14 - Messages - Tascam 12 Owner's Manual

The following is a list of messages that appear in pop-up windows.
Refer to this list if one of these pop-up messages appears on the Model 12 and you want to check the meaning or determine a proper
response.
Message Meaning and response
Card Error The SD card cannot be recognized properly. Replace the SD card.
Card Full The SD card has no remaining capacity. Erase unnecessary files or transfer them to a computer.
Dup File Name A file with the same name already exists. Change the file name.
File Not Found The file cannot be found or the file may be damaged. Check the relevant file.
No sys file The system file is missing. This unit requires a system file for operation.
Make sys file When this message appears, press the MULTI JOG dial to create a system file.
Song Protected This operation is not possible because the song is protected. Remove protection.
Invalid Card
Something might be wrong with the SD card. Change the SD card.
Change Card
I/O Too Short The time between the punch in and out points is too short. Set them with at least 1 second between them.
The SD card is not formatted properly or the card is broken.
MBR error
Change the SD card or press the MULTI JOG dial while this message is being shown to format the card.
Init card
Formatting will erase all the data on the SD card.
A SD card is not set.
No Card
Insert a recordable SD card.
The file format is not supported. Please see "Playing WAV files on SD cards (SD PLAY mode)" on page 50 for
Non-supported
file formats that this unit can use.
Card Protected The SD card is write-protected. Disable SD card write-protection.
The sampling rate of the current song and the USB audio interface are not the same.
USB Fs mismatch
Change the sampling rate of one so that they are the same.
Current Song The current song cannot be deleted. To delete the current song, load another song first.
The punch in/out point settings on the AUTO PUNCH Screen are not set correctly.
Invalid I/O point Automatic punching in/out occurred at an invalid position for the punch in or out point.
Start the automatic punch operation from a valid point.
Write error
Writing to the SD card timed out. This has caused audio to be interrupted and noise to occur.
REC continue
Writing to the SD card timed out, and recording stopped.
REC stop
SD card writing performance has become worse.
Card slow
Execute the erase format function or change the SD card.
Need to set Neither the punch in or out points are set for the automatic punch in/out function.
I/O point. Either the punch in or out point must be set.
The sampling frequency of the WAV file to be imported does not match the current song.
Sample rate
Select a WAV file with the same sampling frequency as the current song or convert the sampling frequency
Unmatch
before importing.
Remain time is The SD card does not have enough open space, so importing is not possible.
not enough Erase unnecessary files or transfer them to a computer.
8 track The maximum number of tracks for punch in recording is eight.
punch in limit Press REC buttons to reduce the number of recording tracks to eight or less.
Song is not No song is loaded.
loaded Create a new song or load a song.
The maximum number of songs that can be created on an SD card is 100.
Song number full
Erase unnecessary songs.
SD PLAY: SD PLAY mode is for playback only.
cannot record Recording is not possible.
Recording is not possible because the SD card cluster size is not right.
SD CARD cluster
Back up the contents of the SD card on a computer and then format it with this unit.
size error
Then, restore the data from the computer.
Import error. Importing is not possible because there are no open tracks.
No track Use TRACK CLEAR to clear a track. (see "Clearing tracks" on page 38)
The selected track cannot be used for replacement.
Invalid track
Change the track selection on the TRACK SWAP screen. (see "Swapping tracks" on page 39)
Already protected The selected song is already protected.
Already unprotected The selected song is already unprotected.

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