Operation Of The Sio2Usb Via Keys And Display; Main Screen; Call The Menu; Activating Disks / Deactivating Disks - Atari SIO2USB User Manual

4. Operation of the SIO2USB via Keys
and Display
The main functions of the SIO2USB interface can be used by pressing the built
in keys. To use all the functions of the SIO2USB the "Shell" utility program is
needed, see chapter 5 and chapter 6.
4.1.

Main Screen

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D1#
D2=DEMOS
D3#TDOS21
(example main screen)
In the main screen you see the time and date (alternating) in the upper left
corner. The three line below show the virtual disks stations D1 to D3 and the
mounted disk images (if mounted) and their activation state.
4.1.1.
If you press key 1 (the uppermost, to the right of the display) you will call the
menu; on the display you see a "M" for menu next to the key.
4.1.2.
The keys 2-4 are labelled "D1" to "D3". If you press one of them, the moun-
ted disk image will be activated or deactivated/disabled (the same as switching
a real disk station on or off). The symbols "=" and "-" mean activated, the sym-
bols "#" and "+" mean deactivated/disabled.
"=" means drive active, all characters of the path and disk image name are
shown
"#" means drive deactivated/disabled, all characters of the path and disk image
name are shown
"-" means drive active, because of the limited length of the display only the last
chracters of the path and the file name will be shown
"+" means drive deactivated/disabled, because of the limited length of the dis-
play only the last chracters of the path and the file name will be shown
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M
D1
D2
D3

Call the menu

Activating disks / deactivating disks

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