Tascam DP-02 User Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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.