Reference Guide

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TASCAM DR-40X
13 – 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 ENTER/MARK or / button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the ENTER/MARK button again to open a confir-
mation pop-up window.
3.
Press the ENTER/MARK button to initialize the unit.
Press ¤ (HOME) [8] to cancel initialization.
Formatting SD cards
Use the QUICK FORMAT item to format an SD card.
Formatting an SD 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 ENTER/MARK or / button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the ENTER/MARK button again to open a confir-
mation pop-up window.
3.
Press the ENTER/MARK button to format the SD card.
Press ¤ (HOME) [8] to cancel formatting the SD card.
Completely formatting SD cards
Use the FULL FORMAT item to completely format an SD card.
Full formatting checks the SD card memory for errors while
formatting, so it takes more time than quick formatting.
Formatting an SD 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 ERASE FORMAT, and press
the ENTER/MARK or / button to highlight Exec.
2.
Press the ENTER/MARK button again to open a confir-
mation pop-up window.
3.
Press the ENTER/MARK button to format the SD card
completely.
Press ¤ (HOME) [8] to cancel formatting the SD card.
CAUTION
When formatting an SD card, the unit should be operating
on AC power supplied through a TASCAM PS-P520E
adapter (sold separately), USB bus power supplied from a
computer, 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.