Spectravideo SVI-707, User Manual

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Page 5: ...ate information in this manual Spectravideo International Ltd reserves the right to change Technical Specifications and Characteristics at any time without notice No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system transmitted or reproduced in any way including but not limited to photocopy photograph magnetic or other record without the prior agreement and written permission from Spect...

Page 6: ...vide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas...

Page 7: ...t is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 WARNING This equipment as been certified to comply with the limits for a class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules Only peripherals computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this computer Operation ...

Page 8: ...Write Protecting a Diskette 4 8 5 ADDENDUM TO THE CP M MANUAL 5 1 5 1 Accessing Data From Other Computers 5 l 5 2 Printer Spooling under CP M 5 3 5 3 The Format Command 5 3 5 4 The SYSGEN Command 5 4 5 5 The COPY707 Command 5 5 5 6 The EDITKEY Command 5 8 ILLUSTRATION Figure 1 Connecting the disk drive to the computer 3 1 Figure 2 Closing the ejectors 3 2 Figure 3 Installing the AC adapter 3 3 Fig...

Page 9: ... MSX computer With it you can access the library of software available on diskette or store your own programs and data Nothing else is needed The SVI 7D7 is complete with a built in disk drive controller and all the software you need to get started In fact three popular microcomputer operating systems are included with the disk drive you can run programs in MSX DDS disk BASIC and CP M ...

Page 10: ... 707 Other manuals also included with the SVI 707 provide detailed instructions on using the commands available in MSX DOS disk BASIC and CP M Read this manual over carefully before using your MSX disk drive Then consult the appropriate software manual for information on software operation ...

Page 11: ...and use it when transporting the disk drive The carton should contain the following items l SVI 707 disk drive 2 This user s manual 3 MSX DOS User s Manual 4 CP M Operating System Manual 5 Disk BASIC User s Manual 6 MSX DOS System Diskette 7 CP M System Diskette 8 An AC adapter 9 Warranty Registration Card ...

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Page 13: ...p 1 Make sure the power of the computer and disk drive is turned off Step 2 Position the disk drive cable so that the polarizing key on the connector is on top see figure 1 Connect the cable to the Expansion Module Interface socket at the back of the computer Figure 1 Connecting the Disk Drive to the Computer ...

Page 14: ...INTRODUCCION 3 2 Step 3 Close the ejectors on the socket to securely fasten the connector and the socket together see figure 2 Figure 2 Closing the ejectors ...

Page 15: ...the power socket at the back of the disk drive see figure 3 Figure 3 Installing the AC Adapter Step 5 Plug the other end of the adapter cable into the wall socket CAUTION Be sure that the power input printed on the adapter matches the power output from the wall socket ...

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Page 17: ...t bend or fold the diskette or it will become unusable Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields e g motors telephones T V sets etc and from ferromagnetic material which could become magnetized Strong magnetic fields can distort recorded data on disk Do not write on the identification label with a lead pencil or ball point pen Use a felt tip pen instead Do not erase When a diskette is not in use pu...

Page 18: ...4 Diskette Handling 4 2 Inserting a Disk Step 1 Move the diskette eject lever to the horizontal position Step 2 Take the head protection card out of the drive slot see figure 5 Keep this card and insert it again before transporting ...

Page 19: ... power to the disk drive The LED on the front of the drive should turn on indicating that the power is on Step 4 Take the diskette out of its protective envelope Do not touch any part of the diskette other than the label Step 5 With the diskette label facing up and the head window towards the slot on the 5VI 707 insert the diskette into the slot see figure 6 ...

Page 20: ... Lightly push the diskette into the drive until it stops Then turn the lever to the vertical position If the diskette is not inserted all the way the lever cannot move down Hence do not force the level but instead remove the disk and try to insert it again ...

Page 21: ...MSX DOS or CP M A disk operating system is a program that controls the interaction between the computer and the disk drive The disk operating systems must be loaded from disk when the computer is turned on to establish a communication link between the computer and the disk drive Indeed without this program the disk drive cannot perform the simplest task The three disk operating systems are contain...

Page 22: ... or the CP M Operating System Manual for the CP M disk 4 4 1 Loading Disk BASIC or MSX DOS Step 1 Switch on the power of the disk drive and your T V or monitor Step 2 Insert the disk labeled MSX DOS System Diskette into the disk drive Step 3 Switch on the power of the computer The computer will load MSX DOS from the disk drive Then the MSX DOS system prompt A will appear on the screen At this poin...

Page 23: ...for details on CP M commands 4 4 3 Using Application Software Most application programs come together with the operating system hence they can be loaded into the computer without first loading the operating system from a separate diskette Although the application loading procedure may vary slightly from one program to another it is generally as follows NOTE If an application disk does not contain ...

Page 24: ...xecute the program Step 4 Refer to the instructions included with the software for information on software operation 4 5 Write Protecting a Diskette The write protection notch is located on the upper right hand side of the diskette Left uncovered this notch enables the user to write files on the disk However when the notch is covered the disk cannot be written on Hence the user is prevented from t...

Page 25: ...a particular disk format The formats simulated include Osborne I Kaypro II Bondwell 12 14 and 16 and SVI 605B To access data stored by a particular computer simply change the drive designation to the appropriate logical drive In other words when you see the CP M prompt A type the letter representing the format you wish to access followed by a colon and press ENTER The new prompt reflecting the new...

Page 26: ... SVI 605B 64 326K B Double sided Double density SVI 605B 64 326K C Single sided Double density OSBORNE 1 5 1 4 floppy 64 185K D Single sided Double density KAYPRO II 5 1 4 floppy 64 195K E Single sided Double density Bondwell 12 128 170K F Double sided Double density Bondwell 14 and 16 128 342K G Single sided Double density SVI 605A SVI 902 64 157K H RAM Disk Requires the SVI 747 64K RAM card 32 6...

Page 27: ...porarily stored in the RAM before going to the printer Since the data for printing is contained in the video RAM the rest of the computer is free to perform other tasks However when using the printer spooler no direct access to the video RAM is allowed 5 3 The FORMAT Command Before any blank diskette can retain information it must be formatted Formatting organizes the disk so that it can be unders...

Page 28: ...r will then ask format another disk Type Y if you have more disks to format then follow the procedure from the beginning using a new blank disk If on the other hand you do not wish to format another blank disk type N exchange the newly formatted disk for the CP M system disk and finally press ENTER to return to the CP M monitor 5 4 The SYSGEN Command This command copies the CP M operating system t...

Page 29: ...n disk and type Y Otherwise type N to exit SYSGEN and return to the CP M monitor 5 5 The COPY707 Command COPY707 is a copy program especially designed for use with a single drive system Besides copying files from disk to disk this program can transfer files from one disk format to another It also supports the use of wild card characters in the file name and thus can copy a number of files at one t...

Page 30: ...wish to abort at anytime during the copying process simply press CTRL C COPY707 will return to the main menu Press CTRL C a second time if you wish to return to the CP M monitor Step 4 Type the number adjacent the disk format that the file will be copied onto i e the format of the destination disk and press ENTER Step 5 Type in the name of the file to be copied and press ENTER Note that the wild c...

Page 31: ...e storage buffer is filled An incomplete message will appear next to the name of the file that was being copied when the buffer was filled Step 7 Insert the destination disk and press ENTER in response to the message insert destination Once a file is copied its file name and the copy ok message is printed If some of the files where not completely loaded in step 6 steps 6 and 7 will be repeated unt...

Page 32: ...FKEY allows you to use these keys in CP M With this program you can define function keys to represent CP M system or applic3tion program commands then save these definitions on disk for use in future Step 1 Load the CP M operating system Step 2 Type EDITFKEY and press ENTER to load the function key editing program The program will load and display this menu ...

Page 33: ...finitions of the 10 function keys The cursor the area highlighted in inverse video is located over the function key currently being edited In the center of the screen the program commands are displayed The message cr is found at the bottom of the screen indicates a carriage return ENTER is included in the current function key definition whereas information printed after input command indicates the...

Page 34: ...KEY program without saving the definition simply type X You will return to the CP M monitor and all new definitions will be ignored Step 5 Once you have finished editing press S to save the definitions Five options are available 1 Save the edited function keys onto the disk with the default filename LOADFKEY 2 Save the edited function keys in the computer s memory 3 Load the edited function keys f...

Page 35: ...11 Enter your option by typing the character adjacent the desired operation Step 6 Whenever you wish to use the new definitions type LOADFKEY and press ENTER This will load the function keys from the disk into the computer s memory ...

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Page 37: ... any text displayed in either 39 or 80 columns The dump screen routine is very useful when you want to print just a screenful of text of a file The routine is invoked by pressing CTRL SHIFT and F1 all together The text that is currently displayed on the screen will be printed immediately Do not forget to prepare the printer before you press the keys 3 The system can be copied onto a newly formatte...

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