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2. Formatting the hard disk

 

 

 

The hard disk of the D1200 is divided into a “song drive” that is used for recording and playing songs, and a “USB drive” that is used to exchange data with a computer.

Of the total capacity of the hard disk, the size of the USB drive is fixed at 2 GB, and the remainder is the capacity of the song drive.

Perform the procedures described below if you want to erase data from a drive or CD-RW, or if an error display appears.

1. Checking the hard disk

This operation checks the song drive of the hard disk for er- rors, and repairs errors that are found. Execute this operation if the “DiskError” error message appears frequently. If no major errors are detected on the drive, you can continue to use the song data.

Perform this procedure if you want to erase data from the entire song drive or USB drive, or if the “Disk Error” display appears frequently, or if checking the hard disk does not improve the situation. You can format the song drive and USB drive together in a single operation, or format them separately.

When you execute the Format operation, all data on the disk will be erased. Be sure to check the contents of the disk before you format it.

If a power failure or similar accident occurs during the formatting process, it is possible that the D1200 will no longer operate correctly. If this occurs, please contact your Korg distributor.

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1Select the type of formatting.

•Access the [SYSTEM/USB] “DiskUtil” tab page, choose “SelOperation,” and turn the [VALUE] dial to select the type of formatting.

Format ALL: Format the entire hard disk

Format/S: Format the song drive

Format/U: Format the USB drive

2Execute formatting.

•Select the “Exec.” button and press the [ENTER] key to open the dialog box.

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1Select “CheckDrive/S.”

•Select “SelOperation,” and use the [VALUE] dial to select “CheckDrive/S.”

2Execute the check.

•Select the “Exec.” button, and press the [ENTER] key to open the dialog box.

•Specify the area that you want to check. For this example, select “Unused.”

•Press the [YES/OK] key to begin the check.

•When checking is finished, the display will indicate “Completed.” Press the [YES/OK] key.

•Use “Quick” to select how the disk will be formatted. If you turn this “On,” only the system area will be initialized, and the operation will not require very much time.

Select “Off” if “DiskError” is displayed frequently, or if you experience problems such as failure to recog- nize the disk drive even after it is formatted with “Quick” turned “On.”

•If you turn the “Force” button “On,” formatting will be executed even if the drive contains a protected song. If this is off when you execute formatting, and the disk contains a protected song, a message of “SongProtect” will be displayed, and the operation will be aborted.

•Press the [YES/OK] key to begin the formatting operation.

•When formatting is finished, the display will indicate “Completed.” Press the [YES/OK] key.

Executing the format operation with “Quick” turned “Off” will require a substantial length of time.

40 GB: On → approximately 7 seconds; Off → approximately 8 hours

If you continue using the D1200 for an extended period, the bottom of the unit may become hot, but this is not a problem for operation. If you are touching the bottom of the D1200 and find that it has become uncomfortably hot, place the unit on a tabletop.

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