Radio Shack TRS-80 X-PAD GT-116 - Shooting Down the Trouble

but be
sure
the pressure is
moderate.
On
the Writing
Surface,
never:
•
Press the Pen
down
heavily.
•
Repetitively
hit
or
"hammer"
with the
Pen.
Shooting
Down
the
Trouble
If
you
have
problems
operating
your
X-Pad
or
Color
Computer,
refer
to
the
following
checklist
for
a
solution.
If, after
checking the list, you
haven't
solved
the
problem,
take your X-Pad
and Color
Computer
to
your Radio
Shack
store
for service.
Symptom Cure
Program
or data
does not
operate.
1.
Check
program.
Make
sure X-Pad's
addresses
have been
entered
correctly.
2. Check the cartridge
connection. Be sure it
is snugly in place
in the
slot on
the right side
of
the
Computer.
3. Check
to see
how your
Color Computer
operates
without the X-Pad
connected.
(This
can
narrow the
problem down
to
either the Color
Computer or
the
X-Pad.)
Symptom Cure
Data does not
correspond
to
the
correct
physical
Pen
location.
1.
2.
Make sure the
surface of
the paper is clean and
dry.
Be sure the material used
on
the
surface is
not
conductive.
(Standard-sized paper is
preferable.)
3.
Pencil
or felt-tip
pen
should
not
be used.
Pen
down does
not operate.
1.
Be sure you are
pressing
the
Pen
against
the paper
with enough
pressure.
(The Pen
must
be
pressed
with
enough force to
activate the 'Switch'
inside
the Pen.)
2. Tap your thumb near the
Pen's grip rings
to
free
the
Switch.
3.
Loosen Pen's tip and
retighten.
4.
Clean
the Pen's
tip
with
a
rubber eraser.
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