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No. Message Meaning Action
1
Cannot do this
when not
stopped. Stop
the transport.
Press [EXIT].
The hard disk is being accessed for playback
or recording, so the selected action cannot
be performed.
Press NO/EXIT, stop the transport and retry
the operation.
2
Cannot find
digital input.
Check your
system set-up.
Press [EXIT].
Digital audio input mode has been selected,
but the 2488neo cannot detect a valid digital
audio input.
Press NO/EXIT and check the digital connec-
tion. If the connection is good, it is possible
that the signal is the wrong type. The 2488neo
expects a signal in S/PDIF (IEC60958
Consumer use) format at 44.1 kHz. It cannot
accept compressed audio formats, etc.
3
Can’t duplicate
to the same
track as the
source.
Press [EXIT]
When editing tracks, you have selected the
same track as both source and destination for a
duplicate operation.
Press NO/EXIT and select a different source or
destination track as appropriate.
4
Digital input
is selected.
Cannot do this
operation now.
Press [EXIT].
Because digital audio input is selected, the
following functions cannot take place: Tuner,
pitch and SSA functions, MTC slave operations,
jog and trim functions, audio CD operations).
Press NO/EXIT and turn off digital input (the
MIXER section of the PREFERENCES menu)
before proceeding with the operation that
produced this message.
5
Disc is already
blank. Can’t
erase it.
Press [EXIT].
An attempt has been made to erase a disc
(CD-RW) that is already blank.
Press NO/EXIT and replace the disc if necessary.
6
Disc is blank.
Can’t finalize
this disc.
Press [EXIT].
An attempt has been made to finalize a blank
disc (CD-R or CD-RW).
Press NO/EXIT and replace the disc if
necessary.
7
File too big to
import. Choose
another file
for import.
Press [EXIT].
The selected WAV or Standard MIDI File cannot
be imported into the current song as there is not
enough disk space on the current partition.
Press NO/EXIT and delete a song (SONG
-> DELETE) to free up space on the partition
(note that this cannot be undone).
8
File too big to
export. Choose
another file
for export.
Press [EXIT].
The data selected for export to the FAT partition
is too big (there is not sufficient space on the
FAT partition).
Press NO/EXIT, use the USB OPEN function
to manage the files (move or delete unwanted
ones) on the FAT partition from a computer
and retry. Alternatively, if there is no wanted
data on the FAT partition, use the 2488neo to
reformat the FAT partition (all data on the FAT
partition is irrecoverably lost). The maximum
file size is 4 GB.
The following is a list of warning messages that may be
displayed by the 2488neo, together with a note of their
possible cause, and the actions you can take when they
occur.
In the messages, keys to be pressed are enclosed in brack-
ets ([YES/ENTER] or [NO/EXIT]) and menu items are writ-
ten in uppercase/capital letters (DELETE UNUSED).
Warning and status messages
15 − Appendix
TASCAM 2488neo 117