PLAY. The PLAY key enables the
PET
to begin searching the tape for a pro-
gram to load from the tape
into
PET
memory. or to
write
from
PET
memory to the
tape if the
RECORD
key
is
also pressed.
When
vou initiate the first LOAD or SAVE
on the cassette. the
PET
asks vou to "PRESS PLAY
ON
TAPE #
1";
the PLAY key
remains depressed
until
vou disengage it by pressing the tape
STOP
key.
Vou can
leave the PLAY key pressed
until
vou are through
with
the tape; the
PET
reads or
writes on the tape only
when
directed to by commands from the keyboard.
When
vou first power up the
PET.
have the tape control keys ail up (off). If
the PLAY key
is
depressed. the tape
will
begin moving on power-up.
STOP. The tape
STOP
key disengages any of the other tape control keys. If
one of the other keys does not respond. press the tape
STOP
key and then the key
that
did not respond.
Note
that
there are
two
STOP
keys on the
PET:
the tape
STOP
key and the
main keyboard
STOP
key.
Vou should have no trouble differentiating between the
two.
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