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Chapter 2: Recording on the DPS12

Preparing to record

This section explains the necessary preparations for recording.

Turning on the power to the DPS12

1. Turn on the power to the peripheral devices, excluding the DPS12 and the monitor system.

The sequence for turning on the power to each device is: peripheral devices (such as tone generator, external

SCSI device) DPS12 monitor system.

Reverse this order when you turn off the power.

2. Turn on the power to the DPS12.

CAUTION :

Do not insert a JAZ disk into the JAZ drive on the front panel before you turn on the power

to the DPS12. If you turn the power on or off while a JAZ disk is inserted in the drive, the disk may be

damaged and recorded data may be lost.

When you turn on the power to the DPS12, the following initial screen appears.

3. Press the [F6] key.

The following screen (called the MAIN screen) appears on the display.

4. Turn on the power to the monitor system.

Formatting a JAZ disk

Before you can use a JAZ disk on the DPS12, you first need to format the disk. Follow the procedure below to

format a disk. (Ignore this procedure if you use a pre-formatted disk.)

1. Insert a JAZ disc into the JAZ drive.

2. Press the [DISK] key.

The display changes as follows:

This is a DISK SETUP screen where you can make settings for the JAZ drive or an external hard disk. In this

example, the screen shows the status of connected drives with SCSI ID numbers 0–7. The SCSI ID of the JAZ

drive is 4, and that of the DPS12 is 6. Also, this DISK SETUP screen displays six functions on the bottom line,

which you can recall using the [F1] – [F6] keys.

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