Akai DD1500

10 - SYSTEM SETUP
Page 54 Version 2.00 - March, 1996
The SYSTEM page’s soft keys take you to other pages where certain parameters that
affect the whole unit may be set. Not all of these are relevant for basic operation so, for
the moment, we will only look at the SETTINGS and DISK FORMATTING pages.
DISK - FORMATTING DISKS
The DISK pages are used for general disk management such as renaming and deleting
files, formatting disks, copying disks, etc.. For the moment, we will just look at formatting a
disk as this needs to be done before you can start working with the DD1500. Pressing
DISK displays this screen:
Assuming you have not used the system yet, no files exist on disk and so the DISK page
is empty. If this is your first time to use the system, you may receive the message:
This indicates that the disk needs formatting. Press F2 - UTILS. You will see this screen:
Press FORMAT DISK (F5/F6) to see this screen:
You may select whether to format the disk for use in a DD1000 or for the DD1500. You
should select DD1500 (the default selection) - DD1000 format is only of use if you think
the disk may be used in an Akai DD1000.
You may select whether to just format the disk or format the disk and certify it afterwards.
Formatting is very fast but if you select FORMAT & CERTIFY, this may take a while
depending on the size of the disk. However, if this is the first time the disk is being
formatted, it is recommended you run the certify process as well. This will mark out any
bad blocks on the disk and prevent them from being used which will make the disk more
reliable and not prone to read errors.
It is also possible to give the disk a name in the LABEL field. Here, you may enter a name
of up to ten characters. This name will accompany the disk wherever you take it. To label
the disk, move the cursor to the LABEL field and press NAME. You may enter a name of
up to ten characters using the track select keys. Press EXECUTE once to complete the
name and EXECUTE again to enter the name.