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Chapter16—Backing up and restoring songs
252 — Operation Guide
4. Move the cursor to either the QUICK or the NORMAL button, and press
the [ENTER] key.
The formatting method will depend on the button you select.
❍ QUICK (quick format)
Use this when you wish to quickly erase data from a previously-formatted hard
disk.
❍ NORMAL (normal format)
Use this when formatting a newly purchased hard disk. Depending on the capac-
ity of the hard disk, this may require several minutes or several-ten minutes.
After selecting one or the other button, press the [ENTER] key, and a popup win-
dow will appear, asking you to confirm the Format operation.
5. Move the cursor to the TYPE area, and rotate the [DATA/JOG] dial to
select one of the following two types of file system that will be created
during the formatting operation.
• ORIGINAL ...................This is the native file system of the AW4416. Select
this file system if you have selected TYPE2 as the
backup format.
• FAT 16 ..........................This is the file system used on PC-type computers
(e.g., Windows 95 or Windows 98 machines). Select
this file system if you wish to exchange files with a
PC.
The AW4416 does not support the “FAT32” file system used on Windows 95
OSR2 and subsequent operating systems.
A popup window will appear, asking you to confirm the Format operation.
6. Move the cursor to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.
Formatting will be performed.