Erasing Disks - Akai DR4vr Operator's Manual

Erasing Disks 75
Erasing Disks
This
function allows
you
to erase
all
material
on
a
disk before
starting a
new
session.
You may
want
to
back up
the existing material for future
use before proceeding. See "Backup" on
page
79.
You
can
also
use
this
function
to
make
it
possible
to
use a hard disk
that
was
previously used with a
DR4d.
To
erase a disk:
1 )
Press the
SUB-MENU
key.
Its
indicator
will flash
2)
Press the
FORMAT
key.
/
d 0
will
appear on
the
display.
3)
Use
the jog wheel,
shuttle control, or
number keypad
to select
a
SCSI
ID.
If
you
wish
to
erase data from
all
connected
hard
disks that
are recognized
by
the
DR4vr,
use
the Jog
wheel
or
shuttle control to select
ru
.
The
selected
SCSI ID
should correspond with
that
of
the disk that
you want
to erase.
Note:
Jf\(>u
have
a
number
of disks connected,
make
sure
t
hat you
select the
correct
SCSI
ID.
4} Press
the STORE/ENT
key.
ErRSE
will
appear on
the
display.
5)
Press the STORE/ENT
key.
The message
Si/rf
PP
will
appear on
the display.
Important:
This function erases
all
material on a
disk
-
permanently. Back up any
data
that
you want
to
keep
before erasing.,
6)
If
you
are
sure,
press the STORE/ENT key again
to
start
erasing.
Disk
erasure
is relatively quick.
Note: The erasing process
.starts
with the hard
disk with the
lowest
SCSI ID number when
ALL
is
selected.
The
erase process can he aborted by
pressing
the
ESCAPE
key.
The hard
disk
that
is
currently
being erased
will continue
until finish
ed; then the process
will abort.
When
disk erasure
is
complete,
Fl nl
SH
will
appear on
the
display.
7) Press the STORE/ENT
key.
The SCSI
IDs
of connected
disks will appear
on
the display as the
DR4vr
quickly checks them.
The
erased disk
is
now
ready
for recording.
Version
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