Alpha VS 100 - Page 13

about
1/2".
Radio
Shack
sella rubber
feet
(part
number
64-2346).
**NOT£
2:
If you are
using
a Radio
Shack
Model I
"System
desk"
you will
need
to either
raise
the
expansion
interface
or purchase
an
extender
cable
•
(Order our
special
VS cable.
$9.95 +$2.50
S&H)
•**-
Model I
keyboard only
system
:
Plug the
VS-100
into
the back
left of the
keyboard, hanging
down
.
—.
Model
III : Plug
the
VS-100 into the
50-pin
bus
located
underneath the
computer
in the
middle
towards
the back.
The board should
extend
towards
the
back,
away from
the keyboard.
Insert the small black
shaft
into the long
lucite
shaft.
Peel off the
adhesive
on
the small bracket.
Firmly
, but
gently, insert the
shaft
assembly
into the potentiometer
on
the
VS board.
Hold
the potentiometer
while
pushing the
shaft in.
Press
the
bracket against the
bottom right side
of
the
computer
case.
—
»
Other "compatible"
systems
:
Be
very
careful
,
compatibility
sometimes
covers
only the
software.
Refer to your
manuals
for more
information
.
—
Limitations
: The
VS-100
is specified
up to 4MHz,
faster systems may not
operate
reliably.
If
you
have
a
speed up
modification
on your
computer,
you must
switch
it
back to the
normal speed
prior to
sending
speech codes
to the
VS-100.
Most "speed up mods"
can
be turned on and off under
software
control
(usually
using an
OUT
command)
.
Check
their
manual
for the
proper code
.
Power up your computer.
NOTE
1:
Some
continuous
tone might
be
heard . It
will quiet when
you load VS48 or VS32 .
If you want
to
silence it right
away,
you just type
QUIET from
DOS.
This
very
short (15 bytes) command
file will
simply
output code
3
(silence) to the VS-100,
and return
to
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