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74 TASCAM DP-008
CAUTION
If you use a computer to change the •
name of a song file that has been backed
up, use no more than eight ordinary
single-byte English letters and numbers.
Do not change the file extension.•
Restoring songs
Basically, restoring is the reverse of backing
up. In short, transfer a backup le on a
computer to this unit to restore a song.
1 Connect this unit to a computer using
the USB cable (see “Connecting with a
computer” on page 71).
2 Use the computer to copy backup files
from the computer to the BACKUP
directory on the FAT partition of the
unit.
3. When copying finishes, disconnect the
unit from the computer using the proper
procedures and then remove the USB
cable (see “Disconnecting” on page 72).
4 After this unit restarts automatically,
press MENU to open the
MENU
screen.
5 Turn the DATA wheel to select
DATA
BACKUP
and press the F4 (¥) key.
DATA BACKUP
screen appears.
6 Turn the DATA wheel to select
SONG
RESTORE
, and press the F4 (¥) key.
The screen shows the backup files on the
FAT partition.
NOTE
An error message appears if there are no
files on the FAT partition.
7 Turn the DATA wheel to select the file
that you want to restore, and press the F2
(
EXEC
) key.
The actual song name and a confirmation
message (“
Are you sure
?”) appear.
NOTE
If the file name is short, spaces appear after
the file name on the FAT partition, but
those spaces are not included in the actual
file name.
8 Press the F3 (
YES
) key.
After the currently loaded song is saved,
the song selected in step 6 is restored and
loaded.
NOTE
If the open space on the card is insufficient,
an error message appears.
9 Press the HOME key to return to the
Home Screen.
Track import and export
You can import and export individual tracks
between a computer and this unit’s FAT
partition. Files that can be imported/exported
as tracks must be WAV les (with the “.WAV”
extension). You can import both mono and
stereo les and export mono les. If you
want to import audio into this unit that is of
a different format, you must convert it to a
16-bit, 44.1-kHz mono/stereo WAV le rst.
11 – Exchanging Data with a Computer