Tascam HS-8 Release Notes - Hs-8
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TASCAM HS-8
HS-8
Release Notes
Checking the firmware version
Before conducting a firmware update, check the firmware
version currently installed in your HS-8.
1 Turn the unit power ON.
2 Press the MENU key on the front panel to open the
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screen.
3 Press the
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button.
Check the
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here. If this firmware
version is the same as or newer than the version
that you intend to use for updating, there is no
need to update the unit.
Firmware update procedures
1 Download the latest version of the firmware from
the TASCAM website (http://www.tascam.com/).
2 Copy the downloaded firmware from the computer
to the root folder of the CF card.
3 After copying is completed, follow the correct
procedures to dismount the CF card from the
computer.
4 Insert the CF card into CF card SLOT 1 on the front
panel of the unit.
CAUTION
For this procedure, always insert the CF card into CF card
SLOT 1. You cannot update using CF card SLOT 2. In order to
avoid transferring the file to CF card SLOT 2, do not put a CF
card into SLOT 2.
5 While pressing and holding the PAUSE and REC
keys at the same time, turn the unit power on.
The unit restarts in update mode, and the updater
file is shown on the screen.
CAUTION
If the above screen does not appear, turn the power off
once, and then turn the power on again while pressing and
holding the PAUSE and REC keys. Keep pressing the PAUSE
and REC keys firmly until the above screen appears
NOTE
The screen shown above lists firmware update files
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contained in the root folder of the CF card inserted in the
unit’s CF card SLOT 1. The firmware copied in step 2 should
appear. “No Update File” appears instead if there is no
update file.
A maximum of five lines of firmware files are shown. If the
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number of files exceeds this maximum, use the scrollbar
with the up and down arrow buttons that appears on the
right side of the screen or the DATA dial to scroll through
the list.
6 Touch the name of the firmware file that you want
to use to update. The following screen appears.
The left side shows the number of the current
version, and the right side shows the number of
the update version.
NOTE
The screen above is just an example. The actual display
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will be different.
7 Touch the
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button to start the update.
CAUTION
Do not turn the power off while updating.
8 After updating completes,
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and
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appear at the bottom of the screen.
Turn the power off once and then restart the unit.
9 See “Confirming the firmware version” above and
confirm that the
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(firmware
version) is the newest one. This completes
updating the unit.