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TASCAM DR-680 

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DR-680

 Release Notes

The unit starts up in update mode, and the update file 
appears on the screen.

CAUTION

If this screen does not appear, turn the power OFF. 

• 

Then while pressing and holding both the MENU and 
PLAY/PAUSE keys, turn the unit’s power ON again. 
Continue to press and hold the MENU and PLAY/
PAUSE keys firmly until this screen appears. 

When firmware has been copied to this unit’s UTILITY 

• 

folder from a Mac, in addition to the firmware file 
itself, another file with “._” added to the beginning of 
the firmware name is also shown. Use the file without 
the “._” at the beginning of the name.

NOTE

This screen shows a list of the firmware update files 

• 

inside the UTILITY folder of the unit. Also, the screen 
shows the firmware copied at Step 3 above. “No 
Update File” appears if there is no update file in the 
UTILITY folder.
The screen shown is an example. The actual display 

• 

differs.

6  Select the firmware (highlight the item) then press 

ENTER

. The following screen appears.

The current version appears on the left and the updated 
version appears on the right.

NOTE

The screen shown is an example. The actual display 
differs.

7  Press the 

ENTER

 key to start the update.

8  When the update is complete, the power turns OFF 

automatically. Turn the power ON again.

9  Follow the “Confirmation of firmware version” 

instructions above to check that the “

Version

” is 

now the most recent version of the firmware.

This completes the procedure for updating this unit.

10  Connect to a computer with USB and delete the 

firmware update from the unit’s 

UTILITY

 folder.

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