4–Preparations

Formatting SD cards

To use a new SD card with this unit, it is necessary to format it first. SD cards formatted by the unit are divided into MTR partitions and FAT partitions. SD cards with high capacities can be formatted with multiple partitions.

For more information about partitions see “9–SD Card Management” on page 81.

NOTE

The included SD card is already formatted so formatting is not necessary. If you format this card the demo song on it will be erased.

The first time you put a new SD card in this unit, a screen prompting you to format it appears.

NOTE

The screen prompting you to format it also appears if you put in an SD card that has been formatted by any device other than this unit.

CAUTION

If you format it, all data saved by the other device will be erased and you will not be able to recover it.

1Press the F3 (YES) key to format the card including creating the standard number of partitions for the card capacity.

2The Home Screen appears after the format completes correctly.

NOTE

•To cancel formatting press the F4 (NO) key.

•Depending on the card capacity, the partition setting can be changed in some cases. To do so, set the partition size in the FORMAT item in the CARD menu before formatting (see “9–SD Card Management” on page 81).

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