Formatting a new drive, Factory defaults, Store/recall user settings – Teac X-48MKII User Manual

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TASCAM X-48MKII

Recommended specifications for external

8

hard drives

We recommend using external hard drives that have

rotation speeds of 7200 rpm or more and a cache of 8 MB

or more. Hard drives with lower specifications might not

be able to handle the transmission of 48 tracks. Moreover,

we highly recommend that you use the File menu Drive
Benchmarking…
item to check external hard drives

regularly.

Formatting a New Drive

A new hard drive needs to be formatted before recording

on the X-48MKII. To do this:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the File menu and choose Disk Management...
2 The X-48MKII warns you that it will shut down after

running this application. Click Yes (or No) to save

your project first.

3 The next prompt warns you that you can do some

serious damage by misusing the Disk Management

tool, such as modifying the C: drive. Click OK when

you’re ready to begin.

4 The Disk Management tool opens. Disk0 should be

the startup disk, partitioned into the C: drive (your

operating system and program files), and the D:

drive (the Data partition you can write to).

5 If you’ve connected an eSATA drive, you should see

it mounted as Disk1. To format this disk, right-click

the bar on the right and select Format.

6 Give the disk a name and click OK twice.
7 When you’re finished, click the
Close box in the top

right corner. The X-48MKII will shut down. Restart

the recorder to begin using your drive.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the DISK button.
2 Use the

5

/

b

buttons to select

Quick Format

and press CHNG.

3 Select a drive using the

5

/

b

buttons and press

ENTER.

4 The display will ask you if you want to format the

drive. Press ENTER/YES.

Factory Defaults

This section tells you how to restore the X-48MKII to

factory defaults.

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Open the Windows menu and select Settings.
2 Click the
System tab.
3 Click the
System Settings Reset button. The recorder

will ask you if you want to restore the X-48MKII to

factory settings, click OK.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYS button.
2 Press the

5

/

b

buttons until you select

Settings

and press CHNG.

3 Select

Recall Defaults

using the

5

/

b

buttons

and press CHNG.

4 The display will ask,

Reset settings to

factory defaults?

Press ENTER/YES.

5 Press the CLEAR/HOME button to return to the

Home Screen.

Store/Recall User Settings

You can store your own settings for later recall. You might

do this if you do multiple types of sessions that require

different configurations:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Open the Windows menu and select Settings.
2 Click the
System tab.
3 Click the
System Settings Store button. Type a name

for the settings and click Save.

4 To restore the system settings you’ve saved, click

the Recall button and find your backup.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYS button.
2 Press the

5

/

b

buttons until you select

Settings

and press CHNG.

3 Select

Store...

using the

5

/

b

buttons and press

CHNG.

4 Give your settings a name using the

5

/

b

buttons

and the CHNG button to cursor forward, then press

ENTER/YES.

5 To recall your settings, select

Recall...

from the

previous menu and locate your backup file.

4 – Configuration

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