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✖Digital input X: Fs convert On
Can’t select Master Clock.
Press ENTER to continue.An attempt has been made to use a digital input as a word sync clock source, 
but the sampling frequency conversion is turned on, preventing this input from 
being used as a clock source (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔DIGITAL INPUT1(XLR) set to master clock
Press ENTER to continue.Warning message sent when Digital input is set as master clock and then un-
assigned.
✖Digital INx is not audio data.
Press ENTER to continue.The data received at digital input x is not being read as valid audio data by the 
DM-24. Check the source (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
●Effect P1-000 is Read Only! An attempt is being made to overwrite a read-only effector library entry (“Library 
functions” on page 99).
●Effect P1-xxx Recalled.The preset library entry xxx for effect 1 has been successfully recalled (“Library 
functions” on page 99)
●EQ Libraryxxx is Read Only! An attempt is being made to overwrite a read-only EQ library entry (“Library 
functions” on page 99).
●EQ Libraryxxx Recalled
           to CHyThe EQ library entry xxx has been successfully recalled, and the settings 
applied to channel y (“Library functions” on page 99)
✔External Control List Full.
Press ENTER to continue.Shown when the external control list is full (limit of eight devices). See “External 
control” on page 87
✖Flash Memory [Snapshot Area 0]
  has been written 99950 times.
Please contact TASCAM service.
   Press ENTER to continue.The flash memory specified here has been used the number of times specified. 
Although you can continue to use the unit safely for some time to come, we rec-
ommend that you consult your TASCAM service center for advice (“FLASH 
Info.” on page 22).
✔Flash Write Count
Automation Area 1:   aaaa
Area 2:   bbbb
Area 3:   cccc
Area 4:   dddd
Area 5:   eeee
Area 6:   ffff
Area 7:  gggg
Area 8:   hhhh
Press ENTER to continue.The message displayed when the automation flash memory usage is checked. 
The “aaaa” etc. values are replaced by real numbers (“FLASH Info.” on 
page 22).
✔Found cascade slave 
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Popup message shown when cascade slave unit exists (“Cascade card” on 
page 119).
●GATE/EXP Libraryxxx Recalled
                   to CHy.The gate/expander library entry xxx has been successfully recalled, and the 
settings applied to channel y (“Library functions” on page 99)
●GATE/EXP Libraryxxx is Read Only! An attempt is being made to overwrite a read-only gate/expander library entry 
(“Library functions” on page 99).
✔Group x is empty.An attempt has been made to assign an empty group (x) to a grouping layer 
(“Grouping layers” on page 71).
✔Grouping link(Fader—>Mute)
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the on-screen LINK button has been pressed to link mute and 
fader groups (“Grouping” on page 69).
✔Grouping link(Mute—>Fader)
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the on-screen LINK button has been pressed to link mute and 
fader groups (“Grouping” on page 69). 
✖Hi-sampling mode not supported.
Press ENTER to continue.The high sampling frequency mode is not supported (by another device in the 
system of which the DM-24 is aware). Reset the DM-24 to normal sampling fre-
quency mode.
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●LOCATE TIME 0
00 : 00 : 00.00 ABSThe popup that appears when a location memory is selected (“Location memo-
ries” on page 85).
✔Machine Control List Full
Press ENTER to continue.No more than 16 devices can be input in the Machine Control List (“Selecting 
devices for control” on page 80).
✖Master clock has gone out of range.
        Console muted.
Press ENTER to continue.The master clock frequency has gone outside permissible limits or is not 
present  (±6.0% of the nominal frequency). The DM-24 output is muted 
(“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔MC Transport Maps
0 : DA98          ID=01
1 : DA88          ID=02
2 : DA38          ID=03
3 : MMC Open      ID=120
4 : MTC Generate
5 : ADAT          ID=01
6 :     None
7 :     None
8 :     None
9 :     None
Press ENTER to continue.A sample transport map popup (“Viewing the transport mappings” on page 83).
✖MIDI Active Sensing
has been disconnected
Press ENTER to continue.Active Sensing has been turned on (“MIDI OUT Active Sensing” on page 84), 
and the remote device is now disconnected.
✔MIDI BULK Dump in progress_
Done!Shown after a MIDI Bulk Dump has been successfully completed (“Bulk transfer 
of data from the DM-24” on page 95).
✔MIDI BULK Dump in progress _
Press a cursor key to cancel.A MIDI Bulk Dump is taking place, and can be cancelled with a cursor key 
(“Bulk transfer of data from the DM-24” on page 95)’
✔MIDI Bulk Load in progress_
[DM-24 SNAPSHOT ALL]
Press a cursor key to cancel.Shown when Bulk data is being transferred to the DM-24 (“Bulk transfer of data 
to the DM-24” on page 96). The type of data is shown on the second line.
✔MIDI Bulk Load Ready _
Press a cursor key to cancel.Shown when about to start a bulk load (“Bulk transfer of data to the DM-24” on 
page 96).
✔MIDI Bulk Load completed _
Press a cursor key to cancel.Shown when MIDI Bulk data has been received successfully by the DM-24 
(“Bulk transfer of data to the DM-24” on page 96). 
✔MIDI Ch1 [control No.1] is 
already assigned.
Press ENTER to continue.Shown if a conflict occurs in assigning channels and controls (“Control Change 
messages to and from the DM-24” on page 96).
✔MIDI Ch1 is already assigned.
Press ENTER to continue.Shown when a MIDI channel has already been assigned for Program Change, 
etc. (“Program Change channels” on page 83)
✖MIDI System Reset
Received, Reboot Mixer?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.A Reset Message has been received (“RESET (ffh)” on page 84) from a remote 
MIDI device.
✔Mixer will mute while checking 
OK to continue?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.While the DM-24 is changing between normal and high sampling frequency 
modes, it will mute. This is shown just before the mute operation (“High sam-
pling frequency” on page 25).
✔No card in SLOT1.
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.An attempt is made to assign a return from a non-existent slot card (“Card slots” 
on page 36).
✔No cascade slave
Press ENTER to continue.Popup message shown when cascade slave unit cannot be located (“Cascade 
card” on page 119).
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✔OK to overwrite Automation Bank01?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when requesting the storage of automation data to a bank already con-
taining data.
✔OK to Overwrite COMP Library024
            from CH2?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Data already exists in compressor library entry xxx as an attempt is made to 
store the EQ data from channel y (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔OK to Overwrite Effect U1-xxx?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Data already exists in user effect 1 library entry xxx as an attempt is made to 
store the current effector data (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔OK to Overwrite EQ Libraryxxx
            from CHy?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Data already exists in EQ library entry xxx as an attempt is made to store the 
EQ data from channel y (“Library functions” on page 99.).
✔OK to Overwrite GATE/EXPAND Libraryxxx
            from CHy?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel. Data already exists in gate/expander library entry xxx as an attempt is made to 
store the EQ data from channel y (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔OK to Overwrite Snapshot?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel. Data already exists in the snapshot library entry to which an attempt is being 
made to store the data (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔OK to overwrite Transport Map?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the transport control mapping is to be overwritten (“Machine Con-
trol mapping memories” on page 82).
✔OK to assign STEREO to Aux1-2?
Press ENTER to confirm. 
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when assigning a link of stereo to Aux 1-2 to overwrite a setting of Aux 
1-2 to Stereo (“AUX 1-2” on page 40) (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔OK to assign Aux1-2 to STEREO
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when assigning a link of Aux 1-2 to stereo to overwrite a setting of Ste-
reo to Aux 1-2 link (“AUX 1-2” on page 40).
●Panel keys [REHEARSE/WRITE/TRIM]Shown in automation mode setup
✔Paste Buffer data to Ch2?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when pasting automation setup parameter data to another channel.
●Paste Ch2 Automation config.Shown in automation setup parameter copy operations
✔Re-assign fader (cut) group?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when a fader group is to be reassigned (“Grouping” on page 69).
✔Re-assign fader grouping?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when changing a group slave to be the master of another group 
(“Grouping layers” on page 71).
✔Re-assign fader grouping layer?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when re-assigning an assigned group to another grouping layer 
(“Grouping layers” on page 71).
✔Re-assign mute grouping layer?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when re-assigning an assigned group to another grouping layer 
(“Grouping layers” on page 71).
✔Re-assign mute grouping?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when changing a group slave to be the master of another group 
(“Grouping layers” on page 71).
✔Re-assign mute group?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when a mute group is to be reassigned (“Grouping” on page 69).
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✔Recall Automation Bank01?
Current data will be erased.
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when requesting the recall of an automation memory bank.
✔Return x is input into Chyy
Press ENTER to continue.An attempt has been made to assign a return to a channel, when it has already 
been assigned to a channel (“Assignable sends” on page 37).
●Scanning for cascade slave...Displayed by cascade master when scanning for slave (“Cascade card” on 
page 119).
✔Signal Info: ADAT
ADAT clock: Internal
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup clock information screen for ADAT device (“CLOCK settings” on 
page 24).
✔Signal Info: Digital in1
Format: AES/EBU
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: No enable
Channel Mode: Two channel
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample information popup about the Digital input data (“CLOCK settings” on 
page 24).
✔Signal Info: Digital in1
Format: AES/EBU
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None 
Channel Mode: Two channel
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information screen for AES/EBU data received at a DIGITAL IN 
(“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Digital in1
Format: SPDIF
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None 
SCMS: on
Category: Mixer
Generation: Home Copy
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 20bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information screen for SPDIF data received at a DIGITAL IN 
((“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Digital out 1
Format: SPDIF
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None
SCMS: off
Category: General
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length:  24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample information about the data transmitted from a digital output (“CLOCK 
settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Digital out 1
Format: SPDIF
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None
SCMS: off
Category: General
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information screen for SPDIF data transmitted from a DIGITAL 
OUT (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
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✔Signal Info: Digital out1
Format: AES/EBU
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None 
Channel Mode: Two channel
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information screen for AES/EBU data transmitted from a DIGI-
TAL OUT (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: INTERNAL
     Fs: xxxxkHz
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.The information screen given when the master clock is selected (“CLOCK set-
tings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Slot1 AES3 Card 
input 1
Format: AES/EBU
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None
Channel Mode: Two Channel
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information for optional AES slot card input (“CLOCK settings” 
on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Slot1 AES3 Card Output1
Format: SPDIF
Contents: Audio
Emphasis: None
SCMS: off
Category: General
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information for optional AES slot card output (“CLOCK settings” 
on page 24).
✔Signal Info: Slot1
Option: AES3 Card
Press ENTER to continueSample popup clock information screen for device connected to optional AES3 
slot card (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: TDIF1
Input
Tx/Rx mode: Dual-line
Fs: 192kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Emphasis: None
Output
Tx/Rx mode: Normal
Fs: 44.1kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Emphasis: No
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information screen for TDIF audio data received by and trans-
mitted from a TDIF connector (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔Signal Info: TDIF1
Input
Tx/Rx mode: Dual-line
Fs: 192kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Emphasis: None
Output
Tx/Rx mode: Normal
Fs: 4401kHz
Word Length: 24bit
Emphasis: No
Press ENTER to continue.Sample popup information (details of a TDIF connection)—“CLOCK settings” 
on page 24.
✔Signal Info: WORD
        No signal
Press ENTER to continue.The screen given when the clock signal from the source selected is not present 
(“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
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✔Signal Info: Word
New clock source is out of range,
Master clock is unchanged.
Press ENTER to continue.An attempt has been made to select a new clock source, which is out of range 
(“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✖SLOT1 Card is Unknown
Check Card Type
Press ENTER key to continue.The DM-24 cannot recognize the card fitted in the optional slot. Check the card 
and its installation in the DM-24. Contact your TASCAM dealer for assistance if 
necessary.
●Snapshot000 is Read Only! An attempt is being made to overwrite a read-only snapshot library entry 
(“Library functions” on page 99).
●Snapshotxxx Recalled.Snapshot xxx has been successfully recalled from the library (“Library func-
tions” on page 99). 
✖Source Fs unlocked.
Press ENTER to continue.The sampling frequency of the clock source is no longer valid. Reconnect if 
necessary, and recheck the source (“CLOCK settings” on page 24).
✔ST LINK ON(CH EVEN—>ODD)
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the SEL keys are used to link two channels (“Linking and unlinking 
modules” on page 60)
.
✔ST LINK ON(CH ODD—>EVEN)
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the SEL keys are used to link two channels (“Linking and unlinking 
modules” on page 60).
✔ST LINK ON(CH xx—>yy)
             and
Re-assign fader (cut) grouping?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when SEL keys are used to link two channels and the stereo link will 
cause a current group assignment to change (“Linking and unlinking modules” 
on page 60).
✔ST LINK OFF(CH ODD—>EVEN)
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when SEL keys are used to break a channel link.(“Linking and unlinking 
modules” on page 60).
●STEREO L-R is already inserted.An attempt has been made to assign a second insert loop to the stereo buss 
when an insert loop has already been assigned to it (“Master settings” on 
page 40.
✔STEREO to Aux1-2 is assigned.
   Press ENTER to continue.In the master buss assignment, this warning appears if an attempt is made to 
override an existing assignment (“AUX 1-2” on page 40).
●Store to Automation Bank01.Shown when storing automation data.
●Stored to COMP Libraryxxx
              from CHy.The compressor settings from channel y are now stored in EQ library entry xxx 
(“Library functions” on page 99).
●Stored to Effect Libraryxxx.The effector settings are now stored in library entry xxx (“Library functions” on 
page 99).
●Stored to EQ Libraryxxx
             from CHy.The EQ settings from channel y are now stored in EQ library entry xxx (“Library 
functions” on page 99).
●Stored to GATE/EXPAND Libraryxxx
              from CHy.The gate/expander settings from channel y are now stored in EQ library entry 
xxx (“Library functions” on page 99).
●Stored to Snapshotxxx.The snapshot settings have been successfully stored to snapshot library entry 
xxx (“Library functions” on page 99).
✔SYSTEM update Ready _
Press a cursor key to cancel.The system software is ready to be upgraded. Cancel the operation by pressing 
any of the cursor keys.
●There is no current data.Shown as a warning that there is no current data to be manipulated (automa-
tion)
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✔There are no copy parameters
Press ENTER to continue.Shown when an attempt is made to copy parameters in the UTILITY PARAM. 
COPY screen (“UTILITY copying” on page 62) but no parameters have been 
set.
✔Unmatched Fs.
Do not show this message in the future?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the stored sampling frequency does not match the current sam-
pling frequency (automation data recall)
✔Unmatched timecode.
Do not show this message in the future?
Press ENTER to confirm,
or a cursor key to cancel.Shown when the stored timecode type does not match the current timecode 
type (automation data recall)
✔Version information.
Console
Main :  1.00
Panel :  1.00
Remote :  1.00
Download:  1.00
Effecter:  
TC Works:  1.00
Antares :  1.00
TASCAM:  1.00
 Press ENTER to continue.Popup shown when version number request is made (“Version Info.” on 
page 22).
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