12 - sd card management, Quick formatting an sd card – Teac DP-24 User Manual

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TASCAM DP-24

12 - SD Card Management

The recording files are stored on the SD cards.
Depending on the SD card capacity, the card is formatted

with the FAT16 or FAT32 file system.

SD card capacity

File system

512MB to 2GB

FAT16

Above 2GB

FAT32

Moreover, this unit is compatible with SD card write

protect function, so you can write-protect your cards to

prevent accidental deletions by formatting them. (See

"About write-protected SD cards" on page 34.)
When an SD card is inserted, the unit performs a

mounting process and then enables the SD card use. At

this time, if the inserted SD card has not been formatted

by this unit, a message appears prompting you to format

it.
If the inserted SD card has no setup files stored in it, a

message appears prompting you to create a setup file.
When an SD card is ejected, the unit performs an

unmount process and then a No Card message appears.

CAUTION

The ejection during recording is not supported.

The format operation cannot be undone.

NOTE

The 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 work

with this unit can be found on TASCAM website (http://

tascam.com/).

Quick formatting an SD card

Use the

QUICK FORMAT

item to quickly format an SD

card. Using QUICK FORMAT erases all files on the card and

automatically creates new MUSIC, UTILITY, and AudioDepot

folders, as well as the dp-24.sys file that is necessary to use

the SD card with this unit.

CAUTION

This operation erases all the data from the SD card. This

operation cannot be undone.
Confirm that you will not lose important data before quick

formatting a card.
1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU

button to open the

MENU

screen.

2. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b/g/t)

buttons to select (green highlight)

FORMAT

, and

then press the F4 (t) button.

The Quick Format/Full Format selection screen

appears.

3. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select

QUICK FORMAT

and press the F4 (t) button.
A confirmation message (

QUICK FORMAT

) appears.

4. Press the F2 (

YES

) button to execute the quick

format. If you want to cancel the quick format,

press the F1 (

NO

) button.

5. Once the quick format is completed, the display

returns to the

FORMAT

screen.

NOTE

When a card is formatted, a song is automatically created

in the MUSIC folder.

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