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TASCAM DA-3000
1 – Introduction
SD cards, CF cards and USB flash
drives
This unit can use SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives for
playback and SD/CF cards for recording.
A list of SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have been
confirmed to operate with this unit can be found on our web
sites (http://tascam.com/ or http://tascam.eu/ for Europe).
Precautions for use
SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives are built with high
precision. In order to prevent damage to a flash drive or card,
follow these precautions when handling them.
• Do not leave them in extremely hot or cold places.
• Do not leave them in extremely humid places.
• Do not let them get wet.
• Do not put things on top of them or twist them.
• Do not allow them to be struck with force.
• Do not insert or remove them during recording, playback,
data transfer or other operations that access them.
• When transporting cards, carry them inside a memory card
case or similar protection.
Media that has been confirmed for use with
this unit
This unit uses SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives for
playback and SD/CF cards for recording.
Microdrives cannot be used with this unit.
Moreover, some SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives,
especially older ones, use slower flash memory components or
smaller internal buffers. When using an SD card, CF card or USB
flash drive like this, the unit might not operate properly.
A list of SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have been
confirmed to operate with this unit can be found on our web
sites (http://tascam.com/ or http://tascam.eu/ for Europe). Please
refer to this. You can also contact TASCAM customer support.
SD card write protection
This unit writes track data to the media in order to improve
performance. Since track data cannot be written to write-
protected SD cards, media reading will take longer and perfor-
mance could otherwise be affected.
SD card and CF card formatting
SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that have been formatted
by this unit have been optimized to improve performance
during recording. For this reason, you should use this unit to
format the SD cards, CF cards and USB flash drives that you will
use with it. Using an SD card, CF card or USB flash drive that has
been formatted by a computer or other device might result in
errors when recording with this unit.
