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Using the USB connection
44 TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual
Advanced techniques
Using the USB connection
We use the term
“PC” throughout
this section to mean either a Win-
dows or Macintosh personal com-
puter.
You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT
partition of the hard disk.
Data transfer between a personal computer and the DP01 is always done
through this FAT partition. You cannot access “native” partitions from a
computer, so performing data transfer functions is a twostage process.
Do not rename or
delete these direc-
tories—if you do, you will lose the
ability to carry out the operations
described here.
Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE
and
UTILITY, as explained below.
You can make the following transfers:
Whole songs—the DP-01 calls this BACKUP (from the DP-01 to the
BACKUP directory of the FAT partition to the PC) and RESTORE (from
the PC to the
BACKUP directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01).
Tracks in WAV format—tracks can be exported (one or more at a time)
as WAV files, or imported (one at a time) from WAV files between the
PC and the
WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
The
UTILITY
direc-
tory is used for DP-
01 system updates, etc. Explana-
tions of how this is used are given
with the update software.
Mastered stereo mixes—export only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE
directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
System requirements
Data transfer
between the DP-01
and a PC takes place at USB 2.0
speeds (maximum). If your com-
puter has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0,
data transfer will still work, but the
USB 1.1 rate. We recommend that
you always use a high-quality USB
2.0 cable in order to maximize data
transfer speeds.
The DP01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Win
dows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will also work with the fol
lowing operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above,
and MacOS X 10.2 and above.
For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP01 sim
ply appears as a removable disk.
However, you should always follow your computer’s instructions on how to
disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system. If you do not
do this, there is a risk of data corruption in the DP01’s FAT partition.
Disconnecting from Windows ME / 2000 / XP systems With
Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the procedure is a little
more complex than simply unplugging the DP01.
In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an
icon of a PC card and an arrow.
1 Left-click this icon to show a popup bar. Click this popup bar to allow
the DP-01 to be removed from the computer.
2 When the panel telling you it is safe to remove the DP-01 appears,
press the DP-01
EXIT key to “close” the system (see ““Open” and
“Close”” on page 45):
Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01
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