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Follow these three Stcps
to
save
a program
on
tape.
Start rccording by holding
down
the PlAY
button
while you
press RECORD. Both
buttons
should
stay
down
2
Type
SAVE:
and
press Rerum The cursor will disappear. In a fcw
seconds,
the
computcr
will
boep
to
indicatc that it
has
begun
to
record
the program. If
all
goes
well, the
computer
will
beep
a
second
time
and
the
cursor
will
rcappear,
indicating that
the
computer
has
successfully
savcd
the
program
3 Push the
SlOP
bulton
on
the cassette
recorder
Make a
I\OfC
of
the
reading
on
the
tape
counter
.:. Recording lips.
When
saving
more
than
one
program
on
the
same
tape,
write
down
lhe
tape
COUntcr
numbers,
so
you
can
find
prognffiS
easily
.....
150,
leave
several
seconds
of
unrecorded
Sp;l.CC
between
programs.
Many
people
make
several
recordings
of
important
progr.lms. This
W;l.y,
if
onc
recording is
b;l.d.
they
h;l.\'C
extr.l versions
Troubleshooting
tape
loading
Recorder
volume
is the
mOSt
impor12nt faCior in
loading
problems
If you are having trouble,
experiment
with different
voluITlCS.
:\orm;l.Uy the
best
le
...
el
lies betv.'Cen
50%
and
70%
of
ma.ximum
volume. As
pa.rt
of
your
experimentation, you
an
diSConnect thc
input
cable
from
the
recorder
and
liSten
to
the
data
recorded
on
the
tape. Adjust the
volume
so
that
the
sounds
arc criSp
and
clear,
neither faint
nor
distorted.
Once
you find a
good
setting, paim a
mark
on
the case
and
volume dial
so
you
can readily set volume. Be
sure
[0 plug the cable back into the
MICROPIIO~E
jack before using
the recorder with the computer.
If
experimentation
doesn't
work, have
an
electronics technician
check
the
head
alignrncnt
on
the recorder
Improperly
aligned
heads
can distort data recordings.
Keyboard
review
AS
An
Introduction
pointed
out,
the
Apple lie keyboard looks like a
typewriter keyboard with several special keys
and
a numeric
keypad
to
the side. Figure 2-7 identiflcs
and
gives
brief
descriptions
of
all
the special keys. The rest
of
this section describes these keys
in
greater
detail.
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