Commodore 1541-II - Connecting Cables

EMPTY THE DRIVE
First, it is very important to be sure nothing is inside the disk drive. If you turn the
power off or oh with a diskette in the drive, you could lose its contents and have to re-
record it. Since you wouldn't like having to do that, always check to be sure nothing is
inside the drive before turning it off or on.
When you first unpack the disk drive, you will find a cardboard shipping spacer
inside. Following the instructions below, pull it out as though it were a diskette, but don't
throw it away. You will want to put it back inside the slot any time you move or ship the
disk drive later.
To check whether the drive is empty (Fig. 1), simply rotate the lever on the front
of the disk drive counter-clockwise until it stops, one-quarter turn at most. Then reach
inside the long slot the lever covers when it points down, and pull out any diskette you
find there.
CONNECTING THE CABLES
With the power supply, the power cable plugs into the back of the disk drive at one
end, and into a grounded (3-prong) outlet at the other end.It will only go in one way. Before
you plug it in though, make sure that your entire computer system is turned off. The disk
drive's on/off switch is in the back, on the right side (when viewed from the back). It is
off when the botton half is pushed inward. Leave your whole system off until everything
is connected. We will tell you when it is safe to turn it on.
Fig 2. Back Panel
DIP SWITCH FOR CHANGING
POWER SWITCH
DEVICE NUMBER
SERIAL INTERFACE
POWER
ON/OFF
ON 1
SERIAL PORT
OFF 0
POWER CORD SOCKET
CONNECTORS FOR
INTERFACE CABLES