TASCAM DR-40
101
12 – Settings and Information
Setting the format of file names
You can select the format of names given to files recorded by
this unit.
1 Press the MENU button to open the
MENU
screen.
2 Use the + or − button to select
OTHERS
, and press
the ENTER/MARK or
/
button to open the
OTHERS
submenu.
3 Use the + or − button to select
FILE
NAME
, and press the
ENTER/MARK or
/
button.
FILE
NAME
screen appears.
Use the
.
or
/
button and the + or − button to set
each item.
On this screen you can make the following settings for each
item.
File name format
The
TYPE
item can be set to either
WORD
(default setting) or
DATE
.
WORD: When set to
WORD
, a 6-character file name is used as
the beginning of each file name.
Example: TASCAM_0001S12.wav
DATE: The date is used as the file name (in yymmdd format).
Example: 110101_0000.wav
NOTE
The date is set using the unit’s internal clock. (See “Setting the
date and time” on page 29.)
Setting the WORD item
To set the
WORD
item, use the
.
and
/
buttons to move
the cursor, and use the + or − button to select the character.
In addition to the alphabet and numbers, the following
characters can be used:
! # $ % & ‘ ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } ~
Resetting the number (COUNT)
Select
COUNT INIT
, and press the ENTER/MARK button to
execute it. The next file created after this will have the number
“0001” after the characters set using the
WORD
item.
