12 - Sd Card Management; Quick Formatting An Sd Card - Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

12 - SD Card Management

The recording files are stored on SD cards.
Depending on the capacity of the SD card, the card is
formatted using the FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
SD card capacity File system
512 MB to 2 GB FAT16
Above 2 GB FAT32
Moreover, this unit is compatible with SD card write-
protection, so you can write-protect your cards to prevent
accidental deletion by formatting them. (See "About
write-protected SD cards" on page 31.)
When an SD card is inserted, the unit mounts the card
and enables it for use. At this time, if the inserted SD card
has not been formatted by this unit, a message appears
prompting you to format it.
If the inserted SD card has no setup file on it, a message
appears prompting you to create a setup file.
When an SD card is ejected, the unit unmounts it and
then a No Card message appears.
CAUTION
• Ejection during recording is not supported.
• Formatting cannot be undone.
NOTE
• The FAT (File Allocation Table) format is a file system
format that can be read by a computer.
• SD and SDHC cards that are at least 512MB in size can be
used.
A list of SD cards that have been confirmed to work
with this unit can be found on the TASCAM website
(http://tascam.com/).
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Quick formatting an SD card

Use the item to quickly format an SD
QUICK FORMAT
card. Using QUICK FORMAT erases all files on the card and
automatically creates new MUSIC, UTILITY and AudioDepot
folders, as well as the dp-24.sys file that is necessary to use
the card with this unit.
CAUTION
This operation erases all data from the SD card and
cannot be undone. Confirm that you will not lose
important data before quick formatting a card.
1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU
button to open the
MENU
2. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b/g/t)
buttons to select (highlight green)
then press the F4 (t) button.
The format screen where you can choose Quick Format
or Full Format opens.
3. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select
and press the F4 (t) button.
A confirmation message appears.
QUICK FORMAT
4. Press the F2 ( ) button to execute the quick
YES
format. If you want to cancel the quick format,
press the F1 ( ) button.
NO
5. Once the quick format completes, the message
closes, but the
FORMAT
NOTE
When a card is formatted, one song is automatically created
in the MUSIC folder.
screen.
, and
FORMAT
QUICK FORMAT
screen remains open.