Sd Settings - Tascam Mixcast 4 Reference Manual

SD Settings

Tap the SD settings icon to access the following settings.
SD Settings Screen
1 SD card remaining capacity
This bar graph shows the amount of remaining capacity on the SD
card.
2 SD card available recording time
This shows the remaining time available for recording on the SD card.
3 SD REC
Options: ON (default), OFF
o When this function is on, podcasts will be recorded to the SD card.
When this is off, podcasts will not be recorded to the SD card.
o Turn this function off to record only to the dedicated software con-
nected to this unit.
4 Rec Stop confirmation message
Options: ON (default), OFF
If this function is on, a confirmation pop-up message will appear
when stopping podcast recording.
5 SD Device Mode
Options: ON, OFF (default)
If this function is on, the SD card in this unit can be used as USB mass
storage with another device connected by USB.
Tapping this button will open the following message.
o Tap "Exit" to end SD Device Mode.
NOTE
i If use as USB mass storage does not work properly with an Android
device, turn on SD Device Mode on this unit before connecting with
the Android device.
i When connection is made, this unit will appear as the "Mixcast4"
drive on the device connected by USB.
i It will appear in Explorer on Windows OS and on the desktop in
Mac OS.
i It will appear inside the File app on iOS devices.
i This unit's recording and playback functions cannot be used when it
is in SD Device Mode.
8 - Touchscreen Functions
6 Quick Erase
This formats the SD card quickly.
Tapping this button will open the following message.
Tap "OK" to begin quick formatting.
7 Full Erase
This formats the SD card completely.
Tapping this button will open the following message.
Tap "OK" to begin full formatting.
NOTE
i Both Quick Erase and Full Erase delete all data on the SD card.
i The writing speeds to SD cards and other storage media that use
flash memory tend to decrease after writing occurs repeatedly.
If the writing speed decreases, this could have a negative impact on
recording.
Using the Full Erase function of this unit should restore the writing
speed of the SD card. *
For this reason, we recommend using the Full Erase function at the
following times.
i Whenever the card has been written to until it became com-
pletely full
i On a regular schedule (about once per month)
i Before starting important recordings
* Writing speed might not be restored depending on the SD card
condition (including malfunction and age).
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