Preparing To Record; Turning On The Power To The Dps16; Formatting A Hard Disk - Akai DPS16 Operator's Manual

Chapter 2: Recording on the DPS16

Preparing to record

This section explains the necessary preparations for recording.

Turning on the power to the DPS16

1. Turn on the power to the peripheral devices, excluding the DPS16 and the monitor system.
The sequence for turning on the power to each device is: peripheral devices (such as tone generator, external
SCSI device) → DPS16 → monitor system.
Reverse this order when you turn off the power.
2. Turn on the power to the DPS16.
When the power is turned on, the DPS16 performs the internal memory test and initializes the hard disk
settings. When the test and initialization are completed successfully, the following Main screen appears on the
display.
3. Turn on the power to the monitor system.
If the hard disk you are using has not been formatted on the DPS16, the DPS16 will display the startup
NOTE :
screen but not the Main screen when you turn on the power to the unit. In this case, you must format the disk. Press
the [F6] (
SKIP

Formatting a hard disk

Before you use the DPS16 or a connected removable drive, such as an external hard disk or MO disk for the first
time, format the disk and media following the steps below. (Ignore this procedure if you use a pre-formatted disk.)
1. Press the [DISK] key.
The DPS16 enters Disk mode and the display changes as follows:
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) key to display the Main screen while the startup screen is displayed, then format the disk.