Epson PX-8 User Manual page 32

Operation of the MENU module is interrupted in one of the following cases.
1) When the alarm or wake time is reached.
2) When the
I
CTRL
I
and
I
HELP
I
keys are pressed together. (The system
module is activated.)
3) When the
I
CTRL
I
and
I
PF5
I
keys are pressed together. (The screen
dump module is activated.)
The MENU module is started at the state at which it was interrupted when the
MENU mode is returned to from one of the above conditions.
The MENU mode is terminated in one of the following cases:
1) When an application program is selected and the
I
RETURN
I
key is
pressed.
2) When the AUTO POWER OFF time is reached.
3) When power failure is detected.
4) When the power switch is turned off.
5) When the
I
ESC
I
key is pressed. (The screen clears and the CP
1M
system
prompt appears on the screen.)
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e) Microcassette mode
The System Display is used to operate the Microcassette drive manually and
also to check on the Microcassette mode settings. Full information on the
Microcassette drive is given in Chapter 4.
i) Setting the Microcassette mode
To specify the Microcassette mode, choose option 5 on the System Display by
pressing the
lID
key.
Lines 6 and 7 of the screen then change to:
***
SYSTEM DISPLAY
***
03/01/84
(THU) 12:01:34 <MENU)
<AUTO START) <RAM DISK) 009 kb
<USER BIOS) 000 256 b
<MENU DRIVE) CBA
<MCT MODE) stop, nonverify <COUNT) 65535
<MENU FILE) 1 .COM 2 .BAS 3. 4 .
- Select number or ESC to return.
<MCT) l=stop 2=nonstop 3=verify 4=nonverify
Fig. 2.29
The stop and nonverify modes are automatically set after system initialization.
Pressing the [) key sets the stop mode, pressing the ~ key sets the nonstop
mode, pressing the
@]
key sets the verify mode and pressing the
~
key sets
the nonverify mode. Full details of the significance of these terms are described
in Chapter 4 where the operation of the Microcassette drive is covered in depth.
The current settings for the Microcassette operation are shown on the right of
the fourth line of the System Display, following the label"
<
MCT MODE> " .
This line also shows the position of the tape counter, following the
" <
COUNT>" label.
To return to the screen shown in Fig. 2.13b, press the
I
ESC
I
key.
ii) Manual operation of Microcassette drive
The System Display is also used to allow the Programmable Function keys to
operate the Microcassette drive manually. The function assigned to each of these
keys is indicated on the 8th line of the system display shown in Fig. 2.13b.
Two of the keys are assigned for fast winding of the tape forward and back-
wards. These are the
i
PF1
I
and
I
PF4
I
keys which wind the tape on
«
< - )
and rewind the tape on (- > > ) respectively.
The
I
PF2
I
key is used to play the tape at normal speed through the speaker.
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