Epson PX-8 User Manual page 73

The date will be updated on the screen when the time is first updated as the
seconds change.
Pressing the ! ESC! key at any time returns to the CONFIG main menu.
5. ALLOCATION OF DISK DRIVES
Selecting option 5 on the CONFIG main menu will cause the screen to change to:
*** DISK DRIVES
*** Select number or ESC to return.
disk
drives :
1 1= A: RAM disk 2= A: FDDI
3=
A: FDDI
s:
ROMI
B: RAM disk B: FDD2
C: ROM2 C: ROMI C: RAM disk
D: FDDI D: ROM2
D: ROMI
E: FDD2 E: FDD2
E: ROM2
F: FDD3
F: FDD3 F: FDD3
G: FDD4 G: FDD4 G: FDD4
This menu makes it possible to allocate the logical disk drives to the physical
disk drives in one of three ways. The three tables on the right show the ways
in which the allocations are made. The default drives are set as in table 1. The
number to the right of the first colon on line two shows which table is selected.
Pressing the 1, 2 or 3 keys will change the selected table, and the selected set
will then be shown on line 2. The ESC key is used to return to the CONFIG
main menu, and keys other than 1,2 3 and ESC are ignored.
It is only possible to reallocate the drives in these three ways. The Microcas-
sette drive is always drive H: and so is not shown on this menu. The terms FDD1,
FDD2, FDD3 and FDD4 refer to to additional Floppy Disk Drives which are
connected to the PX-8 via the serial interface. The ROM drives are shown in
section 4.1.2.
6. PRINTER INTERFACING
It is possible to drive a serial printer from either of the interface ports. Select-
ing option 6 on the CONFIG main menu changes the display to:
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***
PRINTER ....
*
Sel ect number or ESC to return.
printer ItF
: RS-232C 1=RS-232C
2=serial
The fourth line shows which option is selected. The 1 and 2 keys can be used
to change the selection. Details of using a printer with the PX-8 are given in
Chapter 4.
As with the other sub-menus, after checking which interface is selected, or chang-
ing the selection, the! ESC! key is used to return to th~ CONFIG main menu.
7. RAM DISK
This option can be used to change the RAM disk size if part of the memory
is being used for file storage.
If option 7 is taken from the CONFIG main menu the screen display changes to:
***
RAM DISK
***
Set RAM disk size or ESC to return.
RAM disk size?
RAM disk size
: 9 kb
Max. RAM disk size is 24 kb.
The current RAM disk size is shown on the fifth line, and can be changed by
typing in the new size. If the size is decreased any files already on the RAM
disk will be destroyed. If the RAM disk size is increased the files will remain.
The value of the RAM disk size is entered into the memory of the PX-8 by
pressing !
RETURN
I .
If the value is greater than allowed, the input line will be
cleared. If the value input is less than the current value the fourth line will dis-
play the message:
RAM disk files will be destroyed (YIN) ?
followed by a flashing cursor. If the Y key is pressed, the new size RAM disk
will be set up, destroying the files currently saved there. If the N key is pressed,
the fourth line will clear and place the cursor next to the RAM size input message.
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