Restoring songs, Track import and export, 11 – exchanging data with a computer – Tascam DP-008 User Manual

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TASCAM DP-008

CAUTION

If you use a computer to change the

•

name of a song file that has been backed

up, use no more than eight ordinary

single-byte English letters and numbers.
Do not change the file extension.

•

Restoring songs

Basically, restoring is the reverse of backing

up. In short, transfer a backup file on a

computer to this unit to restore a song.
1 Connect this unit to a computer using

the USB cable (see “Connecting with a

computer” on page 71).

2 Use the computer to copy backup files

from the computer to the BACKUP

directory on the FAT partition of the

unit.

3. When copying finishes, disconnect the

unit from the computer using the proper

procedures and then remove the USB

cable (see “Disconnecting” on page 72).

4 After this unit restarts automatically,

press

to open the

screen.

5 Turn the

DATA

wheel to select

DATA

BACKUP

and press the

(¥) key.

DATA BACKUP

screen appears.

6 Turn the

DATA

wheel to select

SONG

RESTORE

, and press the

(¥) key.

The screen shows the backup files on the

FAT partition.

NOTE

An error message appears if there are no

files on the FAT partition.

7 Turn the

DATA

wheel to select the file

that you want to restore, and press the

(

EXEC

)

key.

The actual song name and a confirmation

message (“

Are you sure

?”) appear.

NOTE

If the file name is short, spaces appear after

the file name on the FAT partition, but

those spaces are not included in the actual

file name.

8 Press the

F3 (

YES

)

key.

After the currently loaded song is saved,

the song selected in step 6 is restored and

loaded.

NOTE

If the open space on the card is insufficient,

an error message appears.

9 Press the

HOME

key to return to the

Home Screen.

Track import and export

You can import and export individual tracks

between a computer and this unit’s FAT

partition. Files that can be imported/exported

as tracks must be WAV files (with the “.WAV”

extension). You can import both mono and

stereo files and export mono files. If you

want to import audio into this unit that is of

a different format, you must convert it to a

16-bit, 44.1-kHz mono/stereo WAV file first.

11 – Exchanging Data with a Computer