(¥) key to open the CARDmenu screen.

3Turn the DATA wheel to select FAT REFORMAT, and press the F4 (¥) key.

A pop-up message warning that all data on the FAT partition will be erased appears.

4Press the F3 (YES) key to reformat the FAT partition.

•• When reformatting finishes the CARDmenu screen reopens.

•• To cancel reformatting, press the F4 (NO) key instead of the F3 (YES) key.

Initializing SD cards

If you want to use an SD card that was used with this unit, we recommend that you initialize it.

When you initialize an SD card, the entire card is

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formatted as FAT32.

1With the transport stopped and the Home Screen open, press the MENU key to open the MENUscreen.

2Turn the DATA wheel to select CARD, and press the F4 (¥) key to open the CARD menu screen.

3Turn the DATA wheel to select the SD INITIALIZE item and press the F4 (¥) key.

A pop-up message warning that all data on the card will be erased appears.

4Press the F3 (YES) key to initialize the entire card and format it as FAT32.

•• To cancel initialization, press the F4 (NO) key instead of the F3 (YES) key.

CAUTION

If you want to use the card with a DP-004 again you will need to format it (see “Formatting SD cards” on page 38).

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