Reference Guide

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TASCAM DR-05X
12 – Settings and Information
Restoring the factory settings
Use the INITIALIZE item to restore the various settings of
this unit to their factory settings.
1.
Use the + or − button to select INITIALIZE, and press
the 7 button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the 7 button to open a pop-up confirmation
window.
3.
Press the / button to initialize the unit.
Press . button to cancel initialization.
Formatting microSD cards
Use the QUICK FORMAT item to format a microSD card.
Formatting a microSD card erases all music files on the card
and automatically creates new “MUSIC” and “UTILITY” folders
as well as a “dr-1.sys” file.
1.
Use the + or − button to select QUICK FORMAT, and press
the 7 button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the 7 button to open a pop-up confirmation
window.
3.
Press the / button to start formatting the microSD
card.
Press the . button to cancel formatting the microSD
card.
Completely formatting SD cards
Use the FULL FORMAT item to completely format a microSD
card.
Full formatting checks the memory for errors while
formatting, so it takes more time than quick formatting.
Full formatting a microSD card erases all music files on the
card and automatically creates new “MUSIC” and “UTILITY”
folders as well as a “dr-1.sys” file.
1.
Use the + or − button to select FULL FORMAT, and press
the 7 button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the 7 button to open a pop-up confirmation
window.
3.
Press the / button to start full formatting of the
microSD card.
Press the . button to cancel full formatting of the
microSD card.
CAUTION
When formatting a microSD card, the unit should be
operating on power supplied by a PS-P520E adapter (sold
separately), computer USB bus power or batteries with
sufficient remaining power.
If the power fails during formatting, the formatting may
not occur correctly.
NOTE
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Using the FULL FORMAT option might restore an SD card
that has decreased writing performance due to repeated
use.
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FULL FORMAT checks the memory for errors while
formatting, so it takes more time than QUICK FORMAT.