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2 – Upgrade procedures

TASCAM Pocketstudio 5

Version 2.0 Release Notes

5

Format the card

Before doing the upgrade, you should format the
card. We suggest this whether or not you have
already used your Pocketstudio 5 with an earlier ver-
sion of the software.

NOTE

If you have not backed up your data, go directly to step
2.

1

For Windows Me/2000/XP systems, left-click
the taskbar and stop the Pocketstudio 5 (

USB

Mass Storage Device

).

When the message appears that it is safe to
disconnect the device, turn off the Pocketstu-
dio 5 (there is no need to disconnect the USB
cable).

or (Windows 98SE), right-click the

My

Computer

icon, choose the

Properties

option and then choose the

Device Manager

..

Use the boxed

+

icon to expand the

Disk

Drives

list, and select (click) the

Removable

Device

. Now click

Remove

. When the

Removable Device

icon disappears, you can

turn off the Pocketstudio 5 (there is no need
to disconnect the USB cable).

or (for Macintosh systems), eject the Pocket-
studio 5 (Command-E) or drag it to the
Trash. When the icon disappears, turn off the
Pocketstudio 5 (there is no need to disconnect
the USB cable).

2

Turn on the Pocketstudio 5 once more. Press
the

MENU

key, make sure the cursor is by the

CARD

menu and press

ENTER

:

3

Use the cursor pad to scroll down so that the
cursor is by

CARD FORMAT

.

4

Press

ENTER

. You are asked if you are sure

you want to format the card:

5

Press

ENTER.

Once again, you are asked if

you are really sure.

6

Press

ENTER

. The format takes place (the

display shows

Formatting...

) and

then you are asked if you want to create a
song.

7

Press

ENTER

to create a new song. The dis-

play returns to the

CARD

menu

8

Turn off the Pocketstudio 5.

Loading the upgrade

Now you must load the new operating system and the
upgrade program onto the Pocketstudio 5.

1

With the USB cable connecting the Pocket-
studio 5 and your computer, press and hold
the

ENTER

key and turn on the Pocketstudio

5. The display shows

USB MODE

, as

described above.

2

Copy the

UTILITY.LDR

file and the

UTILITY

folder (containing two files) to the Pocketstu-
dio 5 “drive”.

3

To stop the Pocketstudio 5 “drive”, follow the
appropriate instructions in “Format the
card” abo
ve.

4

Turn off the Pocketstudio 5.

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