Using Quick Format; Using Full Format; Setting The Format Of File Names; File Name Format - Tascam DR-05 Reference Manual

11–Settings and Information

Using QUICK FORMAT

Using QUICK FORMAT erases all music files on the card and
automatically creates new "MUSIC" and "UTILITY" folders
as well as the "dr-1.sys" file that is necessary to use the
microSD card with the DR-05.
1 Use the + or − button to select QUICK FORMAT, and
press the 7 button to highlight Exec.
2 Press the 7 button to open a pop-up
confirmation window.
3 Press the 7 button to execute the quick
formatting, or press the ¤ (HOME) [8] button
to cancel formatting.

Using FULL FORMAT

Use the FULL FORMAT item to completely format the
microSD card.
Full formatting checks the memory for errors while
formatting, so it takes more time than quick formatting.
Using FULL FORMAT erases all music files on the card and
automatically creates new "MUSIC" and "UTILITY" folders
as well as the "dr-1.sys" file that is necessary to use the
microSD card with the DR-05.
1 Use the + or − button to select FULL FORMAT, and
press the 7 button to highlight Exec.
2 Press the 7 button to open a pop-up
confirmation window.
3 Press the 7 button to execute the full
formatting, or press the ¤ (HOME) [8] button
to cancel formatting.
CAUTION
When formatting a card, the unit should be operating on
AC power supplied through the PS-P520E adapter (sold
separately), USB bus power supplied from a computer, or
batteries with sufficient remaining power. If the power
fails during formatting, the formatting may not occur
correctly.
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Setting the format of file names

You can select the format of names given to files
recorded by this unit.
1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen.
2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS, and press
the 7 button to open the OTHERS submenu.
3 Use the + or − button to select FILE NAME, and
press the 7 button.
FILE NAME screen appears.
Use the . or / button and the + or − button to
set each item.
On this screen you can make the following settings for
each item.

File name format

The TYPE item can be set to either WORD (default setting)
or DATE.
WORD: When set to WORD, a 6-character file name is used
as the beginning of each file name.
Example: DR0000_0000.wav
DATE: The date is used as the file name (in yymmdd
format).
Example: 110101_0000.wav
NOTE
The date is set using the unit' s internal clock. (See "Setting
the date and time" on page 15.)

Setting the WORD item

To set the WORD item, use the . and / buttons to
move the cursor, and use the + or − button to select
the character.
In addition to the alphabet and numbers, the following
characters can be used:
! # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } ~