyou insert a card that has been formatted using a previ-ous version of the Pocketstudio 5 software, you will seemessages (e.g. Making PGM file) appearbriefly on the display as the Pocketstudio 5 updates thecard.TIPYou can always check on the latest available version ofthe software by visiting the TASCAM Web site atwww.tascam.com/pocketstudio.T A S C A MP O C K E T S T U D I O 5V 2 . 0 4