To Use Your Data; Preliminary Set Up; Record Led Indicator; Record Monitoring - GE 3-5156 Use And Care Manual

FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC
sette Data Recorder System designed fo r use w ith m any home com ­
p uter system s. Includes unique Interface w ith separate Intercon­
nect cables fo r use w ith Atari and C om m odore Hom e Com puters.
Prior to using your C om puter Program Data Recorder, please read
the fo llo w in g in stru ctio n s carefully.

TO USE YOUR DATA

RECORDER WITH ATARI
HOME COMPUTERS
(Used with external AC power converter only)
PRELIMINARY SET-UP
1. Ensure SYSTEM sw itch, located on bo ttom o f Data Recorder is
set, to position marked, " ATARI".
2. C onnect the plugs from the Interface unit to the 6V DC, Ear, M ic
and Rem ote jacks on the Data Recorder.
3. Plug the AC Power C onverter into the 6V DC jack on the Inter­
face unit and into 120V AC household power outlet.
4. Plug the Atari Interconnect Cable into the Interface unit and the
other end into yo u r Atari Hom e C om puter System.

CASSETTE INSERTION

1. To insert or remove cassette when RECORD or PLAY button is
'depressed, you m ust first press STOP/EJECT b utton (return all
b uttons to " o ff" position), then depress STOP/EJECT button
again to open CASSETTE CARRY DOOR.
NOTE: An internal interlock prevents the cassette door from
opening unless all co n tro ls are in o ff (up) position.
2. Insert cassette w ith the exposed tape facing the push buttons.
G ently slide into the CASSETTE CARRY DOOR w ith the full reel
of tape to the left.
IMPORTANT: To avoid possible loss of data a t the beginning of the
tape during recording or playback resulting in an " error" read/write
by the com puter, be sure the tape leader is advanced prior to recor­
ding or playing back a tape.
TO SAVE (Record) DATA
(Computer to Tape)
1. Insert a blank cassette in the C om puter Program Data Record­
er. Rewind to the beginning o f the tape. (If you are adding an
. . . A Com puter Cas­
2. On your com puter, type CSAVE and press RETURN. Two beeps
3. Push RECORD button. (PLAY b utton w ill autom atically depress
4. Press RETURN on com puter keyboard.
5. W hen recording of inform ation is com plete, push the STOP
NOTE: In the unlikely event that interference occurs to other peri­
pheral equipm ent, such as a printer, modem, etc., during the
" SAVE" mode, unplug the Interface " EAR" plug from the back of the
recorder during the " SAVE" operation. Be sure to reconnect this
plug a fte r " SAVE" operation is com plete to allow NORM AL " LOAD"
operation.
RECORD (REC) LED INDICATOR
W hen in RECORD mode, the LED on the Interface unit and the REC
LED on the Data Recorder w ill blink to indicate the intensity of the
signal level being recorded.
NOTE: Normally, the DATA LEVEL control m ust be
set at 1/4 position or higher setting to activate LED.

RECORD MONITORING

W hen recording, you can m on ito r (listen to) what is being record­
ed through the PROGRAM MONITOR SPEAKER. Set MONITOR
LEVEL sw itch to LO or HI posi-
tion fo r preferred listening level.
Sw itch MONITOR LEVEL to OFF
to turn o ff PROGRAM MONITOR
SPEAKER.
TO LOAD COMPUTER
(Tape to Computer)
1. Insert Cassette in to recorder.
2. Position cassette tape so the start is slig h tly prior to the desired
3. Set DATA LEVEL control to ( T ) indicator on scale, as a starting
4. On the com puter keyboard, type CLOAD and depress RETURN.
5. Press PLAY b utton on the Data Recorder and press RETURN
6. W ith the MONITOR S w itch in either the LO or HI position, you
7. A fte r loading is com plete, screen w ill prom pt, " READY" .
NOTE: Since tapes of d ifferent quality w ill require a d ifferent DATA
LEVEL control setting, you may have to experim ent w ith the setting
to insure optim um performance.
PLAY/BATT LED INDICATOR
When the Data Recorder is in PLAY mode, LED w ill
lig h t and remain ON.
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additional program to the tape,
push the Program Locator Reset
B utton so that " 000" appears in
the Program Locator w indow and,
then, fast forw ard to locate the
end of your previously recorded
programs).
w ill be heard.
at the same time.)
EJECT b utton on the recorder.
program. If desired program is not at the beginning of the tape,
use PROGRAM LOCATOR/DIGITAL COUNTER to locate its
previously noted position.
point The DATA LEVEL control setting is critical for proper loading
of data into the computer, and may require some further ad­
justments, depending on your computer and/or the tape used.
DATA LEVEL
A beep w ill sound.
again on the com puter keyboard.
w ill hear a steady tone when the program starts; then, im ­
mediately adjust the DATA LEVEL control on the recorder to the
p oint where the LEVEL LED on the Interface unit lights in­
dicating the Data Recorder LEVEL control is properly adjusted.
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