On the dp-02, On the dp-02cf, Formatting a partition – Tascam DP-02 User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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TASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF
2 – Advanced techniques
Formatting the FAT partition
The FAT partition is used for transfer between the unit
and a personal computer. Its size is fixed by the unit, and
cannot be changed.
CAUTION
You cannot undo this operation—all data on the FAT
partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERA-
TION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO.
On the DP-02:
1. From the
MENU
screen, select and enter the
DISK
.
2. Select the
REFORMAT
action and press
¥
cursor or
YES/ENTER
.
3 Press
YES/ENTER
to reformat the FAT partition.
On DP-02CF:
1. From the
CARD
screen, select and enter the
FAT
REFORMAT
action. The display appears as shown in
step 2 on the left column.
2. Press
YES/ENTER
to reformat the FAT partition.
Formatting a partition
If you want to keep partition sizes the same, or you only
wish to clean out one partition of the recording media,
this is the way to do it. You use the
REFORMAT
screen to
format a partition.
CAUTION
You cannot undo this operation—all data on the
selected partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS
OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU
REALLY WANT TO DO.
On the DP-02:
1. From the
MENU
screen, select and enter the
DISK
.
2. Select the
REFORMAT
action and press the
¥
cursor
or
YES/ENTER
key. The display shows:
An asterisk (
Ú
) shows the current active partition.
The sizes of the partitions are shown (not the avail-
able space).
3. Select the partition to be formatted and press
YES/
ENTER
. A popup message reminds you that all data
on the partition will be lost.
4. Press
YES/ENTER
to format the partition.
On the DP-02CF:
1. From the
CARD
screen, select and enter the
REFORMAT
action. The display appears as shown in
step 2 on the left column (here,
HDD
is now
CF
).
An asterisk (
Ú
) shows the active partition. The sizes
of the partitions are shown (not the available space).
2. Select the partition to be formatted and press
YES/
ENTER
.
A popup message appears on the display as shown
in step 3 above.
3. Press
YES/ENTER
to format the partition.