DP-32SD channel A not recording

[DekeDee]

hi anyone know why channel A record button won’t engage to record, seems to work when mute is pressed, any settings I should check and is this a common fault?

Was ok then stopped all of a sudden?

Thanks

 

[Mark Richards]

Have you updated your firmware to the most current version?

 

[DekeDee]

I updated a couple of years ago I think in 2015 or 2016 has there been more new updates since then?

 

[Phil Tipping]

Yes... latest for dp32sd is v1.08

 

[DekeDee]

Thanks guys I will give it a go

 

[DekeDee]

Tried update didn’t work
Anything else it could be apart from a broken record button

Is there any other way to engage record on channel 1 a that can be done without pressing the button?

 

[-mjk-]

seems to work when mute is pressed,

Is the Mute button lit?

 

[DekeDee]

No just the source or channel select and they work fine

 

[Mark Richards]

The difficulty in responding to your request is that it fosters assumptions by the reader that may or may not be correct.

So, please list, step by step, in order, exactly what you are doing.

Also, please use accurate, precise descriptions (e.g. Input A; Track 1; Input A Source Button; Track 1 Select Button; Track 1 REC Button; Master Record Button, etc.)

 

[DekeDee]

ok here goes...........

On input A track 1 assigned I am trying to arm the track for recording and the button will not engage record, nor does it engage if I try to mute or solo the track which I suspect is a faulty button. My question was.......is there any other way to engage record on this track without pressing the button?

 

[Mark Richards]

Ok. That's much clearer. The Track 1 REC button doesn't light up when pressed.

General Maxim:
If engaging multiple tracks at once a maximum of 8 Tracks can be recorded simultaneously, and a Stereo Track counts as two tracks.

But that isn't the situation in your case. You're only trying to record on one Track.

As the MUTE/SOLO functions also fail to light the Track 1 REC button:

(a) The most likely culprit is dust, moisture residue, or lint on the contact under the REC button. You may want to try applying Deoxit according to the product instructions.

(b) The next possibility is the light burned out. Turn your unit on, load your reset template song, press the REC button, then the RECORD button to see if the RECORD button lights up anyway.

(c) The least likely possibility is the contact or circuit has failed.

Is there any other way to engage record on channel 1 a that can be done without pressing the button?

There's no other way to engage recording on a Track if the REC button won't activate the recording circuit.

is this a common fault?

I've had my DP-24 for 7 years with no issues that Deoxit didn't fix, and off hand I don't recall any posts about a REC button/circuit failure.

To see if any one else has reported this issue you can do an Advanced Search of the forum using "rec button" [include the quotes]. If there are any hits they will be displayed in the Site Results tab.

Note that the search engine isn't very smart. Despite putting the search term is quotes, it may also return posts that contain only the letters "rec" or only the word "button".

 

[DekeDee]

Thanks for the comprehensive reply

How do you apply deoxit ....can it be sprayed without taking the unit apart?

Is deoxit an electrical cleaner fluid?

 

[Stew71]

Deoxit seems to be magic in a can. Pricey but worth having.

I had a dodgy track select button on my dp24 and had tried another cheaper switch cleaner product (from the now defunct Maplin here in the UK) which hadn't worked.

Bought a can of Deoxit on ebay for about £25, gave it a few tiny sprays whilst pressing the button on and off, and it's much better. I imagine some more applications might get it from 90% to 100% reliability (it was about 40% before Deoxit).

 

[-mjk-]

I used a similar product by Caig to restore a $150k Neve console. A canned miracle.

 

[DekeDee]

Thanks guys I will give it a go

Hope it works as I love my tascam unit it’s brilliant

 

[DekeDee]

Hooray a simple couple of squats of electrical fluid and it now works.....thanks guys

 

[-mjk-]

@DekeDee thank you for the follow-up post. It really helps the knowledge base!

 

[Brittunculi]

I just did a Google search - and came across this so will try. I was using all 8 channels to record a live drum track with my DP32, the first recording went perfectly, but on the second take the red-armed light for channel 8 would no longer light up (suddenly without explanation in a sterile environment) - and hasn't worked since. I even did a factory reset but to no avail. No signal enters channel 8 despite it all being assigned correctly. My DP32 is hardly used and in mint condition - is this a known problem? Thanks.

 

[shredd]

I just did a Google search

Your google search led you here - consider reading/acting on the above thread. I'll betcha a bag of pucks it's a sticky/dead Record-arming button on Input A.

 

[Brittunculi]

I have no idea what a bag of pucks is - but you have just won one. Yes - it worked. I'm in Bulgaria so no chance of 'deoxcit' so used a Polish/German contact cleaner, sadly it took some of the text of so channel 7 & 8 select now reads 'se...t,' - not the end of the world but readers beware! I will source deoxit online from Amazon.de for next time. This seems to be a thing then, a product advisory sticker to advise on this would help consumers be aware, I love my DP32 but was about to send it off for expensive overseas repairs - quite unnecessarily. I now know. As said, found this searching for a fix online, thank you Shredd and Tascam forum, I now know where the help is!