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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
40 TASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF
2 – Advanced techniques
Formatting the FAT partition
The FAT partition is used for transfer between the unit
and a personal computer. Its size is fixed by the unit, and
cannot be changed.
CAUTION
You cannot undo this operation—all data on the FAT
partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS OPERA-
TION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO.
On the DP-02:
1. From the MENU screen, select and enter the DISK.
2. Select the REFORMAT action and press ¥ cursor or
YES/ENTER.
3 Press YES/ENTER to reformat the FAT partition.
On DP-02CF:
1. From the CARD screen, select and enter the FAT
REFORMAT action. The display appears as shown in
step 2 on the left column.
2. Press YES/ENTER to reformat the FAT partition.
Formatting a partition
If you want to keep partition sizes the same, or you only
wish to clean out one partition of the recording media,
this is the way to do it. You use the REFORMAT screen to
format a partition.
CAUTION
You cannot undo this operation—all data on the
selected partition will be lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS
OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU
REALLY WANT TO DO.
On the DP-02:
1. From the MENU screen, select and enter the DISK.
2. Select the REFORMAT action and press the ¥ cursor
or YES/ENTER key. The display shows:
An asterisk (Ú) shows the current active partition.
The sizes of the partitions are shown (not the avail-
able space).
3. Select the partition to be formatted and press YES/
ENTER. A popup message reminds you that all data
on the partition will be lost.
4. Press YES/ENTER to format the partition.
On the DP-02CF:
1. From the CARD screen, select and enter the
REFORMAT action. The display appears as shown in
step 2 on the left column (here, HDD is now CF).
An asterisk (Ú) shows the active partition. The sizes
of the partitions are shown (not the available space).
2. Select the partition to be formatted and press YES/
ENTER.
A popup message appears on the display as shown
in step 3 above.
3. Press YES/ENTER to format the partition.