{"id":1765460,"date":"2020-10-26T19:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1765460"},"modified":"2020-10-26T19:40:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:40:23","slug":"format-sd-cards-on-a-tascam-dr-40x","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/format-sd-cards-on-a-tascam-dr-40x\/","title":{"rendered":"Format SD Cards on a TASCAM DR-40X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"How-to-format-an-SD-card-on-a-TASCAM-DR-40X\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to format an SD card on a TASCAM DR-40X<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide will show you the procedure on how to format an SD card on a TASCAM DR-40X. When formatting cards on the DR-40X, TASCAM recommends that it be connected to your computer via USB or powered by new batteries or the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/PSP520--tascam-ps-p520e-ac-adapter-power-supply\" target=\"_blank\">external TASCAM power supply<\/a>. Please follow the instructions below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ffe46e\" class=\"has-background\"><strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>Formatting the SD card will erase all stored data, so be sure that all of your files are backed up beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div style=\u201dpadding: 10px;\u201d>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Press the <strong>MENU <\/strong>button, then use the <strong>+ <\/strong>and <strong>&#8211; <\/strong>buttons to navigate to <em>System<\/em>.<\/li><li>Use the <strong>+ <\/strong>and <strong>&#8211; <\/strong>buttons, navigate to <em>ERASE\/FORMAT<\/em>, then select <em>QUICK<\/em><strong> <\/strong>format or <em>FULL<\/em><strong> <\/strong>format:<ul><li><em>QUICK erases all recorded files and recreates the Music and Utility folder.<\/em><\/li><li><em>FULL will erase everything and will also check for any SD card errors in the process.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Press <strong>ENTER<\/strong> to confirm you wish to perform the format, then press <strong>ENTER <\/strong>once more to begin the formatting process.<\/li><li>You can cancel the DR-40X SD card formatting process at any time by pressing the <strong>HOME <\/strong>button.<\/li><li>Once complete, you\u2019ll be taken back to the <em>HOME <\/em>screen.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34850,40222,54357],"storecat":[],"itemids":[212004],"manufacturers":[33792],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to format an SD card on a TASCAM DR40X handheld recorder. 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