REFERENCE MANUAL

30 TASCAM DR-05
5–Working with Files and Folders (BROWSE screen)
On the BROWSE screen, you can view the contents of
the Music Folder, which contains the audio les on the
microSD card that you can use with the DR-05. On this
screen, you can also play and erase selected audio les,
create folders, add tracks to the playlist and so on. (See
“Playlist” on page 34.)
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If you connect the DR-05 with a computer by USB, or
mount the microSD card on a computer using a card
reader or other input, you can change the folder structure
within the
MUSIC Folder and erase files from the computer as you
would the contents of a hard drive. Furthermore, you can
change file names from the computer.
To open the BROWSE screen, press the MENU button to
open the MENU screen. Use the + or − button to select
BROWSE and press the 7 button.
T he contents of the folder that contains the le that
was selected on the Home screen before the BROWSE
screen was opened appears on the display.
Screen navigation
On the BROWSE screen, folders and music les appear in
a hierarchical structure much like they would appear
on a computer. On the DR-05, folders can only be used
to two levels.
• Use the + or − button to select files and folders.
• When a folder is selected, press the / button to
show the contents of that folder.
• When a file or folder is selected, press the .
button to exit the currently open folder and go to a
higher level in the folder structure.
• When a file or folder is selected, press the QUICK
button to open the pop-up window.
• When a file is selected, press the 7 button to
return to the Home screen and play the file.
This folder that contains this file becomes the
current folder, and new recorded file will be saved
in this folder. If the playback area has been set to
FOLDER , this folder becomes the new playback area.
• When a folder is selected, press the 7 button to
return to the Home screen. The first file in the folder
(shown at the top of the file list) will be played.
This folder becomes the current folder, and new
recorded files will be saved in this folder. Regardless
of the previous setting, the playback area is set to
FOLDER , and this folder becomes the new playback
area.
Icons on the BROWSE screen
The meanings of icons that appear on the BROWSE
screen are as follows.
Root Music Folder ( MUSIC )
The MUSIC Folder is the highest (root) level folder in the
hierarchy shown on the BROWSE screen.
Audio le
This icon appears before the names of music les.
Plus folder
This icon shows folders that contain subfolders.
Plain folder
This icon shows folders that do not contain subfolders.
Open folder
The contents of the folder marked with this icon
currently appear on this screen.
File operations
Select the desired audio le on the BROWSE screen and
press the QUICK button to open the pop-up window
that is shown below.
Use the + or − button to select the item you want from
the following list and press 7 button to execute it.
INFO
Information (date/time, size) about the selected le
appears. Press the 7 button again or press the ¤
(HOME) [8] button to return to the BROWSE screen.
ADD LIST
Adds the selected le to the playlist. (See “Playlist” on
page 34.)
DELETE
A message appears to conrm that you want to delete
the le. Press the 7 button to erase the le and
the ¤ (HOME) [8] button to cancel the deletion
operation.