Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03 Owner's Manual

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66 TASCAM DP-03DisconnectingUse the following procedures to disconnect the USBconnection correctly.NOTEWhen disconnecting from a computer, the procedureon the computer might be called “eject”, “unmount” or“remove.”CAUTIONWhen transferring data, do not disconnect the unit orremove the USB cable. Doing so could cause data on thecomputer or this unit to be damaged.Disconnecting from Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7Follow the procedures below to disconnect computersthat use Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7operating systems.A PC card icon and arrow appear in the taskbar (usually atthe bottom right of the screen).1 Left-click on this icon to open a pop-up bar. Clickthis pop-up bar to disconnect this unit from thecomputer.2 After a message appears on the computer screensaying that this unit can be disconnected, removethe USB cable.This unit restarts and the Home Screen appears on thedisplay.If a message appears on the computer screen sayingthat this unit cannot be disconnected safely, do notdisconnect the USB cable. Close all the computerprograms and windows that are accessing files on thisunit, and then try the operation again.Disconnecting from Macintosh systems1 Drag the DP-03 icon that represents this unit to theTrash, or type Command-E to eject the DP-03.TIPDepending on the OS version or OS settings you mightalso be able to eject the DP-03 icon by clicking an ejectbutton next to it in the Finder window or by using acontrol button.2 After the icon disappears from the desktop, removethe USB cable.This unit restarts and the Home Screen appears on thedisplay.Song backup and restorationSong backup saves not only audio tracks, but also backsup editing data and other song data. Song restorationis the reverse of this process. In short, song data istransferred from the computer to the FAT partition of theunit and then used to restore the song.Backing-up songs1 When the recorder is stopped, press the MENUbutton to open the MENU screen.2. Turn the DATA wheel to select DATA BACKUP.Press the F4 (¥) button to open the DATABACKUP menu.3 Use the DATA wheel to select SONG BACKUP, andpress the F4 (¥) button to open a song list.4 Turn the DATA wheel to select the song that youwant to backup, and press the F4 (NEXT) button.A screen appears that allows you to set the file namefor the song being backed up.5 Use the REW (Ô)/F FWD () buttons, the DATAwheel and the F3 (INS) and F4 (DEL) buttons, toname the song (maximum of 8 characters) (see“Editing names” on page 35).6 After setting the name, press the F2 (EXEC) button.A backup copy of the song on the active partitionis made on the FAT partition (.001 is added as anextension).Writing File appears on the display.12 – Exchanging Data with a Computer