Recorder. Now press RETURN on the keyboard again. A series of
tones indicates that the Program Recorder is under control of the
Computer. The Program Recorder will erase the beginning of the
tape surface for approximately eighteen seconds, and copy the pro-
gram from RAM onto the cassette tape, then stop.
7. To record more than one program on a cassette tape repeat steps 5
and 6 until all programs are recorded. Be sure to record the
starting tape counter number for each of the programs recorded.
NOTE
It is good programming technique to create a backup cassette tape for
each of your recorded cassette tapes.
8. Press STOP EJECT on the Program Recorder.
3.6.3 Transfer a Program from Tape to Computer
The following steps detail the procedures required to transfer a pro-
gram recorded on a cassette tape to the RAM memory of a Computer Con-
sole.
1. Insert the prerecorded cassette tape into the Program Recorder
with the recording surface toward the front and the label so that
it can be read.
2. Press REWIND and wait until the tape stops.
3. Press STOP EJECT once (not hard enough to eject cassette).
4. Press the Tape Counter Reset button until it reads 000.
5. Use the ADVANCE key to position the cassette tape at the beginning
of the stored program (refer to record you made in step 7, above).
6. On the Computer Console keyboard type: CLOAD and press RETURN. You
will hear one beep.
7. Press PLAY on the Program Recorder. Then press RETURN on the key-
board. A series of tones from the computer indicates that the
program is being transferred.
8. When the tape stops, the program has been transferred from the
cassette tape to the computer.
9. Press STOP EJECT on the Program Recorder.
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