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Texas Instruments TI-99/4A User Reference Guide

Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
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General
Information
*
PRESS
CASSETTE
RECORD
CS1
THEN
PRESS
ENTER
Press
the
"record"
button
on
the
recorder,
and
then
press ENTER
on
the
computer.
As
soon
as
you
do,
your
data
will
begin
recording
on
the
tape,
and
the
screen
will
show
this message:
*
RECORDiNG
You may
hear
the
sound
of
the
encoded
information
as
it is being
stored
or
read
from the
tape
unit.
Several
seconds
of
blank
tape
will
be
recorded
to allow for the leader on the tape.
* PRESS
CASSETTE
STOP CSI
THEN
PRESS
ENTER
When all the
data
has
been recorded,
press
the
"stop" button
on
the recorder,
and
then
press
the
computer's
ENTER key.
Once
you've done this, you'll be
asked:
*
CHECK
TAPE
(Y OR
N)?
Note:
The
single-letter
responses
(Y.
N,
R,
etc.)
you give
when
saving
or
loading
data
on a
cassette
tape
must
be
upper'case
characters.
Hold down
the
SHIFT key,
and
press
the
appropriate
letter key.
At this
point
you
may
choose to let the
computer
check
yuur
tape
to
make
sure
everything
was
recorded
properly.
We
strongly
recommend
that
you do so
to
ensure
the
accuracy
of
your
tape
for
future use.
Note:
CSl
uuly.
If
you decide not to
check
the
tape, press N for
no.
Remove
your tape.
and
label it for later
reference.
If
you
want
to
check
the
tape,
press Y for yes.
Again,
the
computer
guides
you
with
the
following messages:
*
REWIND
CASSETTE
TAPE
CSl
THEN
PRESS
ENTER
Rewind
the
tape
(before
pressing
ENTER) to
the
pnint
whprp
you
hf'gan rf'corrling your
data.
If
you
stored
your
data
at
the beginning
of
the
tape, simply rewind the
tape
to the beginning.
If,
hnw
..v..
r,
you hpgan at a point
other
than
the
beginning
of
the
tape,
rewind
the
tape
to
that
position.
and
press
the "stop"
button
on
the
recorder
Then
pre<;,'"
ENTER
User's
Reference
Guide
*
PRESS
CASSETTE
PLAY
CS1
THEN
PRESS
ENTER
Press
the
"play"
button
on
the
recorder,
and
then
press
ENTER.
The
computer
will
compare
the
data
in
its
memory
to
the
data
on
the
tape.
While your
tape
is being
checked
by
the
computer, you'll see
this
message:
*'
CHECKING
If
there
are
no errors, the following
messages
are
displayed on the screen:
*
DATAOK
PRESS
CASSETTE
STOP
CS1
THEN
PRESS
ENTER
You
Can
now
remove your
data
tape
and
label it
for future use.
If.
however.
the
data
were
not
recorded
properly,
you'll receive one
of
two
error
messages:
Error
Message
*
ERROR
- NO DATA
FOUND
Meaning
Your
data
was
not recorded,
or
it
did
not
play
back.
PRESS R
TO
RECORD
CS1
PRESS C
TO
CHECK
PRESS
E
TO
EXIT
Error
Message
*
ERROR
IN
DATA
DETECTED
Meaning
Some
part
of your
data
did not record properly.
PRESS R
TO
RECORD
CS1
PRESS C
TO
CHECK
PRESS
E
TO
EXIT
Before you go further. you
may
want
to
recheck
these
items'
Is
the
recorder
at
a
proper
distance
from
your television
set
(two feet
or
more)? Is the
recunlel
alladltU
lJlUperly
to
the
computer)
_ Is the
cassette
tape
in good condition? (If in
doubt, try
another
tape.) - Are
the
cassette
recorder
volume ami
tUIlC
i:tujusted correctly?
Was
the
volume too high
or
too low?
Does
the
cassette
tape
head
need
cleaning? - Is the
system
located on a metal surface?
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BrandTexas Instruments
ModelTI-99/4A
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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