DIGITAL PORTA STUDIO OWNER'S MANUAL DP-02, DP-02CF
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF 43
2 – Advanced techniques
3.  You can now unplug the USB cable.
If a panel telling you it is not safe to remove the unit 
appears, do not “close” or unplug the unit. Close all 
programs and windows that are accessing the files on the 
unit and try again.
Disconnecting from a Macintosh system
When you are disconnecting the unit from a Macintosh 
system (OS X), drag the disk icon to the Trash, or press 
Command-E (OS X 10.3 also has a button in the Finder 
which allows ejecting removable media). When the icon 
has disappeared from your desktop, you can disconnect the 
unit.
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Before using the unit’s FAT partition, you must “open” the 
system so that it can be read by the PC. While the system is 
open, you cannot perform any recording, playback, etc., or 
any operations involving the unit’s recording media.
T I P
Make sure that you have saved songs, copied all the 
files you’re going to Transfer to the PC to the FAT 
partition, etc., before you open the unit.
1.  Connect the unit to the PC.
2.  On the DP-02, press MENU and select USB.
  On the DP-02CF, press the USB key on the top 
panel.
  A popup message appears, asking if you are sure.
3.  Press YES/ENTER again. The screen shows:
  The unit is now locked until you press YES/ENTER.
CAUTION
Remove the unit from the computer (see “Using the 
USB connection” on page 42) before pressing YES/
ENTER.
"Open" and "Close"










