9–SD Card ManagementTASCAM DP-004 83Card capacity and partition sizeCard capacity FAT partition size MTR partition size32 GB 4 GB 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or16 GB16 GB 4 GB 2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB8 GB 2 GB 2 GB or 4 GB4 GB 2 GB 2 GB fixed2 GB 1 GB 1 GB fixed1 GB 512 MB 512MB fixed512 MB 256 MB 256MB fixed4 If the card capacity is 8 GB or more, turn the DATAwheel to select the MTR partition size, and pressthe F2 (EXEC) key. A message warning that all songswill be erased appears.5 Press the F3 (YES) key to format the card.For example, if you format a 16 GB card with 4GBMTR partitions, 12 GB are left for MTR partitionsafter 4 GB is used for the FAT partition. Threepartitions are created. Two are 4 GB and the last oneis 3 GB. (Since 1GB is actually 1024 MB, the totalsize of the partitions does not always match the cardsize.)When formatting finishes the• CARD menu screenreopens.After formatting, one song is automatically created• in each MTR partition.To cancel formatting, press the• F4 (NO) key instead ofthe F3 (YES) key.Reformatting MTR partitionsYou can reformat an MTR partition if you want. Usethis function when you just want to format a specificpartition without changing its size.CAUTIONYou cannot undo this operation! All the data on theselected partition will be erased, so be certain that youwill not lose anything important when reformatting.1 When the transport is stopped and the HomeScreen is open, press the MENU key to open the MENUscreen.2 Use the DATA wheel to select CARD, and press the F4(¥) key to open the CARD menu screen.3 Turn the DATA wheel to select REFORMAT.
