Shutdown; Basic Knowledge; Hard Disk And Partitions; Selecting The Active Partition - Tascam 2488neo Owner's Manual

2 − Setting up and basic knowledge

Shutdown

You should always use the
SHUT DOWN
ing off the 2488neo.
The 2488neo contains a hard disk which is used to store your
song data. If you simply turn off the unit using the power
switch, there may be some data in the 2488neo's memory
which hasn't been written to disk and you will therefore lose
that data when you turn off the unit.
1 Press and hold down the
or three second. The red indicator lights, and the
display shows a message

Basic knowledge

Before using this unit, please read and understand the fun-
damental principles explained in this section

Hard disk and partitions

This unit records audio data and other song information
on an 80GB internal hard disk that is divided into multiple
partitions. The so-called " FAT partition" is an 8GB parti-
tion in FAT-32 format dedicated to file exchange. This par-
tition is used to exchange files between the unit and a com-
puter connected by USB, and cannot be used for recording
or playback. This partition can only be accessed: when
using a USB connection for backup and restoration opera-
tions, WAV file import and export, and SMF import.
The rest of the hard disk is divided into multiple partitions
for storing songs. Since these partitions use TASCAM's
own format, they are named " TASCAM partitions. " The

Selecting the active partition

Select a partition using these procedures.
1 With the transport stopped, press the
The MENU screen appears.
key before turn-
SHUT DOWN key for two
.
Are you sure ?
key.
MENU
2 Press the key.
YES/ENTER
The indicator (orange) flashes as data is written
HD
to the hard disk (the display also shows this process).
When all data is written to the hard disk, the
DOWN indicator flashes red.
The display shows
SHUT DOWN COMPLETE
3 Use the power switch at the rear of the 2488neo to
turn off the unit.
sizes of these partitions are set when they are created. The
maximum number of TASCAM partitions is four (see
" Reformatting TASCAM partitions " on page 80).
Choose the partition that you want to work in by using the
SELECT item in the DISK menu. The selected partition is
the " active " partition. Only one partition can be active at a
time. Inactive partitions cannot be accessed until you make
them active.
SHUT
.
13
TASCAM 2488neo