Chapter 2. Operating Instructions - IBM 6360 Product Support Manual

CHAPTER 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
This section explains some of the bas-
ic operations of the IBM Displaywriter
System. This is not a complete opera-
tor manual. If further information is
needed, refer to the operator's refer-
ence information.
Two types of diskettes: (1) work
diskettes and (2) program diskettes,
are used to perform operator applica-
tions. Documents are stored on work
diskettes, and program diskettes con-
tain the various licenced programs
that permi t the operators to perform
various tasks.
After the system successfully com-
pletes the Basic Assurance Test (BAT),
the IBM logo is displayed. The system
is now ready to accept a program that
is stored on the program diskette.
When the information on the program
diskette is loaded, the system per-
forms an Initial Program Load (IPL),
and the TASK SELECTION Menu is dis-
played.
A task may be either a typing task, a
work diskette task, a program diskette
task or a spelling task. All tasks to
be
perform~d
are selected from the
TASK SELECTION Menu. For example,
typing tasks are selected to create or
revise documents, and work diskette
tasks are selected to delete docu-
ments or change document names. The
task is loaded when the operator
selects the task and presses the ENTER
key.
All documents are created from the
keyboard, and all menu selections are
entered from the keyboard by typing
the choice and pressing the ENTER key.
The display permits the operator to
see documents as they are created or
revised and to see the selections
available in the menus. Format
instruction codes, such as Center and
Word Underline, also display when the
cursor is under them. Prompts and
messages help the operator perform
multi-step procedures such as COPY.
The buttons on the printer control
panel turn on power, and start, stop,
or cancel a print operation. The mar-
gins, line spacing and pitch formats
are selected at the keyboard and are
controlled by the system during print-
ing.
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