DA-6400/DA-6400dp
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TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp
mDNS (Multicast DNS) supported for easy network connection
mDNS (Multicast DNS) is now supported.
As a result, network connection with the DA-6400 can be achieved easily from Mac OS and Telnet, VNC and FTP apps that support mDNS.
The DA-6400 name that is shown on Mac OS and apps that support mDNS when using mDNS can be set with the
MACHINE NAME
item
added to the
NETWORK
menu page.
The name actually shown on Mac OS and apps that support mDNS is shown in the
MACHINE NAME ON NET
line.
Changing the MACHINE NAME
Select
MACHINE NAME
from the
NETWORK
menu page, and
press the MULTI JOG dial to open the
MACHINE NAME
editing
screen.
For details about how to edit the
MACHINE NAME
, see “Editing
text” in “4 – Recording” of the Owners Manual.
NOTE
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The “ . ” character cannot be input on the
MACHINE NAME
editing screen.
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If a “ . ” is included in a
MACHINE NAME
setting, it will auto-
matically be replaced with a “ – ” when the unit starts up or
when system data is imported.
If this occurs, the INFO indicator will light red, and the fol-
lowing message will appear on an
ALERT INFORMATION
screen.
This alert message will not appear again after being con-
firmed once.
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When this unit and a Mac OS computer are connected to the
same network, the name shown in
MACHINE NAME ON NET
line will appear in the SHARED folder on the Mac, as shown
below.
Click, “
Connect As…
” next to this name to start a VNC connec-
tion with that device.
On the password input screen, input the password set with
the
PASSWORD
item on the
NETWORK
menu page to start the
VNC connection. This enables the same screen shown on the
unit to be seen and operated from Mac OS.
For details about VNC, see “VNC (virtual network computing)”
in “7 – Internal Settings” of the Owner's Manual.
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The following shows an example of using Terminal in Mac OS.
The name shown in
MACHINE NAME ON NET
appears in the
Remote Login (telnet)
Server list.
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The following shows an example of using an FTP application
that supports mDNS.
The name shown in
MACHINE NAME ON NET
appears in the
Bonjour list.
