Tascam DA-3000 Owner's Manual

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Contents

10 TASCAM DA-30001 – IntroductionSD cards, CF cards and USB flashdrivesThis unit can use SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives forplayback and SD/CF cards for recording.A list of SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have beenconfirmed to operate with this unit can be found on our websites (http://tascam.com/ or http://tascam.eu/ for Europe).Precautions for useSD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives are built with highprecision. In order to prevent damage to a flash drive or card,follow these precautions when handling them.• Do not leave them in extremely hot or cold places.• Do not leave them in extremely humid places.• Do not let them get wet.• Do not put things on top of them or twist them.• Do not allow them to be struck with force.• Do not insert or remove them during recording, playback,data transfer or other operations that access them.• When transporting cards, carry them inside a memory cardcase or similar protection.Media that has been confirmed for use withthis unitThis unit uses SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives forplayback and SD/CF cards for recording.Microdrives cannot be used with this unit.Moreover, some SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives,especially older ones, use slower flash memory components orsmaller internal buffers. When using an SD card, CF card or USBflash drive like this, the unit might not operate properly.A list of SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have beenconfirmed to operate with this unit can be found on our websites (http://tascam.com/ or http://tascam.eu/ for Europe). Pleaserefer to this. You can also contact TASCAM customer support.SD card write protectionThis unit writes track data to the media in order to improveperformance. Since track data cannot be written to write-protected SD cards, media reading will take longer and perfor-mance could otherwise be affected.SD card and CF card formattingSD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have been formattedby this unit have been optimized to improve performanceduring recording. For this reason, you should use this unit toformat the SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that you willuse with it. Using an SD card, CF card or USB flash drive that hasbeen formatted by a computer or other device might result inerrors when recording with this unit.