Formatting Sd Cards - Tascam DP-004 Owner's Manual

4–Preparations

Formatting SD cards

To use a new SD card with this unit, it is necessary
to format it first. SD cards formatted by the unit are
divided into MTR partitions and FAT partitions. SD
cards with high capacities can be formatted with
multiple partitions.
For more information about partitions see "9–SD
Card Management" on page 81.
NOTE
The included SD card is already formatted so formatting
is not necessary. If you format this card the demo song
on it will be erased.
The first time you put a new SD card in this unit, a
screen prompting you to format it appears.
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NOTE
The screen prompting you to format it also appears if
you put in an SD card that has been formatted by any
device other than this unit.
CAUTION
If you format it, all data saved by the other device will
be erased and you will not be able to recover it.
1 Press the key to format the card including
F3 (YES)
creating the standard number of partitions for the
card capacity.
2 The Home Screen appears after the format
completes correctly.
NOTE
• To cancel formatting press the F4 (NO) key.
• Depending on the card capacity, the partition setting
can be changed in some cases. To do so, set the
partition size in the FORMAT item in the CARD menu
before formatting (see "9–SD Card Management" on
page 81).