Ready - AMSTRAD CPC464 User Manual

Please refer to the Setting Up instructions detailed at the start of this User Guide
describing the wiring up of the Mains Plug to the Mains Lead of your equipment.
With the computer correctly connected as shown in
then the computer, using the slide switch on the right hand end. After about 30 seconds of
warm up time, the monitor will display:
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a n d L o c o m o t i v e S o f t w a r e L t d .
B A S I C 1 . 0

Ready

This is known variously as the ' Reset' , ' Early Morning' or Wake Up' message, that indicates the
computer has been completely reset to its initial state - a condition which occurs on power up, and
after a full computer reset via the keyboard, when the correct sequence of three keys have been
pressed simultaneously.
and [ESC]ape pressed in sequence and held down simultaneously – try it now
([CTRL][SHIFT]
before you enter anything else.)
Adjust the
BRIGHTNESS
factory, so if you want to change the colour of the display (gold lettering on a blue background), this
must done by program instructions and you will have to skip to the graphics primer and BASIC
keywords in Chapter 8. If you don' t mind not jumping ahead a little, here' s a short program that will
give you one of the best and most readable combinations of colours for text entry, using the high
resolution 80 column display mode.
IMPORTANT
control on the right hand side of the monitor. The colour is preset at the
switch on the monitor, and
Foundation 1,