Turning The Power On And Off; Battery Settings; Inserting And Removing Sd Cards; Preparing An Sd Card For Use - Tascam DR-100 Owner's Manual

4–Preparation for Use

Turning the power on and off

Press and hold the
POWER
ON and OFF
CAUTION
Always use the power key to turn the unit power OFF.
When the power is ON, do not remove the battery (or
batteries) set as the MAIN battery or disconnect the
PS-P520 adapter (sold separately) if no batteries are
installed. Doing so will cause all recordings, settings
and other data to be lost.

Battery settings

You can set either the lithium ion battery or
the AA batteries as the main power source and
the other as the backup source when both are
installed. (See "Setting the main battery source
(MAIN)" on page 44.)
By doing this, when the amount of power left
in t he m ain s ource b ecomes i nsufficient f or
operation, the unit automatically switches to the
backup source, allowing continued operation.
Moreover, when using AA batteries, the
battery type must be set in order for the unit to
display remaining time and operate correctly.
(See "Setting the type of AA batteries (AA
BATTERY)" on page 45.)

Inserting and removing SD cards

Confirm t hat t he p ower i s O FF.
Inserting the card
Insert the SD card as shown in the illustration
until you hear a clicking sound.
NOTE
An SD card is already installed when the unit is
shipped from the factory. If you want to use this
card to record and play tracks, there is no need to
reinstall it.
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key to turn the power
Removing the card
Push the SD card in gently and it should eject.
CAUTION
Do not remove the SD card from the unit when it is
connected to a computer by USB.
SD cards that meet SD or SDHC standards can be
used with this unit.
A list of SD cards that have been confirmed to work
with this unit can be found on our website (http://
www.tascam.com).

Preparing an SD card for use

In order to use an SD card in this unit, you must
format i t fi rst.
1 Confirm that an SD card is installed and turn
the power ON.
2 The following message appears when a new card
or a card formatted for use with another device
is installed in the unit.
3 Press the
ENTER/MARK
4 When formatting ends, the Home Screen opens.
You can also reformat the card in this unit at any
time. (See "Formatting the SD card" on page
44.)
CAUTION
make certain that there is sufficient remaining battery
power when formatting a card.
key to start formatting.