Barudan BENS, Operation Manual

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3. Insert the floppy disk you are saving to
in the disk drive. The disk should
already be initialized in FDR format. See
page 2-7 for instructions on initializing a
disk.
4. Press A, below the Memory Out icon.
The Output screen displays, showing the
floppy disk list.
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If you did not insert a disk in Step 1,
error A30 displays. Insert a floppy
disk and press D to continue.
The BENS automatically locates the first
empty location If you want to save to a
different location on the disk, use the jog
keys to select it.
NOTE: You cannot add to an existing
pattern on disk, like you can to a pattern in
memory. If you select an occupied location,
the Execute icon is not displayed.
5. Press D, below the Execute icon, to save
the pattern to floppy disk. The display
shows a count of the stitches as they are
transferred.
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To stop transfer, press D, below the
Pause icon. To resume the process, press
D again.
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To cancel the command, press C, below the X icon.
When complete, the BENS beeps and the memory output screen
displays, showing the Floppy List. The list should show the pattern you
just saved to disk. It will have the same name it had in the memory
Pattern List.
6. Press the Memory softkey to close the Memory Output screen,
returning to the basic screen.
Saving to Peripheral Devices
A pattern stored in memory can be saved (punched) to a device with a serial
connection, using the communication port (COM). The following Barudan peripherals
can be connected to the BENS: FDR-III, FDR-V, and UTP-III, as well as the Facit GNT.
See page 1-23 for information on connecting peripherals.
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