Tascam 2488neo owner manual Reformatting the entire hard disk

As noted in the section on “Basic Knowledge” (page 13), the 2488neo hard disk is divided into a FAT-32 partition for audio file exchange, and multiple TASCAM partitions.

You can reformat the entire hard disk or individual partitions.

CAUTION

Reformatting erases all the data on the disk or parti- tion and it cannot be undone. Back up all the songs and data that you want to save, using CD-R/CD-RW

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discs or a computer’s hard drive, before starting this operation (see "Backup and restoration" on page 87).

Do not turn off the power during formatting. This may lead to the loss of recorded data and/or not being able to restart the 2488neo.

Reformatting the entire hard disk

You can change the size of the TASCAM partitions when you reformat the hard disk. All partitions are created with the same size, which may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 gigabytes*.

A maximum of four partitions may be allocated.

Note that it is possible to allocate four smaller partitions, and therefore leave part of the hard disk space unused. TASCAM native partitions cannot be accessed from a host computer using USB.

The FAT partition size is always fixed at 8GB.

6Press YES/ENTER to continue with the format, and NO/EXIT to stop the process.

CAUTION

While the format operation is taking place, the HD indicator lights and you cannot perform any opera- tions. Make sure that you do not turn off the 2488neo during the format operation. If the 2488neo is turned off during formatting, you may not be able to restart the unit afterwards.

*A gigabyte is defined here as 1024 megabytes. A gigabyte holds just under four hours’ worth of 16-bit mono audio.

1With the transport stopped, press MENU key.

The MENU screen appears.

2Highlight DISK and press YES/ENTER. Then the

DISK menu appears.

3Highlight FORMAT and press YES/ENTER.

The hard disk size is shown at the top of the screen, and the partition size is shown below this.

4Use the dial to change the partition size.

5Press YES/ENTER to continue with the format oper- ation. Press NO/EXIT to halt the operation.

If you continue with the format, a pop-up message appears to ask you once again whether you are real- ly sure you want to format the disk.

7When the format operation is complete, a new blank song is automatically created on each partition.

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