Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DP-03 67When the backup is complete, the DATA BACKUPmenu reopens.NOTEIf the open space necessary to back-up a songs is notavailable in the FAT partition, an error message appears.In this case, connect this unit and a computer, and eraseunnecessary files on the partition using the computer tomake enough open space.7 Connect this unit to a computer using a USB cable(see “Connecting with a computer” on page 65).8 Use the computer to copy backup files from theBACKUP directory on the FAT partition of the unit tothe computer.9 After copying finishes, disconnect the unit fromthe computer using the proper procedures andthen remove the USB cable (see “Disconnecting” onpage 66).CAUTIONIf you use a computer to change the name of a song•file that has been backed up, use no more than eightordinary single-byte English letters and numbers.Do not change the file extension.•Restoring songsBasically, restoring is the reverse of backing up. In short,transfer a backup file on a computer to this unit to restorea song.1 Connect this unit to a computer using a USB cable(see “Connecting with a computer” on page 65).2 Use the computer to copy backup files from thecomputer to the BACKUP directory on the FATpartition of the unit.3 When copying finishes, disconnect the unit fromthe computer using the proper procedures andthen remove the USB cable (see “Disconnecting” onpage 66).4 After this unit restarts automatically, press MENUto open the MENU screen.5 Turn the DATA wheel to select DATA BACKUP andpress the F4 (¥) button.DATA BACKUP screen appears.6 Turn the DATA wheel to select SONG RESTORE,and press the F4 (¥) button.The screen shows the backup files on the FAT partition.NOTEAn error message appears if there are no files on the FATpartition.7 Turn the DATA wheel to select the file that youwant to restore, and press the F2 (EXEC) button.The actual song name and a confirmation message(Are you sure?) appear.NOTEIf the file name is short, spaces appear after the file nameon the FAT partition, but those spaces are not included inthe actual file name.8 Press the F3 (YES) button.After the currently loaded song is saved, the songselected in step 6 is restored and loaded.NOTEIf the open space on the card is insufficient, an errormessage appears.9 Press the HOME button to return to the HomeScreen.Track import and exportYou can import and export individual tracks betweena computer and this unit’s FAT partition. Files that canbe imported/exported as tracks must be WAV files (withthe “.WAV” extension). You can import both mono andstereo files and export mono files. If you want to importaudio into this unit that is of a different format, you mustconvert it to a 16-bit, 44.1-kHz mono/stereo WAV file first.Importing tracks1 Connect this unit to a computer using a USB cable(see “Connecting with a computer” on page 65).2 Use the computer to copy WAV files on its drive tothe WAVE directory in this unit’s FAT partition.3 Disconnect the unit from the computer using theproper procedures and then remove the USB cable(see “Disconnecting” on page 66).4 After this unit restarts automatically, press theMENU button to open the MENU screen.5 Turn the DATA wheel to select IMPORT/EXPORT,and press the F4 (¥) button to open the IMPORT/EXPORT menu.12 – Exchanging Data with a Computer