Advanced techniquesTASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual 45Using the USB connection3 You can now unplug the USB cable.z If a panel telling you it is not safe to remove the DP-01 appears, do not“close” or unplug the DP-01. Close all programs and windows that areaccessing the files on the DP-01 and try again.Disconnecting from a Macintosh system When you are disconnecting the DP01 from a Macintosh system (OS 9 or OS X), drag the diskicon to the Trash, or press CommandE (OS X 10.3 also has a button in theFinder which allows ejecting removable media). When the icon has disappeared from your desktop, you can disconnect the DP01.“Open” and “Close”Make sure that youhave saved songs,copied all the files you’re going totransfer to the PC to the FAT parti-tion, etc., before you open the DP-01.Before using the DP-01’s FAT partition, you must “open” the systemso that it can be read by the PC. While the system is open, you can-not perform any recording, playback, etc., or any operations involv-ing the DP-01 hard disk.1 Connect the DP-01 to the PC.2 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.3 Select the USB OPN/CLS action and press the key4 Press ENTER to open the disk. A popup message appears, asking if youare sure.Remove the DP-01from the computer(see “Using the USB connection”on page 44) before pressing EXIT.5 Press ENTER again. The screen shows:The DP-01 is now locked until you press EXIT.Backing up and restoring songsWhen you back up a song, you’re backing up the audio tracks, aswell as any editing, etc. Reverse the process (computer hard disk toFAT partition to DP-01 disk) when you want to restore a song.Backing upz Before you start, make sure that you’ve selected the partition contain-ing the song you’re going to back up (“Selecting the active partition”on page 40).1 Press MENU and select the BACKUP menu.2 Select the SONG BACKUP action and press the keyThe current song is shown with the ← symbol beside it.