Connecting Your - Atari 1050 Owner's Manual

1 Turn
off
the
power
to
all
com-
ponents
of
your computer
system.
2
Plug the
AC
Power Adapter
in-
to
the wall socket.
Then
plug the
smaller
end
of the
Adapter
cord
into
the hole
marked
POWER
IN
on
the
back
of the disk drive.
3
Plug
one
end of the Serial I/O
Cable
into
the jack
marked
PERIPHERAL on
the
computer
can-
sole.
Then
plug the other
end
of
the cable
into
one
of the
two
jacks
marked
I/O
CONNECTORS
located
on
the
back
of the
disk
drive.
(If
you have an
ATARI Pro-
gram
Recorder,
you may want
to
plug
it
into
the
remaining
I/O con-
nector
jack.)
WARNING:
Your ATARI 1050
Disk
Drive should
be placed
12 inches
or
more
from your
television,
Your TV
creates a strong
magnetic
field
that
could
affect
the informa-
tion
recorded on your
diskettes.
4
Turn
on
the disk drive.
Both
the
POWER
light (next to
the
ON/OFF
switch)
and
the
BUSY
light
(above the
switch)
will
go
on.
When
the
BUSY
light
goes
off,
you
may
insert
a diskette.
CONNECTING YOUR
ATARI 1050 DISK DRIVE
5
Insert
a
diskette carefully into
the drive
opening
with the
label
facing up
and toward
you. After
sliding
the diskette
all
the
way
in-
to the
slot,
turn the
latch
on
the
front of the drive to the
down
(vertical)
position.
Although your
disk
drive
is
now
ready
to use with
your computer,
it's
recommended
that
you
read
the
rest
of
this
manual and An
Introduction
to the
Disk Operating
Sysfem before operating
the
drive.