TASCAM DP-006 Owners Manual - Page 82
Reformatting FAT partitions, Initializing SD cards
![]() |
View all TASCAM DP-006 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 82 highlights
11 - SD Card Management Reformatting FAT partitions You can also reformat just the FAT partition. The size of the FAT partition cannot be changed. CAUTION You cannot undo this operation! All data on the FAT partition will be erased, so be certain that you will not lose anything important when reformatting. 1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2. Use the DATA wheel to select (highlight) the CARDitem, and press the F4 [t] button to open the CARDscreen. 3. Use the DATA wheel to select (highlight) the FAT REFORMATitem, and press the F4 [t] button. Initializing SD cards If you want to use an SD card that was used with this unit, we recommend that you initialize it. When you initialize an SD card, the entire card is formatted as FAT32. 1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2. Use the DATA wheel to select (highlight) the CARDitem, and press the F4 [t] button to open the CARDscreen. 3. Use the DATA wheel to select (highlight) the SD INITIALIZEitem, and press the F4 [t] button. A pop-up message warning that all data on the FAT partition will be erased appears. A pop-up message warning that all data on the card will be erased appears. 4. Press the F3 [YES] button to reformat the FAT partition. NOTE • When reformatting finishes the CARDmenu screen reopens. • To cancel reformatting, press the F4 [NO] button. 4. Press the F3 [YES] button to initialize the entire SD card and format it in FAT32 format. NOTE To cancel initialization, press the F4 [NO] button. CAUTION After initializing an SD card, it must be formatted again to be used with this unit. (See "Formatting SD cards" on page 79.) 82 TASCAM DP-006
![](/manual_guide/products/tascam-dp006-owners-manual-c3b57ec/82.png)