Tascam DP-02 Owner's Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSTASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF 2 – Advanced techniquesFormatting a disk/cardAs well as formatting the recording media, you can set thesize of the unit’s native partitions.CAUTIONThis destroys all data on the entire disk. You cannotundo it. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION IF YOUARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.On the DP-02:1. From the MENU screen, select and enter the DISK2. Select the FORMAT action and press the ¥ cursor orYES/ENTER.NOTEThe disk size shown on the display may vary from theexample given here.3. Use the DATA dial to select the size of the partitions(32, 16, 8 or 4 gigabytes—1 gigabyte is 1024 mega-bytes).All partitions will be the same size, except the lastone, which will be the size of the remaining space.4. Press YES/ENTER.A message reminds you that all songs will be lost.WARNINGIt is most important that the power to the unit is notturned off when the disk is being formatted. If thishappens, the unit may become unusable.5. Press YES/ENTER again to format the disk with thenew partition sizes (or NO/EXIT to escape withoutformatting).On the DP-02CF:1. From the CARD screen, select and enter theFORMAT action. The display shows:NOTEThe card size shown on the display may vary from theexample given here.2. Use the DATA dial to select the size of the partitions(64, 32, 16, or 8 gigabytes—1 gigabyte is 512 mega-bytes).All partitions will be the same size, except the lastone, which will be the size of the remaining space.NOTEIf a CF card less than 5GB is used, the partition size isnot selectable, so the partition size value is not high-lighted.3. Press YES/ENTER. A message reminds you that allsongs will be lost.