Tascam 788 - Manual (Page 32)

2 – Getting started–DISK menu
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NOTE
You cannot undo a disk format.
You only need to format a disk for the 788 under the follow-
ing circumstances: you are using a new removable disk
(zip®, jaz®, etc.), or have connected a new external hard
disk. The other time when you may want to format a disk is
when a disk has become full and you want to re-use it.
However, it is probably safer to delete songs one by one,
rather than formatting the whole disk.
Disks in the list are identified by their SCSI ID numbers
(from 0 through 6; ID 7 is reserved for the788’s internal
controller). If the disks are divided into partitions, the parti-
tions are listed as
Part1 , Part2 , etc.
Selecting a disk
This selects the disk on which you will create new
songs and on which you will work. Only formatted
disks and partitions (see “Formatting a disk” on
page 31 above) can be selected as the active disk, and
only one at a time can be selected as the active disk.
1 Press the MENU key.
2 Turn the dial until DISK is highlighted and
press ENTER .
3 If SELECT is not highlighted, turn the dial
until it is, and press ENTER .
4 Turn the dial to select the disk or partition
from the list, and press
ENTER .
Ejecting a disk
This only applies to removable media (MO, zip and
jaz drives, etc.). Of course, you cannot eject a hard
disk. Since the SCSI standard allows the disk to iden-
tify itself as ejectable or not to the controlling device
(in this case, the 788), you’ll never see a disk in this
list that cannot be ejected.
1 Press the MENU key.
2 Turn the dial until DISK is highlighted and
press ENTER .
3 Turn the dial until EJECT is highlighted,
and press ENTER .
4 Select the disk to be ejected (if you have more
than one removable media drive connected you
can only select one at a time), by pressing
ENTER .
NOTE
While the 788 is connected to removable media drives and
using the media, the eject button on the drive is locked.
This software function is the way to eject such disks.
Checking disks
You use this operation to re-scan the drive list when
you have inserted a removable disk and you need the
788 to recognize it.
1 Press the MENU key.
2 Turn the dial until DISK is highlighted and
press ENTER .
3 Turn the dial until CHECK is highlighted,
and press ENTER .
The 788 will close the current song and scan all
connected drives and partitions. The process
may take a little time, after which the song is
reloaded.
NOTE
While this operation is in progress, do not turn off the
power to the 788, and do not turn any drives connected to
the 788 on or off. You should not insert or remove any
removable media during this time (including recordable CD
discs).