Sharp PC-1403

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3. Load i ng from a magnetic tape
S e e T ap e N otes.
T o l oa d , tra n s f er , o r re a d o u t p r o gr a m s a nd d a t a f ro m m a gn e t i c t ape i nt o th e
c o mp ute r , use the foll o w i ng p r o cedu r e .
( 1 ) Turn o ff t h e RE M OT E s w i tch .
( 2) L oa d th e t ape i n the tape reco r de r . M ov e t he t a pe t o a p o i n t ju st b e f o r e the port i o n
to be re a d ou t.
D ur i n g th e ve ri fica t io n , t h e m a r k " * " is s ho w n a t the r i g ht m os t di g it of th e
d i s p l a y . T h e " * " will d i sap p ea r wh e n th e v e r i fi cat i on i s c omp let e d. Wh ile a file
n a me i s b e i ng ret ri e v ed , n o " * " w i ll b e d i sp l ayed as t he v e rific atio n h as no t
st arted yet.
( T he s a m e occurs w h e n t h e fir st p r o g r a m i s r ea d wi tho ut a f i le n a me.)
If t h e pro g r a m s a r e verified as b e i ng i d en t i ca l , a P R O MP T sy m bo l ( > ) w i ll be
d i s p l a yed o n t h e compu t e r .
I f t h e p r o g r a m s differ , exe c utio n w i ll b e i n te rru p t e d a nd E r ror c o de 8 w i l l be
d i s p l a y ed . I f t h is occ u rs , try a ga i n .
E n t er t h e follo win g keys : -
Th e fil e na m e
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p r evio usly.
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T he co m p ut e r w i ll au t o m a tic a ll y s e ar c h fo r t he sp eci fied fil e na m e a nd wi l l co m pa re
t h e con te nt s o n tap e w i th th e co n tents i n memo ry .
(6) In pu t a C L O AD ? stat em ent an d s t a rt ex e c u t i o n w i th I ENTeRI k ey . D o th i s as
f oll o ws : Set t he co m pute r i n th e " RU N " o r "P RO " mode .
2. Verifying the computer and tape contents
Se e T a pe N o tes .
A ft er l oa d i n g o r t ra n sferr i ng a p ro g ra m t o or fr om tape , yo u ca n ve ri f y t h at th e p rog r a m
o n t a pe a n d p rogram i n t he c o mpu ter a r e i de n t i ca l ( and thus be s u r e t h a t e ve ryth i ng i s
OK be for e co nt i n ui ng yo ur p r og ra mm i ng or ex e c u t i on o f p r ogr a m s ) .
( 1 ) T urn o ff t h e R EM O T E s w i tc h .
( 2 ) W it h cassette i n t he rec o rde r , ope rat e th e t a p e m o ti on c o ntrols t o po s it i o n tape at
t h e po in t j u s t b e fo re the a pp r o p r i at e f i l e n a m e t o b e c he cke d .
( 3 ) Co nn ect t he gray plug to t he E A R ph o n e and the black pl u g t o th e R E M ote jacks.
(4 ) T u rn o n the R E MO T E s w i tc h .
( 5) Pr ess t h e PLA Y b u tt on o f the r eco r de r .
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