Atari XC11 User manual

AATARI
XC11
PROGRAM
RECORDER
For Use With All
(r)
ATARI 8-bit Computers
OWNER’S MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BUTTON/CONNECTOR CONTROL . 2
BUTTON FUNCTIONS .3
CONNECTING .4
LOADING CASSETTE PROGRAMS .... 5~6
SAVING PROGRAMS TO
CASSETTE .7 — 8
RADIO AND TELEVISION
INTERFERENCE .9
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BUTTON FUNCTIONS
•
REC (RECORD) enables
the computer to save
(record) programs or data
onto a cassette. To start
recording, press down the
REC button.
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STOP/EJECT stops the
tape when pressed once.
Press it again to eject a
cassette tape.
I- 1 PLAY positions the tape so
the computer can read in-
--- formation from the cassette.
... However, you must also
i- press a key on the com-
| puter console (usually the
H RETURN key) for the tape
to start turning.
I PAUSE temporarily sus-
11 j pends operation of the Pro-
gram Recorder during
record or play. Press the
PAUSE button once to sus¬
pend operation, then press
> J it again to restart.
REWIND quickly winds the
-44 cassette tape backward.
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COUNTER RESET
resets the tape
counter to 000. The
tape counter helps you
relocate a program on the
cassette—provided you
made note of the number
in the tape counter window
when you started recor¬
ding the program.
ADVANCE quickly winds
the cassette tape forward.
POWER LIGHT shows that
there is power to your pro¬
gram recorder.
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Plug one end of the data cord into either of the jacks labeled
PERIPHERAL on the rear of your ATARI Home Computer.
Turn on your terevision and
computer. The television screen
will display a READY prompt.

Insert the program cassette in
the program recorder.
If you’re using a prerecorded
cassette, rewind the tape to its
beginning and continue with
step 1.
If you are using your own
cassette program, find the pro¬
gram you want on the tape by
pressing either REWIND or AD¬
VANCE. Use the tape counter to
locate the program (providing
you previously made note of its
location).
1 TypeCLOAD and press
RETURN. You'll hear a
beep from the computer
to remind you to press PLAY on
the program recorder.
2 After pressing the PLAY
button on the program
recorder, press the
RETURN key again on the com¬
puter console. The cassette tape
will start turning and your com¬
puter will load the program into
its memory.
If you get an Error 143 or Error
138 message on your television
screen during a loading pro¬
cedure, your tape leader (the non
magnetized strip wound ahead of
the actual recording tape) may be
too long. As a result, the computer
may be trying to read data where
none exists. Rewind the tape to
the beginning, then advance it ap¬
proximately 10 counts. Now begin
the loading procedure again.

3 When the tape stops,
your program has been
fully loaded from the
cassette to the computer. The
television screen will display a
READY prompt.
4 To run the program
you've loaded into the
the computer type RUN
and press RETURN.
6

If you're saving a program to a
cassette tape that already con¬
tains other programs,
press ADVANCE on
the program recorder
to wind the tape for¬
ward to the end of the
last program record¬
ed. Then wind the
Insert a cassette in the tape forward about
program recorder. 10 more counts (to make sure
that you don’t record over
anything) and make note of the
tape count. Now you’re ready to
record the next program.
1 Rewind the cassette
tape to the beginning.
2 If you're saving a pro¬
gram to a blank cassette
tape, set the counter to
000. Advance the tape approx¬
imately 10 counts (to 010) in
order to get past the tape leader.
You’re now ready to record; see
step 3.

3 Type C S A V E and
press RETURN on the
computer. You’ll hear
two beeps to remind you to
press RECORD on the program
recorder. Finally, press RETURN
again on the computer. The
cassette will begin recording.
4 When the tape stops,
your program has been
fully saved to the casset¬
te tape from the computer. The
television screen will display a
READY prompt.
If you are recording on a new
cassette, you'll see two tabs
on the back edge of the cas¬
sette. The tabs make it possi¬
ble for you to write (or save)
programs to the cassette. To
keep your programs or data
from being accidentally eras¬
ed, break off these tabs after
you’ve finished recording on
both sides of the tape (all
prerecorded tapes are sold
with the tabs broken off).
Safety tabs
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