Tascam DP-02 - Manual (Page 39)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF

2 – Advanced techniques
Formatting a disk/card
As well as formatting the recording media, you can set the
size of the unit’s native partitions.
CAUTION
This destroys all data on the entire disk. You cannot
undo it. 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
FORMAT
action and press the ¥ cursor or
YES/ENTER .
NOTE
The disk size shown on the display may vary from the
example given here.
3. Use the DATA dial to select the size of the partitions
(32, 16, 8 or 4 gigabytes—1 gigabyte is 1024 mega-
bytes).
All partitions will be the same size, except the last
one, which will be the size of the remaining space.
4. Press YES/ENTER .
A message reminds you that all songs will be lost.
WARNING
It is most important that the power to the unit is not
turned off when the disk is being formatted. If this
happens, the unit may become unusable.
5. Press YES/ENTER again to format the disk with the
new partition sizes (or NO/EXIT to escape without
formatting).
On the DP-02CF:
1. From the CARD screen, select and enter the
FORMAT
action. The display shows:
NOTE
The card size shown on the display may vary from the
example given here.
2. Use the DATA dial to select the size of the partitions
(64, 32, 16, or 8 gigabytes—1 gigabyte is 512 mega-
bytes).
All partitions will be the same size, except the last
one, which will be the size of the remaining space.
NOTE
If a CF card less than 5GB is used, the partition size is
not selectable, so the partition size value is not high-
lighted.
3. Press YES/ENTER . A message reminds you that all
songs will be lost.