Using the USB connection
40 TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual
Advanced techniques
Using the USB connection
We use the term
“PC” throughout
this section to mean either a Win-
dows or Macintosh personal com-
puter.
You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT partition of the
hard disk.
Data transfer between a personal computer and the DP-01 is always done
through this FAT partition. It is not possible to access the “native” partitions
directly from a PC and so all transfers are a 2-stage process.
Do not rename or
delete these direc-
tories—if you do, you will lose
the ability to carry out the opera-
tions described here.
Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE
and UTILITY, as explained below.
You can make the following transfers:
… Whole songs—the DP-01 calls this BACKUP (from the DP-01 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 DP-01).
… 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 DP-01.
The
UTILITY
direc-
tory is used for DP-
01 system updates, etc. Explana-
tions of how this is used are given
with the update software.
… Mastered stereo mixes—export only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE
directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
System requirements
Data transfer be-
tween the DP-01
and a PC takes place at USB 2.0
speeds (maximum). If your com-
puter has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0,
data transfer will still work, but
slower. Additionally, we recom-
mend that you always use a high-
quality USB 2.0 cable in order to
maximize data transfer speeds.
The DP-01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Win-
dows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will work with the following
operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above, and MacOS
X 10.2 and above.
For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP-01 simply
appears as a removable disk.
However, you should always follow your computer’s instructions on how to
disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system. If you do not do
this, there is a risk of data corruption in the FAT partition.
Disconnecting from Windows Me / 2000 / XP systems With
Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the procedure is a little more
complex than simply unplugging the DP-01.
In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an icon
picture of a PC card and an arrow.
1 Left-click this icon to show a popup bar. Click this popup bar to allow
the DP-01 to be removed from the computer.
2 When the panel telling you it is safe to remove the DP-01 appears,
press the DP-01
EXIT key to “close” the system (see ““Open” and
“Close”” on page 41):
Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01
[EXIT]->close
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