Field Help Window; General Help Window; Main Menu Options; Main Menu Parameters - NEC POWERMATE VE - SERVICE MANUAL 08-1996 Service Manual

2-10 Setup and Operation

Field Help Window

The Field Help window or Item Specific Help window on the right side of each menu
displays the help text for the currently selected Setup option. It updates as the cursor is
moved to each new field.

General Help Window

Pressing F1 or Alt H on any menu brings up the General Help window that describes the
legend keys and their alternates.
The scroll bar on the right of any window indicates that there is more than one page of
information in the window. Use
Home and End displays the first and last page.
Press Esc to exit the current window.

Main Menu Options

Table 2-2 lists and describes the available parameters when the Main Menu is selected in the
menu bar. Other Main Menu parameters are available by selecting submenus.
Parameters available directly from the Main Menu summary window have a right-pointing
triangle next to the parameter. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to a parameter and
press Enter to select a submenu.
See the sections following the table for a description of Main Menu parameters from the
summary window.
Parameter
System Time
System Date
Diskette A:
Diskette B:
Video System
Memory Cache
Memory Shadow
Page Up and
Table 2-2 Main Menu Parameters
Options
HH:MM:SS
MM/DD/YYYY
360 KB, 5 1/4"
1.2 MB, 5 1/4"
720 KB, 3 1/2"
1.44 MB, 3 1/2"
2.88 MB, 3 1/2"
Not Installed
EGA/VGA (default)
CGA 80x25
Monochrome
Enabled (default)
Page Down to display all the pages. Pressing
Description
Sets the system time.
Sets the system date.
Selects the type of diskette drive in the system.
Selects the default video device.
Described in the following sections.
Described in the following sections.