Data Alignment - Akai DR4 Owner's Manual

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Chapter: 9
Hard
Disks
Data Alignment
This function should
be used
when
the
second
dot
from
the
left
on
the display
is
lit
constantly.
This
indicates
excessive data access
activity
due
to
data fragmentation.
What
is
Data Fragmentation?
.
When
you
make
a recording onto a
newly
formatted, or erased
disk, data
is
written
to
disk
in
a continuous
series
of
sectors.
During
playback, the disk
drive
does
not
have
to
work
too hard
to
read
the data, because
it
is
in this continuous
series
of
sectors.
However,
after
performing
many
edits,
the data will be spread
across
many
different sectors
on
the
disk, in other
words
-
fragmented.
In
this case, the disk drive
will
have
to
work
harder
to retrieve
all
the data
necessary
for continuous audio playback.
If
the
fragmentation
is
quite severe, the
second
dot
from
the
left
on
the display
will
be
lit
constantly.
You
may
also notice
some
errors during
playback.
"
''"
The
alignment
function
can be used
to reorganize the data
into a continuous
series
of
sectors.
To
align the
data:
1
)
Press
the
SUB-MENU
key.
Its
indicator will
flash.
2)
Press the
ALIGN
key.
Rl iCn
will
appear on
the display.
3) Press the
STORE/ENT
key.
The message SUrE
??
will
appear on
the
display.
4)
If
you
are
sure,
press the
STORE/ENT key again
to align the data.
Data
alignment
may
take
some
time.
When
data
alignment
is
complete,
SUCCESS
will
appear on
the
display.
5)
Press the
STORE/ENT
key.
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