30 TASCAM HS-24–Basic operationFormatting SD cards/ CF cardsCAUTION• Formatting an SD card/ CF card erases all the DATA onit.• Always format an SD card/ CF card with this unit beforeusing them in it. If an SD card/ CF card that has beenformatted by another device or PC is used, operationmight be affected.1 Press the MENU key on the front panel to open theMENU screen.2 Touch the MEDIA MANAGE button to open the MEDIAMANAGE screen.3 Touch the QUICK button next to the SD FORMAT orCF FORMAT item, the following message appearson the pop-up window.NOTEIf no card is inserted in that slot, the following pop-upmessage appears.4 Click the OK button in the pop-up window. A recon-firmation pop-up window appears.5 Touch the OK button on the pop-up message.During formatting, the following pop-up messageappears.When formatting completes, the following pop-upmessage appears.6 Touch the OK button on the pop-up message. TheCREATE PROJECT screen automatically opens.7 To make a new project, follow the procedures start-ing with step 2 in the following “Creating a newproject” section.
