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Peter Hagen Posted on Dec 02, 2014

TASCAM DP-01 won`t startup

I bought a Tascam DP-01 through a marketplace. But he does not. At startup, it stays on please wait. I have deployed a new hard disk, but the problem remains the same. I need the new harddisk first provided with a partition? Because the unit 2nd hand is there is no guarantee anymore. Who can help me?

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    Odell Watchman Jun 13, 2019

    Alright everyone, I have the same issues with my Tascam DP-01 "please wait" issue. Well after pusing the buttons and waiting for it to reboot, a,d taking out the hard drive and just about throwing it across the room and out the door I tried all my adapters and still the same results until It dawned on me I forgot one other adapter left. My Boss BR-1180 studio's adapter
    Well I tried it and there you go. Oz granted me a heart, a brain, and courage to Continue to sell this very fine piece of equipment. But there you go. Its power source is its specific demise. So buy an original power source or one like a P.C.'s wall outlet. Make sure the peramiters are correct so you don't fry your board. So if you do something stupit don't say I didn't warn you and it's not my fault. So there you go. Enjoy and hope your making better music than what's out there.

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Press and hold down the "track edit" and the "shut down" buttons while turning the power on until it says "-init screen- please wait". It will ask you if you want to initialize hdd. If so press yes/enter. This Will wipe your hard drive clean. If no just press no/exit. This works on the dp-01fx. It should work on the dp-01 as well.

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  • Posted on Jul 21, 2009

SOURCE: I need a driver for a Tascam DP-01FX

ok first i just wanna prepare ya on how bad your gonna kick yourself on this one, i have a used one and dont really use honestly i hate it...but i decided to mess around with it and decide to get sumthing decent and bring it to the comp for the first time...and i seen i had the same issue.. and saw that alot of people did to and they went on and on with no solution...so i gave myself 5mins to think and remember....and here ya go you ready... after you save all your songs correctly to get them ready for export...step 1.plug it into your usb port...step 2. ignore the fact that its not being noticed by windows...step 3. go to menu on ur tascam scroll down to disk hit yes/enter.step 4..now ur in the disk menu and right there the third choice..usb open/close hit enter and there ya go you will be prompt to open the usb port and everything is done your ready to go...when ur done u close the port...basicly an on and off switch for the usb port...i hope it helps and its not too late...good luck..oh it should be in the manual under usb...thats how i remembered it cause i remember reading it.

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  • Posted on Jan 05, 2008

SOURCE: Tascam DP01 wont get past please wait screen

Usually an indication of bad sectors on the hard drive. This can be caused by bumping the unit when it is running, excessive vibration, a power failure while it is on, improper shutdown, or expoure to a strong magnetic field like having a subwoofer too close or an intermittent faulty power supply.

Your options are to return the unit (if it is still under warranty), or if not to open up the DP-01, remove the hard drive, connect it to a PC and perform a low level format (or take the drive to your nearest PC repair shop and have them reformat it).

Unfortunately you'll lose any data that wasn't backed up, but this should bring back your DP-01.

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2008

SOURCE: what kind of driver does my tascam dp 01 cd take.

No CD comes with the DP-01. The Tascam relys on your computers USB drivers to work.

You should probably try the DP-01 on someones else's computer first to se if it works there.

This is usually some kind of incompatiblity between the usb cable or the use hub and the usb speed (1.1 or 2.0). I would try bypassing any usb hub you might have in use first. If that doesn't work you might want to try another usb cable.

Good luck.

bd.

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Is there a driver for tascam dp-01 for windows7 operating system

Unfortunately no such driver is available, because tascam have discontinued that particular model.

Here is a way to get your recordings off the device

On the Tascam main menu, select "Wave." 2) On the Wave menu, select "Export Master." This saves your mastered song to the correct folder. 3) Connect the Tascam DP-01 to your computer. You will get a message telling you your USB device has malfunctioned. 4) On the Tascam menu, select "Disk." 5) On the Disk menu, select "USB OPN/CLS." Your computer should detect the DP-01 as a hard drive & be visible in "My Computer" on Windows.


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TASCAM DP-02 (You don't even include it here in your products!)

Here's a link to the DVD tutorial for the DP-02:

http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-02-Video-Tutorial-Manual/dp/B001JP6572

There is also a video on Tascam's support page for this product that you can download for free:

http://www.tascam.com/products/dp-02;9,16,3580,19.html

You can ask questions here or consider joining Tascam Forums (I think it costs $4) and talk to Tascam experts from all over.

http://www.tascamforums.com/

The DP-02 operates almost exactly as the DP-01 did, so manuals and videos for one should pretty much guide you correctly when applied to the other, but the video in the first link is the correct on for the DP-02.

Hope this helps.

Best of luck.

bd.
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My computer won't recognize my DP-01 Tascam recorder.

open the usb port on your dp-01 by going to "disk" in the "menu" select "usb opn/clse" press enter twice.

if your pc is connected to ur dp-01 it should reconize it, open the files by going into my computer as you would with a memory stick or card.
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Can't Get My Music Off My Tascam. I have a DP-01 portastudio and it has a usb connection but it's not being recognized by my computer. At first it just wasn't compatible with Vista now I have windows xp...

How to export your recorded tracks to WAV:
- Activate the Menu
- Scroll down to WAVE
- Press the right cursor key
- Go to Export Track
- Select the tracks using the Insert and cursor up and/or down keys
- Press Yes/Enter
- When the DP-01 is done repeat pressing Exit until the menu is closed.

Tascam USB mode:
- Press Menu
- Go to Disk
- Scroll down to USB OPN/CLS
- Press Yes/Enter
- Press Enter again to execute
- Press Yes/Enter again for the "Are you sure?" message

Now you will be in USB mode and you will be able to access the DP-01's hard drive and download the exported WAVE file(s).

Remember: the DP-01 will stay in USB mode until you remove the deviceusing the Safely Remove Hardware option in Vista and then press Exit onthe Tascam!
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What kind of driver does my tascam dp 01 cd take.

No CD comes with the DP-01. The Tascam relys on your computers USB drivers to work.

You should probably try the DP-01 on someones else's computer first to se if it works there.

This is usually some kind of incompatiblity between the usb cable or the use hub and the usb speed (1.1 or 2.0). I would try bypassing any usb hub you might have in use first. If that doesn't work you might want to try another usb cable.

Good luck.

bd.

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Need a manual

Here is the location for the manual:

http://www.tascam.com/products/dp-01;9,16,33,19.html

That site has the quick install guide as well as the manuals for the different dp-01 models.
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Tascam DP01 wont get past please wait screen

Usually an indication of bad sectors on the hard drive. This can be caused by bumping the unit when it is running, excessive vibration, a power failure while it is on, improper shutdown, or expoure to a strong magnetic field like having a subwoofer too close or an intermittent faulty power supply.

Your options are to return the unit (if it is still under warranty), or if not to open up the DP-01, remove the hard drive, connect it to a PC and perform a low level format (or take the drive to your nearest PC repair shop and have them reformat it).

Unfortunately you'll lose any data that wasn't backed up, but this should bring back your DP-01.
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