Formatting the Recorder [Format]

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Setting Menu

9 Press the `/OK button.

•Formatting begins and [Format !] flashes on the display.

•[Format Done] appears when formatting ends.

Notes

•When an SD Card is inserted in the recorder, be sure to confirm the recording media as either the [Built-in Memory] or the [SD Card] so that there is no mistake (☞ P.34, P.39).

•When attempting to perform operations such as rewriting the contents of an SD Card in cases where the card has been write protected, [SD Card Locked] will appear. The playback opera- tion can be performed, but the write protection must first be turned off when overwriting the contents on the card (☞ P.15).

•Never perform operations such as the following while processing, as they may damage the data. In addition, replace the batteries with two new ones in order to ensure that the batteries will not run out while processing.

1Turning off the power while processing.

2Removing the batteries while processing.

3Remove the [SD Card] during processing when it is being used as the recording media.

Performing any of these operations may dam- age the data.

•Never format the recorder from a PC.

•Once the recorder is formatted, the music files with DRM may not be transferred to the recorder again.

•When the recorder is formatted, all the saved data, including locked files and read-only files, are erased.

•After formatting, recorded audio file names may start from [0001].

•When returning the settings for the functions to their initial settings, use the [Menu Reset] (☞ P.34, P.41).

•Formatting on the recorder will be Quick Format. If you format the SD card, information of file management is refreshed and the data inside the SD card is not deleted completely. When handing over and disposing the SD card, be careful about the data leakage from the SD card. We recommend the SD card to be destroyed when you dispose the SD card.

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