Using The Counter - Commodore 1531 Datassette User Manual

USING THE COUNTER

Your DATASSETTE™ has a 3-digit counter that you can use to find SAVEd
programs quickly. When you use the counter properly, you can advance or
rewind the tape to the location of the program you want to LOAD. This saves
time because the computer doesn't have to search the whole tape.
The counter runs whenever the tape is PLAYing, RECORDing, REWINDing,
or Fast Forwarding (F.FWD).
Here's how to use the counter to find a SAVEd program quickly:
1. Make sure your tape is rewound to the beginning.
2. Reset the counter to 000 by pressing the black button beside the
3-digit display.
3. Note the counter number when you are ready to SAVE a program. This
number tells you where that program will be located on the tape.
4. Advance (F.FWD) or REWIND the tape to the counter number at which
you SAVEd the program you now want to LOAD.
5. Follow the regular LOAD procedure.
NOTE: The counter can't work accurately unless you follow steps 1 and 2.
Don't reset the counter to 000 unless you're at the beginning of the
tape.