FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TASCAM ANNOUNCES HS-2

V1.10 Firmware Upgrade

MONTEBELLO, CA (Oct. 5th, 2012) – TASCAM is the Pro Audio Division of TEAC America. 

The TASCAM HS-2 is a broadcast-quality, feature-rich recorder/player boasting up to 192kHz/24-bit resolution and complete operability via Ethernet, serial and parallel ports. Connectivity is analog XLR/RCA in/out, AES/EBU XLR digital in/out and RCA S/PDIF in/out. It is timecode ready (in-use with the optional SY-2 interface card) and has word clock in/out. Because of its timecode capability, the HS-2 is a prime successor to timecode DAT recorders. The upgrades and fixes listed below prove once again TASCAM’s dedication to constantly improving their products and adapting their products to meet the needs of their users.

Key HS-2 & V1.10 Firmware Update Features Include:

Upgrades:

• Enables the HS-2 to be used with the RC-900 Universal Remote Control Unit
• An ANALOG REFERENCE LEVEL ADJUST page has been added to the SYSTEM SETUP screen. On this page, the user can make fine adjustments to the analog input and output reference level.
• Operation stability has been improved

Fixes:

• Playlist Mode – In some cases playing back after changing the start point on the ADJUST screen resulted in playback errors. This has been fixed
• Timeline Mode – Synchronization error marks (UNLKxxx) would not be added to the WAV files. This has been resolved
• Now functional RS-232 Commands – Operation Mode, Media remain Sense, Media Format
• If the user changed the following settings when the RECORD MODE item was set to MIRROR on the RECORD MODE page of the RECORD SETUP screen, iXML data from before the change were written to WAV files on the media not currently selected (i.e. the slave media.) This has been fixed.
  • Frame Type setting on the SETUP page of the SYNC T/C screen
  • BIT LENGTH setting on the FILE FORMAT page of the REC SETUP screen
  • The letter before the take number on the NEXT TAKE NAME screen

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 About TASCAM

TASCAM is the pro-audio and home recording division of TEAC Corporation. TASCAM will continue to be instrumental in revolutionizing professional and home recording by offering the highest quality products at the best value to their customers.