Model 24
Checking the firmware version
Confirm the firmware version of your Model 24 before conducting a firmware update.

1. Turn the main unit on.
2. Press the MENU button to open the MENU Screen.
3. On the SYSTEM Screen, select INFORMATION to open the

5. Check the VERSION (system firmware version) on this screen.

4. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to open the FIRMWARE screen.

NOTE
iiThe screen shown above is an example. The actual appearance will differ.
iiFor details, see the “FIRMWARE screen” section of Chapter “8 –Settings and Information” in the Model 24 Owners Manual.

Information Screen.

Updating is not necessary if the VERSION shown here is thesame or newer than the firmware version you intend to use
for the update.

Firmware update procedures
1. Download the latest firmware from the TEAC Global Site(http://teac-global.com/).
Decompress the downloaded file if it is in ZIP format or
another compressed file type.

7. Turn the unit on while pressing the 8 and m buttons.

This will start the unit in update mode, and the update file
will appear on the display.

2. Confirm that an SD card is loaded in the unit, turn the unit
on and connect it to the computer using a commercially-available USB cable (Type-A - Type-B).

ATTENTION
The unit should be connected directly to the computer, notthrough a USB hub. Moreover, noise could be picked up if thecable is too long.

3. On theMENU Screen, select STORAGE to open the STORAGE
Screen.

4. To connect with the computer, press the F4button.
The unit enters USB storage mode and connects with thecomputer.

ATTENTION
iiIf this screen does not appear, turn the power off once, andturn the unit on again while pressing the 8 and m buttons. Keep pressing the 8 and m buttons until this screenappears.
iiIf the firmware was copied to the “UTILITY” folder from a Mac,in addition to the firmware itself, another file with “._” before
the firmware name will also appear. Select the file without “._”at the beginning.
NOTE
iiThis screen shows a list of firmware update files in the “UTILITY” folder in the unit. The firmware copied in step 5 above
should also be shown. “No Update File” is shown if thefolder does not contain an update file.
iiThe screen shown above is an example. The actual appearance will differ.

8. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the firmware, and press
the MULTI JOG dial. The screen shown below will appear.

5. This unit appears on the computer as an external drive

named “TASCAM_M” (if the card was formatted by this unit).
Copy the downloaded firmware to the “UTILITY” folder on“TASCAM_M”.

NOTE
The Model 24 firmware update file will have a name like
“Model24_XXXX.XXX”.

6. After copying, use the proper procedures for the computer

to unmount the unit.
See the computer’s operation manual for instructions about
how to unmount an external volume.
Press the F1
button to return to the Meter Screen.
Then, turn the unit off.

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The number of the current version is shown on the left andthe update version is shown on the right.
NOTE
The screen shown above is an example. The actual appearance will differ.

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9. Press the F4

button to start updating. (To cancel
updating, press the F1
button instead.)

CAUTION
iiBe careful not to let the power be interrupted during theupdate.
iiDo not load or remove SD cards during the update.
iiIf the power is interrupted or an SD card is loaded or removed during the update, the unit might become unstartable.

10. When the update completes, the following message willappear.

11. Press the POWER switch to turn the unit off. Then, turn it onagain.

12. Refer to “Checking the firmware version” and confirm thatthe firmware has been updated to the latest version.

13. Connect the unit with a computer using USB, and delete
the firmware update file in the “UTILITY” folder.
This completes updating the unit.

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