Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-24 Owner's Manual

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78 TASCAM DP-2412 - SD Card ManagementThe recording files are stored on the SD cards.Depending on the SD card capacity, the card is formattedwith the FAT16 or FAT32 file system.SD card capacity File system512MB to 2GB FAT16Above 2GB FAT32Moreover, this unit is compatible with SD card writeprotect function, so you can write-protect your cards toprevent accidental deletions by formatting them. (See"About write-protected SD cards" on page 34.)When an SD card is inserted, the unit performs amounting process and then enables the SD card use. Atthis time, if the inserted SD card has not been formattedby this unit, a message appears prompting you to formatit.If the inserted SD card has no setup files stored in it, amessage appears prompting you to create a setup file.When an SD card is ejected, the unit performs anunmount process and then a No Card message appears.CAUTIONThe ejection during recording is not supported.•The format operation cannot be undone.•NOTEThe FAT (File Allocation Table) format is a disk format•that can be read by a computer.SD and SDHC cards that are at least 512MB in size can•be used.A list of SD cards that have been confirmed to workwith this unit can be found on TASCAM website (http://tascam.com/).Quick formatting an SD cardUse the QUICK FORMAT item to quickly format an SDcard. Using QUICK FORMAT erases all files on the card andautomatically creates new MUSIC, UTILITY, and AudioDepotfolders, as well as the dp-24.sys file that is necessary to usethe SD card with this unit.CAUTIONThis operation erases all the data from the SD card. Thisoperation cannot be undone.Confirm that you will not lose important data before quickformatting a card.1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENUbutton to open the MENU screen.2. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b/g/t)buttons to select (green highlight) FORMAT, andthen press the F4 (t) button.The Quick Format/Full Format selection screenappears.3. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select QUICK FORMATand press the F4 (t) button.A confirmation message (QUICK FORMAT) appears.4. Press the F2 (YES) button to execute the quickformat. If you want to cancel the quick format,press the F1 (NO) button.5. Once the quick format is completed, the displayreturns to the FORMAT screen.NOTEWhen a card is formatted, a song is automatically createdin the MUSIC folder.