Overview of partitions

As described in “Partitions and songs” (page 47), SD cards formatted by this unit are divided into partitions. MTR partitions are for recording data while the FAT partition can be accessed with a personal computer. High-capacity cards can have multiple MTR partitions. In this case, you can use the MTR partitions for different songs, for example, or copy songs to a different MTR partitions to save their information. The FAT partition is FAT32 format and can be accessed by a computer connected to this unit by USB. This FAT partition is used to save songs and export stereo masters to computers, as well as to allow this unit to import audio files into songs, for example. For this reason, two steps are necessary to copy from a MTR partition and

a computer. You can also format an entire card or individual partition as well as change the divisions between partitions (repartition) as necessary.

CAUTION

Formatting and repartition operations cannot be undone!

9–SD Card Management

NOTE

•The FAT (File Allocation Table) format is a disk format that can be read by a computer.

•This unit can use both SD (512 MB – 2 GB) and SDHC (4–32 GB) cards.

•See “Selecting the active partition” on page 47 for how to change the active partition.

Write-protected cards

SD cards have write-protect (lock) switches.

Unprotected Protected

Files cannot be recorded or edited on a card if you slide its switch down.

Slide the switch down if you want to prevent the contents of the card from being changed or erased.

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