Panasonic RL-H1000 User manual

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INTRODUCTION The PanasonicHHC™ is a revolutionarydevelopmentthatscientistsdid notexpect
for many years-an inexpensive personal computer that can literally be held in
your hand!
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH
THEHHC
Your Panasonic HHC was designed to perform some spectacular tasks for you
without your having to become a computer expert.
Aself-instructing,multiple-choice menu system givesquick and easyaccessto all
programs. A self-defining system of function keys helps you to adapt the HHC to
your individual needs and routines. And a re-assignable keyboard allows you to
master sophisticated programs easily and rapidly.
Moreover, the HHC is the first portable unit designed with a complete
'' bus''. This
gives virtually unlimited expandability and interchangeability of peripheral
devices.
The key word for your HHC is POTENTIAL. With present and future devices and
software programs,you will be able to:
..,. Use your home TV screen as a display un it . ..
..,. Have a p ri nt-out of materi al gene ra t ed by your Hand Held Computer . . .
..,. Use y ou r tel ep hone to connect your HHC to r eg ional and national co pu e
atio g e e si e li e
..,. Expand your computer's memory with attachments th at contain added mem ory
storage . ..
..,. Have an electronic teacher for speed readi ng , spelli ng , vocabulary bu il ding,
computer programming, memory improvement, etc
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..,. Have a programmable scientific calculator . . .
..,. Perform word processing and advanced editing and filing . ..
..,. Have guides for tax information, diet programs, etc . . .
..,. Challenge an electronic opponent to chess, checkers, and other games .. .
..,. Develop your own library of HHC capsule programs to perform an unlimited
number of individual applications .
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..,. Have access to both BASIC and SNAP computer languages so that you can
create your own computer programs .
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The compact HHC Primary Unit opens the doorto all these potentials and more;
with the Primary Unit alone, you can:
..,. Store addresses and phone numbers, instructions, notes, business or scientific
definitions,technical tables, formulas,calorie counters, personal records,
prices, recipes, tax and finance
records-or whatever you want to keep and
recall in seconds . . .
..,. Use a Clock/Controllerto keep your schedule for days,weeks, or even years in
advance-and to remind you as your appointments fall due .. .
(The calendar is available from Jan. 1,1980 to Dec.
31 ,2068).
..,. Have a pocket Calculator with all arithmetic functions, a percent key,and a
memory . . .
These are just a sampling of what you can do with your HHC.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .
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THINGS YOU CAN DO WITHTHE HHC . ............ . ... . ..... .. ... . .. 1
SOME SPECIAL FEATURES OF THEHHC ...... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. 3
BEGINNINGFROM "COLOSTART" ..
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USING
THE HHCPRIMARY UNIT
MENUS
THE
CALCULATOR
THE CLOCK/CONTROLLER
FILE SYSTEM
The Instrument Itself . .. .. .. . . . 5
The Keyboard .. . .. . . .. .. .•. . . 7
ON and
OF F Keys . .. . .. .. .. . 7
The CLEAR Key .. . .. . .. . .. . . 8
The 110 Key . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . B
RIGHT and LEFT Keys .. . .. . . 9
UPandDOWNKeys ..... .... 10
The ROTATEKey .. ..... ..... 10
The LOCK K ey .... .. . ... . ... 10
The
SHIFT Key . .... ... .. . ... 10
STP
/SPD Key and Displ ay
Mod es .... .. ..... .. . .... .. 11
Definition and Explanation .. . 17
Definition and Exp l anat i on .... 19
The Percent Key ..... ....... . . 21
Defini tion and Explanation . ... 23
The Clock/Controller Menu ... 24
The Time .. . .......... .. ...... 24
Setting the Time .............. 25
Definition and Exp l anation .. . . 29
Current Memory . . ..... . ... .. . 29
File System Menu .... ... ......30
Creating a Fi le . ............... 31
Making Corrections . ... ... ... 33
Insertions . .. . .. . .. . ... ...... 33
Deletions. . ..... .. .. ..... . ... 35
Memory Capacity
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RUN SNAP PROGRAMS......... ... ..... .... ... . . ..... . . .. • ....... 45
BEYOND THE PRIMARY UNIT
WITH THE 1/0 KEY
Capsules ................. .... 46
Peripherals and the 1/0
Adaptor ... ........... .. .... 46
TV Adaptor .. ................. 47
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG ... . . ................ ............. . .. .. 52
OPERATING PRECAUTIONS
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SPECIFICATIONS
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GLOSSARY ............................................. . ... . .... 55
The DEL ET E Key . . .. ..... .. . 12
The HELPKey . .. . .. . ...... . 12
TheSEARCH
Key .... .... ... 12
The INSERT Key ...... . .. . .. 13
The ENTER K ey .. ... .. . ... .. 13
fl. 12. 13 Keys . . .. ............ 13
TheSECONDSHI
FT Key .. .. . 15
C1 . C2 ,C3, C4 Keys .. .... .. . 15
NUMERICKeys
............. 16
ALPHABETand
PUNCTUATION Keys
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The Primary Menu ...... ... ... 18
Calculator Memory .. ......... 2.2
Setting the Alarm ....... ...... 26
Reviewing
the Schedule ....... 27
Acknowledg i ng Alar ms ....... 28
Reviewing a File ...... . ....... 38
Searchi ng a File .............. 40
Copying a File ........... '. .... 41
Summary of Editing
Commands ................. 42
Acoustic Modem ............. 47
Micro Printer .... . ... . ........ 47
Programmable Memory ....... 48
The 1/0 Key and Menu . .... ... 48

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SO ME SPECIAL FEATURES ~ Easy-to-use keyboard with upperand lowercase cha racters.
OFTHE HHC ~ HELP key givesdirections f or us e of function keys, witho ut distu rb ing a ny
pr ogramyou may be carryingout.
~ SEARCH key locatesinformation with only a fewkeystrokes.
~ Informationis presentedat user-selected speeds.
~ HHCturnsitself off aftera fewminu tes of inactivity.but 11 "remembers" your last
action andcontinues
where you left off the ne xt time you use the HHC.
~ Battery li fe is extendedbyagroup of new hardwaretechni ques that dynam ically
regulateand conserve
po we r usage.
~ Modulardesign allowsvirtually un limited expandabilityand any com bi nat i on of
peripheraldevices.
~ SNAP -a newprogramming language and operating system-saves memory
space, executes atextremely high speed, and can be added to by a ny
programmer. Including you.
~ HHC is designed for both existing and fu tur e hardware and soft ware.
BEGINNING FROM Before using your HHC for thefirst time, you will have to engage the rechargeable
"C OLDSTART" nickel-cadmium ba tteries. wh ic h have been disconnected during storage and
shi
pp ing. Locate th e recessedswitch,markedALL-OFF, on the bottom of the unit;
and insert a pencil
or screwdriver, as shown in th e illustration at left . Fl ip this
two-position switch from OFF toON. It is highly recommended for you to use the
AC Adaptor when you start using yourHHC, because the rechargeable
batteries
mighthavebeen discharged forlong storage in thewarehouses or on the store
shelves.
Note that thisIs
no t the sameas turning t he unit off and on w ith the keys on the
keyboard. In the lattercase,the HHCretainsi
ts Internal M emory . the Cloc k/
Controller
date and any program inprogress. Wh en the switch on the bottom is
turned
off , however, all memory is erased because all power is removed.
Therefore, nev
er turn the unit off with theALL-OFFswitch on the backunless you
plan to store the HHC for an extended
pe ri od , or as a troubl e-s hooting tactic ( see
the section on WH EN THINGS GO WRONG).
Wheny
ou press• followed •thewordRESTARTappearsin the Display .
Press tobeginoperation
of the HHC. If RESTARTappearsat any timeother
tha n after a cold start. check the time and reviewalarms in the Cl ock/ Controller
and check File System files inInternalMemory: they
may have been inadvertently
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USING TH E HHC PRIM ARY UNIT
On the othe rhand, if RESTART does not app ear when you firstturn on the unit from
a cold start.
or ifthemessage BAT LOW appearswitha beep fora few seconds and
then goes away. or if there is nothingintheDisplay -then your batteries need to be
recharged by using the AC Adaptor wh ichplugsintothe round jac k on the right side
of the HHC .Take care to see thatthe AC Adaptor has sufi1C1ent ventilation so that it
does not overheat.
Be sure to set the AC Adaptor lor thecorrect voltage (120 or 220) . to avoid ser i ous
battery damage .
Also note that you should use the AC Adaptor whenever possible - keeping the
batteries fullychargedfor portable use of the HHC . even wh en the ALL-OFF switch
is in the OFF position.
If BAT L OW appears in the Displaythe batteries need to be recharged, or you
should use the ALL - OFF switch on t he back of the unit to turn the HHC oil ,even
though this means thatyou will lose some data .Otherwise. your batteries could
disch
arge permanently.
Th e Ins t ru ment Itself Le t's take alook at your HHC.Firstthe back side: behind the removable door are
three sockets lor HHCcapsule programs.
ICIOal
vlew•ng
angle
Now . use thepage with the color -keyeddiagram of thecomputerto locate features
as they are discussedin theremainder of this manual.
At thetopofthefrontor the HHC isthe" w indow" that is the Display area-a liquid
crys tal disp l ay (LCD) th at can hold up to 26 character s plus graphic patterns.
T he Displ ay has been designed so that it can be read easily when the HHC is l ying
flat. as on a desk .TheIllustration at left shows theideal viewing angle . Experiment
until y ou li nd the best angle for your own operations .
Immediately
below the D1sptay are eight · 'i nd icators··. Use the table below to lind
the meamng ifa " Bhp " (small triangle) is on above one of these ind1cator words
(Note: theleftmost Bhp is used to mean different thi ngs by different HHC capsule
programs :consult your capsuleprogram manuals to learn 11 this Blip has a
sign i ficance for thecapsuleprogram you are us ing):
SHIFT- The HHC isinthe Shift Mode (refertothe SHIFT key described below).
LOCK-Some function has been loc ked with the LOCK k ey (describe d below) .
2ND SFT -The HHC is in the Second-Shift Mode (desc ribed below).
DELETE-
The HHC is in the Del ete M ode (described be l ow) .
INSE
RT - The HHC Is in the Insert M ode (describedbelow).
ALARM- The Cl
oc k /Con tr oller has a message for you (described inthe section
on the Clock/Controller).
ON-
LI NE -When the HHC is be i ng used with a Modem periphera l as a terminal
to anotherco mputer , this Bl ip indicates that you are properly
receivingthe carrier tone from the remote computer .

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The Keyboard The large st feature oftheHHC is the KEYBOARD of 65 keys, which is your means
forgiving instructions tothe computer. The keyboard is UNLIKE a typewriter
keyboard in that the HHC keyscan perform d
iff erent functions in different
programs. The following descriptions aregenerally applicable. but do
no tcover
every possibility.
Acomputercan do so many tasks that one keyboard is not
suff icient. Therefore,
HHC keydefinitionsarechanged for some programs, and entirely different
keyboardsmay be substituted (by overlays) foro
th er programs.
Most
of the keys are auto-repeat keys; theyrepeat their actions over and over if
held down f
or more than about one second.
Mostof the keys are alphanumeric (character) keys, but
we will beginwith
descriptionsof the "function" key
s-that is. keys that perform ac ti ons.
ON and OFF Keys Attheupper-right is the• ,justabove the - . Incaseyou forgettoturn the HHC
off ,theunitautomaticallyturnsitse lf off aft er abouttenminutesofinactivity, go i ng
intoapowe r- saving mode. thatstarts
be sure to
If there are peripheralsconnected to the HHC, the OFF key turns them off al so ,
eliminating their power consumption.
Nothing is lostorforgottenwhile the HHCisinthe ·•
off " (power-saving) mode; any
program that was in progress "freezes" and continues when the ON key is
pressed.
The CLEAR Key Justbelow the
IB and the key is theCLEAR key.
Ifyouareinthemiddleofaprogram,press once to go backtothe beginning
ofthat program.
If you arealready at the beginning of aprogram, pressi ng
once will returnyou tothe PRIMARY MENU (described on page1 8) . In all cases,
pressing + E
tw ice returnsyou to the Primary Menu.
The
110 Key Atthetopof the next row is the Input-Output key (110).
Press • and
any current program will beinterrupted to presenta listing of all
presentlyconnected attachments (peripherals), the slot numberswhere the
perip
he rals areattached, and their status (ON or OFF).

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RIGHTandLEFTKeys
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--·--·-· -· .. "'--- -
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Also listedare the locations ofattac he d Programmable Memoryperipherals with
the number of free characters in each,plusa notation ofthe free char
ac tersin the
InternalMemory
of thePrimaryUnit.Thememoryareawhich is curren tl yselected
willbe signified by appearing in negative type (white on black).
We 'lll earn more about the linkagesthat can be madewith • 1n the section on
peripherals (page
48 ).
Below the • k
ey Is the RIGHT key• . and nearbyis itsmirror-image, the LE FT
key• .
Thesearegeneralpurposedirectionkeysand performindifferentways indi
ff erent
programs.
For example, when writing
or editi ng mate ri al in th e File System, these keys mo ve
theflashing i
nd icator (called the CURSOR) rightor le ft without chan gi ng the
characters across which
it passes.
Th e- and-keysalongwith the • and • keysarecalledARROWkeys; their
specific functions
woll bedescribed invarioussections throughout this manual.
UP andDOWN Keys Locate • and • . Like
th e• and• , these are general direction keys and
perform in va
ri ousway s.
TheROTATE K ey
The LOCK Key
The SHIFTK
ey
Forexample, th eDispl ay islikea "window" on afileorlist: pressing • ca uses the
line immediately above thecurrent line toap
pear-moving the "window" upward,
so to speak.
Pressing • reveals the line below the current line.
Usually,whenyouaretypingaline
of characters,pressing causesthe line
in the Display to rotatecontinuously from right to left (like the newsbulletins at
Times Square)
un til you press anykey except • , , , ,• , •
or • .
key is which,
wh en pressed before ce rtain k eys (
••• , , - , and all th eARROWkeys), will put tho se keys in a Lock
Modethat a
ff ectsthekeys as though theywere held down continuously.
Whenyoupress followedby • ·or
••• , th eBlipappears intheDisplay
abovethe Attention Indicator,LOCK.
TheLock Modecontinues until thelocked key
is pressed a second time.
Moving
do wn,youencounter whichhasthesamepurposeasashi ft ke y on a
typewriter. Pressing it producesanup
pe r-case letterwhen followed by any

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alphabet key, and it produces thepunctuation and o th er marksabove the first li ne
ofnumerical keys.
When you press the Blipappears in the Display above the Attention
Indicator, SHIFT, meaning that the nextcharacter typed
w1 ll be shifted.
The LOCK key may
be used with ••
The color-keyed diagram showsthecharactersaccessed by ••
The STP/ SPD Keyand Locatethe STOP/SPEED key . It is used to "freeze" an activityin some
DisplayModes applications sothatyou can study thesituation-
or devote your attent ion to
mattersotherthan the computer. The action resumes when is pressed a
second time.
Insteadofresumingyouractionbypressing asecondtime, you
can select
the speed of the Displayand auto-repeat keys
by pressing a number from W (very
slow) through Ill (medium) through@ (veryfast). Thereafter,the original activity
continues at thechosen speed. The speedchoicewill prevail untilchanged by youin
the abovemanner,
or unless theALL-OFFswitch is used to turn the HHC
completely
off . Experiment withvariousspeeds to find which is mos t comfortable
for you.
The DELETE Key
Just be l ow the • keyyou willfindthe DELETE key ••
This key is used to delerecharacrers. lines, andother material. The method of
delelion differsIn differentprograms. asdesc ri bed in other parts of this manual.
When you press . the Blip appearsin the Display above the Attenrion
Indicator. DELETE. towarnyou thatyou are aboutto deletematerial,
and the
cursorbecomes a flashing empty rectangle.
TheLOCKkeymay
be usedwith
The HELPKey The HELPkeyhas two functions.
First,truetoitsname.itgiveshelp. Press andthemessagePRESS
KEY FOR
DEFINITION will appearinrhe Display. Then ifyou press one of lhe function keys
excluding• , • ,
or • , the definition of thai keywill be shown In the Display
briefly.
After this, th e interruptedactivitywill resume.
Second, youcan assign new definitions to • . • and • as describedbelow.
The SEARCHK
ey Above -is the SEARCH key -which is usedwhen reviewing F ile
System text tolocate a characterword. phrase. or othergroup of characters.
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The
IN SE"lT Key To th e leftof is
th e INSERTk ey --
Thiskeyis usedind iff erentways ind iff erentprograms.butitsgeneral function is to
in sertcharacters orlineswithinothermaterial.
When you press - ·the Blip appears above the Attention Indicator, INS
ER T.
Also.
th e cursor becomes a flashing checker ed rectangle.
The LOCKkey
may beusedwith • ••
The ENTER K ey Thewider is adjacent to . If ispressed after a group of
characters. it si
gna ls the HHC th atyou are through with your in put and causes the
program to move forward.
f1, f2, f3 Keys Thesekeys are called USER-DEFINABLE K
EYS-t hat is, they can represent
combinations
of keystrok es ( fu nct ional, alphabetical or nume ri ca l) t hat you
choose. The onlyexceptions are
lil ,D , llll ,• · - · • A, • . - and
theseanything may beincluded in a
fu nct ion key d ef inition to
pr
ov ideshort cu ts.
When you
def ine a user-definable key. the action of that k ey is the same as if you
had typed a gr
oup of keys from th e keyboard. For example, if you ass igned the
number
"234" to a user-definable key and you were in the Calculator M ode , the
number 234 would beenteredinto
th e calculatorand interpreted as a number. If
you were editing a file in the File Syst
em when you pressed the k ey , then "2 3 4"
would beentered as textinto th e fil e. Thusthe user-definable keys form a use ful
addition to allprograms.
To assigna
def inition to one of thesekeys: press , then thek ey <• for
example), then the desired
de fi nit i on (ignoringthe current definition which w1 11
disapp ear when you start typing the n ew one), and finally press which
re
tu rns you to the beginning of yourprogram (notback to the middle in th is case).
When you press
fu nction keys as a part of a definition, theDisplaywill echo as
follows:
LOCK as a superscript M•
ROTATE as an inve
rs e image G
INSERTas {:. symbol
DELETE as
:;, symbol
SEARCHas black rectangle
ENTER as an inverse
ima ge M
C1 as an "a"(with umlaut)
C2 as an "o"(with umlaut)
C3 as an "u" (with umlaut)
C4 asan "ri" (with tilde)
*The M for
LO CKdoes not appearuntil you have typed the funct ion to be lo ck ed.