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TASCAM 2488MKII 75
As noted in the section on “Basic Knowledge” (page 13),
the 2488MKII hard disk is divided into a FAT-32 partition
for audio file exchange, and multiple TASCAM partitions.
You can reformat the entire hard disk or individual partitions.
CAUTION
Reformatting erases all the data on the disk or parti-
tion and it cannot be undone. Back up all the songs
and data that you want to save, using CD-R/CD-RW
discs or a computer’s hard drive, before starting this
operation (see "Backup and restoration" on page 83).
Do not turn off the power during formatting. This
may lead to the loss of recorded data and/or not be-
ing able to restart the 2488MKII.
Reformatting the entire hard disk
You can change the size of the TASCAM partitions when
you reformat the hard disk. All partitions are created with
the same size, which may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 gigabytes*.
A maximum of four partitions may be allocated.
Note that it is possible to allocate four smaller partitions,
and therefore leave part of the hard disk space unused.
TASCAM native partitions cannot be accessed from a host
computer using USB.
The FAT partition size is always fixed at 8GB.
* A gigabyte is defined here as 1024 megabytes. A gigabyte
holds just under four hours’ worth of 16-bit mono audio.
1 With the transport stopped, press
MENU key.
The MENU screen appears.
2 Highlight DISK and press
YES/ENTER. Then the
DISK menu appears.
3 Highlight FORMAT and press
YES/ENTER.
The hard disk size is shown at the top of the screen,
and the partition size is shown below this.
4 Use the dial to change the partition size.
5 Press
YES/ENTER to continue with the format oper-
ation. Press NO/EXIT to halt the operation.
If you continue with the format, a pop-up message
appears to ask you once again whether you are real-
ly sure you want to format the disk.
6 Press
YES/ENTER to continue with the format, and
NO/EXIT to stop the process.
CAUTION
While the format operation is taking place, the HD in-
dicator lights and you cannot perform any operations.
Make sure that you do not turn off the 2488MKII dur-
ing the format operation. If the 2488MKII is turned off
during formatting, you may not be able to restart the
unit afterwards.
7 When the format operation is complete, a new blank
song is automatically created on each partition.
9 − Reformatting