Re-formatting a formatted disk – Fostex FD-8 User Manual

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Formatting a Disk

Insert a formatted disk into the SCSI drive.

The FD-8 displays the recording mode of the disk (Nor-
mal FM or Master FM), then displays ABS 0 of Program
1. If you are using a disk formatted for backup, the FD-
8 displays [Illegal FM], then the Time Base indication.

Re-formatting a formatted disk

This section explains how to re-format a current drive (Master or Normal) or backup disk as the current disk.
You need to use the [Format ?] menu in SETUP mode to reformat a disk. In the following procedure, we assume
that a SCSI drive is connected to the FD-8 and that the power to the FD-8 and the SCSI drive is turned on. (The
same procedure also applies to a fixed disk.)

Press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode and
turn the JOG dial to select [Format ?].

Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The ID number of the connected SCSI drive appears and
[SURE ?] flashes on the display.

Press the EXECUTE/YES key again.

The recording mode selection display appears. The cur-
rent recording mode of the disk (Normal or Master) and
[SURE ?] flash.

Use the JOG dial to select the desired recording
mode. Press and hold down the RECORD button
and press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The FD-8 starts formatting the disk in selected record-
ing mode.
[REMAIN] lights up on the display, and the negative value
of the unformatted disk area size will count down as the
format operation progresses. Please wait a while.
When formatting is complete, [COMPLETED !] lights up
on the display, and the FD-8 stops spinning the disk.

Press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP button to exit
SETUP mode.

Formatting will automatically create one Program 1 on
the disk, and the Time Base will change to ABS 0.

Press the DISP SEL key to change to the REMAIN
display and check the available recording time.

Press the DISP SEL key again to return to the Time Base
display.

Note:

Before re-formatting a formatted disk, first make sure that the disk does not contain data you want to keep. Otherwise,

you may lose your important archives.

To cancel the format operation, press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP button prior to Step 5 above to return to the previous level

in the menu hierarchy and exit SETUP mode.

<Notes on re-formatting a disk>

When you re-format a backup disk to be a current drive disk, insert-

ing the disk in the current drive displays [Illegal FM] followed by the

ABS 0 Time Base.

Although the ABS 0 Time Base appears, the disk cannot be used in

its present condition as the current drive disk to perform real-time

playback/recording. The display indicates the ABS 0 Time Base of

the backup disk when the FD-8 enters Setup mode. Therefore, af-

ter you insert the backup disk into the current drive, do not perform

any operation other than using the [Format ?] menu in SETUP mode.

Otherwise, the disk may run erratically any operations will be ig-

nored. If this happens, turn off the power to the FD-8, then turn it on

again.

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