26 Chapter 3—The Basics
D24—Owner’s Manual
Formatting MO Disks
New MO disks and MO disks that have been used to store other kinds of data must be
formatted before they can be used in the D24. The formatting process prepares a disk
for storing D24 data. Formatting erases all previously stored data, so if you’re reusing a
disk, make sure that it contains no important data before formatting.
Before formatting a disk, set the sampling rate as required. If the sampling rate is
changed after formatting, project start times other than 00:00:00.00 may change. If the
start time does change, use the TC Modify function to correct it. See “Modifying a
Project’s Start Time” on page 83 for more information.
1Insert the disk into the D24 disk drive.
If the disk is new or has been formatted for use in a device other than the D24, the mes-
sage “UNFORMATTED” appears on the display.
2Press the [FORMAT] button.
The FORMAT indicator flashes and “FORMAT DISK—ARE YOU SURE” flashes on
the display.
3Press the [ENTER] button.
“PRESS—REC + PLAY” appears on the display.
4Press the [REC] and [PLAY] buttons simultaneously to format the disk, or the
[CANCEL] button to cancel the Format function.
While the disk is being formatted, “FORMATTING” appears on the display.
When formatting is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display, the FORMAT indi-
cator goes out, and “01 NEW PROJ” appears on the display.
5If you want to set the absolute start time of project 01 to a time other than
“00:00:00.00,” set it now. See “Recording” on page 33 for more information.
Otherwise, press the [ENTER] button.
The absolute start time for subsequent projects can be specified as and when they are
recorded.
The MO disk is now ready for use.