2 – Advanced techniques

Protecting a song

When a song is protected, it cannot be edited, and further recording is not possible. Of course, it cannot be erased, either.

1. From the SONGmenu, select the PROTECTaction:

2.Use the dial to change protection from OFFto ON and press YES/ENTER.

In lists of songs for copying, deletion, etc., a “key” icon ( ) appears beside any protected song.

If you try to do an action which cannot be performed on a protected song, a message appears (Song Protected).

Unprotect a song by following the steps above, but changing ONto OFF.

Using the USB connection

You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT partition of the hard disk or CF card.

NOTE

We use the term “PC” throughout this section to mean either a Windows or Macintosh personal computer.

Data transfer between a personal computer and the unit is always done through this FAT partition. You cannot access “native” partitions from a computer, so performing data transfer functions is a two-stage process.

Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (fold- ers): BACKUP, WAVE and UTILITY, as explained below.

You can make the following transfers:

Whole songs—the unit calls this BACKUP (from the unit to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition to the PC) and RESTORE (from the PC to the BACKUP directory of the FAT partition of the unit).

Tracks in WAV format—tracks can be exported (one or more at a time) as WAV files, or imported (one at a time) from WAV files between the PC and the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the unit.

Mastered stereo mixes—export only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the unit.

NOTE

CAUTION

Do not rename or delete these directories—if you do, you will lose the ability to carry out the operations described here.

The UTILITY directory is used for DP- 02/DP-02CF system updates, etc. Explanations of how this is used are given with the update software.

System requirements

The unit will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. It will also work with the following operating systems from Apple Computer: Mac OS X 10.2 and above.

NOTE

Data transfer between the unit and a PC takes place at USB 2.0 speeds (maximum). If your computer has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0, data transfer will still work, but the USB 1.1 rate. We recommend that you always use a high-quality USB 2.0 cable in order to maximize data transfer speeds.

If the unit is connected to an Apple Mac running an unsupported Mac OS (10.1 or older) using USB, it may not be possible to use the software unmount, or disconnect, function of that OS. In this case, you may remove the USB cable from either the computer or the unit to force a disconnect.

your system. If you do not do this, there is a risk of data corruption in the unit’s FAT partition.

ªDisconnecting from Windows 2000 / XP / Vista systems

With Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista the procedure is a little more complex than simply unplugging the unit.

In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an icon of a PC card and an arrow.

1.Left-click this icon to show a popup bar. Click this popup bar to allow the unit to be removed from the computer.

For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The unit simply appears as a mass storage device.

However, you should always follow your computer’s instructions on how to disconnect a USB drive safely from

2.When the panel telling you it is safe to remove the unit appears, press the YES/ENTER key on the unit to “close” the system (see ““Open” and “Close”” on page 43).

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