Akai DD1500 User Manual page 63

SYSTEM SETUP - 10
If you have a PC keyboard connected, with the cursor on the LABEL field, you do not
need to press name - simply start typing to enter a name of up to ten characters. Press
RETURN once to complete the name and a second time to enter it.
NOTE: Naming a disk is not compulsory! This is here entirely for your convenience.
Once you have set everything as you want, pressing FORMAT DISK will show this prompt.
To guard against accidental formatting, you must press SHIFT+EXECUTE simultaneously
to initiate the formatting. As you can see from the screens and the prompts, formatting will
erase everything, erasing all files on it completely. BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE
PROCEEDING.
If you have external disk drives connected to the system, you may select which disk you
wish to format in the DISK field. PLEASE CHECK THE CORRECT DISK IS SELECTED.
The EXECUTE key will be flashing and you should select as appropriate. Pressing
SHIFT+EXECUTE will start the format process and pressing EXIT at this point allows you
to cancel.
NOTE: Pressing SHIFT+EXECUTE now will start the format process and will wipe the disk.
Be very careful before proceeding as you could permanently erase important data. Once
the format process has begun, there is no going back!!!!
If you press SHIFT+EXECUTE, you will receive this screen:
If the disk is write protected, you will receive the prompt:
After a few seconds, the prompt will disappear and you will be returned to the main
FORMAT DISK page. You should eject the disk and take the write protect off. However,
there may be a reason the disk is write protected so it may be wise to leave the format
page and check the contents before proceeding as there may be important data on it that
needs to be kept.
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