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TASCAM DR-40

  

1

Updates

Always use the most recent firmware for this device. 

Please visit the TASCAM web site at http://tascam.com/ to 

check for the latest firmware.  

New functions

V1.20 additions

The tuner is now easier to use.

When the 

TUNER

 screen is open, you can press the 

ENTER/MARK

 button to reverse the screen orientation, 

making it easier to tune using the built-in mic.

V1.10 additions

You can now set the 

EXT IN

 input levels for 

the left and right channels independently.

If the input selection on the 

REC MODE

 screen 

(

SOURCE

 or 

EXT IN

) is set to 

EXT INDEP.

, you 

can set the 

EXT IN

 input levels of the left and right 

channels independently.
When the Home Screen is open, you can use the 

INPUT 

LEVEL

 (+/–) buttons on the left side panel to adjust the 

input level.
Use the following buttons to switch between adjusting 

the input levels of the left and right channels.

When the 

• 

REC MODE

 item is set to 

STEREO

DUAL

 or 

OVERDUB-SEPARATE

, use the 

1/2

 

[

SOLO

] button.

When the 

• 

REC MODE

 item is set to 

4CH

 or 

OVERDUB-MIX

, use the 

3/4

 [

SOLO

] button.

NOTE

When the 

SOURCE

 item on the 

EFFECT

 screen is set 

to 

EXT IN

 or 

INT MIC

 and an effect is applied to 

the input signal, elements of both left and right channels 

will be included in the effect sound, so sound from the 

opposite channel will be mixed into the recorded signal.
When the input selection on the 

REC MODE

 screen 

(

SOURCE

 or 

EXT IN

) is set to 

EXT IN 1/2

, the 

EXT IN

 input level will be the same for both left and 

right channels.

The delay time range when the 

REC MODE

 

item is set to 

4CH

 has been expanded.

The delay time can now be set to a maximum of 150 ms.

The delay time when the 

REC MODE

 item is 

set to 

4CH

 can now be set independently for 

left and right channels. 

If there are differences in the distances from the sound 

source to the 

INT MIC

, to the 

EXT IN L

 channel 

and to the 

EXT IN R

 channel, you can compensate 

for the time lag by treating the 

INT MIC

 as the basic 

position and then adjusting the 

EXT IN L

 and 

EXT 

IN R

 channel delay times.

The input level setting pull-up menu has 

been changed so that its items correspond to 

the input source.

V1.02 additions

Right external input channel muting when 

recording 4 channels

When the 

REC MODE

 item is set to 

4CH

 on the 

REC 

MODE

 screen, a new function has been added that allows 

the right external input channel to be muted by setting 

the 

EXT IN

 item to 

EXT IN 1

. This function allows 

you to use a mono mic on the left external input channel 

with the built-in mics for three-channel recording.
The files created, however, will still be two stereo files with 

the right external input channel muted.

NOTE

When the 

• 

EXT IN

 item is set to 

EXT IN 1

effects cannot be used when recording
If you want the left external input channel to be 

• 

centered when monitoring, press the 

MIXER

 button 

during recording or recording standby and set the 

channel 3 

PAN

 to 

C

 (center) on the 

MIXER

 screen.

DR-40

 

Release Notes

D01163800D

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