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Front-Panel Key Reference
File
Name Accesses the Alpha Editor and allows you to enter a
filename. The external keyboard can also be used to
enter a filename while the alpha editor is accessed.
Complete your entry by pressing
Return or Enter.
NOTE Only capital letters (A-Z) and digits (0-9) may appear in file names (8
characters, maximum). Additionally, file names include a 3 digit
extension which is automatically set by the instrument.
Dir Up Allows you to move up one directory level. If at the top
level,
Dir Up moves to the drive level, displaying the
available disk drives.
Dir Select Accesses the highlighted directory on your display.
Create Dir Allows you to create subdirectories.
Create Dir
Now Executes the create directory function. When the
directory has been created, the message Directory
XXXXXX created (where XXXXXX is the directory
name) will appear in the status line on your display.
Name Accesses the Alpha Editor and allows you to enter a
filename. The external keyboard can also be used to
enter a filename while the alpha editor is accessed.
Complete your entry by pressing
Return or Enter.
NOTE Only capital letters (A-Z) and digits (0-9) may appear in file names (8
characters, maximum). Additionally, file names include a 3 digit
extension which is automatically set by the instrument.
Dir Up Allows you to move up one directory level. If at the top
level,
Dir Up moves to the drive level, displaying the
available disk drives.
Dir Select Accesses the highlighted directory on your display.
Format Formats a double-density floppy disk to 1.44 MB format. 720 KB disks
are not supported.
Format Now Executes the format function. After pressing
Format Now, the following message will appear on the
display: WARNING: You are about to destroy ALL
data on volume A: Press Format Now again to
proceed or any other key to abort. During the
formatting, Formatting Disk will appear on the
display. Once formatted, Volume A: formatted will
appear in the status line on the display.