Mar 23, '10 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: cycomachead
- Make sure the unit firmware and OS X drivers are up to date.
- Sometimes it seems like the unit won't receive enough power. There is a very simple fix for this: Unplug your unit from the USB port and switch Phantom power to Off. Plug the unit back into your Mac, and once it's powered up, then turn on Phantom power. Everything should stay fine.
It seems that on more recent Macs (Unibody, and some pre-Unibodies) that Apple's power manager doesn't like to give too much power to a single USB port. By keeping the Phantom power off when plugging it in, the computer doesn't know the full power required, and is more than willing to give the unit all the power it needs when the switch is on. Others online have suggested a powered USB hub, and indeed this works, but for my purposes, I want to use the unit away from an outlet.
I've had no driver issues running 10.6.2 and using driver version 2, with device firmware version 2.01. All the updates are available at the Tascam site. I'm currently using a Unibody 13" MacBook Pro (Jun 09 introduction), and have confirmed this with the front and back USB port. Testing on my iMac, the same rules apply.
