Formatting A Partition (Reform); Formatting The Fat Partition; Automatic Song Creation - Tascam D00871320A Owner's Manual

4
Press .
ENTER
A message reminds you that all songs will be lost.
5
Press again to format the disk with the new partition sizes (or
ENTER
to escape without formatting).
EXIT

Formatting a partition (Reform)

If you want to keep partition sizes the same, or you only wish to
clean out one partition of the hard disk, this is the way to do it.
1
Press and select the
MENU
2
Select the action and press the
REFORM
An arrow (←) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions
are shown (not the available space).
3
Select the partition to be re-formatted (shown by the
press .
ENTER
A popup message reminds you that all data on the partition will be
lost.
4
Press to reformat the partition.
ENTER

Formatting the FAT partition

The FAT partition is used for transfer between the DP-01 and a per-
sonal computer. Its size is fixed by the DP-01, and cannot be
changed.
1
Press and select the
MENU
2
Select the
FAT REFORM
3
Press .
ENTER
A popup message reminds you that all data on the FAT partition will
be lost.
4
Press to reformat the FAT partition.
ENTER

Automatic song creation

After formatting a disk or a partition, a new song is always created
on any blank partition, in the same way that one is created if the only
song on a partition is erased. You always have a song available to
work with.
menu.
DISK
key
menu.
DISK
action and press the key
Advanced techniques
the DP-01 is not turned off when
the disk is being formatted. If this
happens, the unit may become
unusable.
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.
cursor) and
data on the FAT partition will be
lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS
OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE
THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO.
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It is most important
that the power to
You cannot undo
this operation—all
You cannot undo
this operation—all
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