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Page 1: ...1 User s Guide l1noM SERIES II Getting Started II Operating Environment II Technical Reference Manual ML 1 0846 i J ...

Page 2: ...Getting Started l1noM SE RIES ...

Page 3: ...face cable when connecting a printer to the computer It is necessary to use a joystick with a bead This can be purchased from HeadStart Technologies Co F C C ID FFOHEADSTART LX The Federal Communications Commission has prepared a booklet that you may find helpful Called How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems this booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Wash...

Page 4: ... particular purpose and of any waranty obligation In no event shall HeadSti Technologies Co be liable for indirect special or consequential damages Copyright Notice All rights reserved No part of the contents of these books or computer softwa programs may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without t written permission of HeadStart Technologies Co IBM and PS 2 are trademarks o...

Page 5: ... 8088 1 4 77 9 54 MHz Microprocessor 1 3 768 Kilobytes of RAM 1 3 3 5 1 44 Megabyte Floppy Disk Drive 1 3 VGA Color Video 1 3 3 Available Expansion Slots 1 3 Built in Clock Calendar Hardware with Lithium Battery 1 3 Parallel Port 1 3 Nine Pin Serial RS 232C Port 1 4 Mouse and Mouse Port 1 4 RCA Jacks 1 4 Table of Contents T 1 ...

Page 6: ... DS Optimize 1 4 OS RECOVER 1 5 Twist Shout 1 5 Chessmaster 2000 1 5 Splash 1 5 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 1 5 Publish It 1 5 GW BASIC 1 5 HeadStart Operating Environment 1 5 Microsoft Bookshelf 1 5 Hotline Two 1 5 The CD Guide Optical Edition 1 5 PC Globe 1 5 Conclusion 1 6 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your System Unpacking 2 1 Creating a Good Working Environment 2 2 T 2 Table of Contents ...

Page 7: ...D ROM 3 2 The 3 CD Adapter 3 4 Chapter 4 Important Hardware Components The Keyboard 4 1 Other Differences 4 2 Auto Repeating Keys 4 2 The Function Keys 4 4 The Editing Keys 4 5 The Numeric Keypad 4 6 Taking Care of Your Disks 4 6 Label Your Diskettes 4 7 A Tour of 3 5 Diskettes 4 7 CD ROMS 4 8 Your Video Adapter 4 9 Table of Contents T 3 ...

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Page 9: ... a shelf full of vital reference materials all small enough to fit into a coat pocket You can even use your computer as a CD player by plugging in the enclosed headphones or attaching an amplifier and speakers What s a CD ROM You ve surely heard of audio CDs Compact Discs which have revolutionized the electronics and music industry with their ruggedness and pristine digital sound CD players have b...

Page 10: ...g you start work while users of other PCs are still reading their manuals Your HeadStart system saves you time and money two ways First we ve included thousands ofdollars worth ofsoftware We ve carefullyselected the package to include the programs that do the jobs most computer users need A Complete System The result You save the time it would take to shop around for programs that will meet your n...

Page 11: ...ve Exchanges programs and data with PS 2 machines and laptops without an external drive or added software Formats reads and writes 3 5 720 kilobyte and 1 44 mega byte diskettes VGA Color Video The included video card lets you run software on VGA Video Graphics Array monitors as well as those follow ing the MCGA EGA CGA MDA and Hercules standards It s compatible with PS 2 analog TTL and multiple fr...

Page 12: ...s Software Your HeadStart LX CD comes with two different sets of software One set is copied from a CD ROM onto your hard disk The other set is kept entirely on the CD ROMs which you can insert and eject more or less like floppy discs For your hard disk you get 1 4 The HeadStart Office Manager is a full suite of programs that can take care of your word processing spreadsheet and database needs ATI ...

Page 13: ...e software on CD ROM Microsoft BookshelffM includes the full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts Roget s II Electronic The saurus The American Heritage Dictionary the U S ZIP Code Directory Bartlett s Familiar Quotations The Chicago Manual of Style Business Information Sources Houghton Mifflin Spelling Verifier and Corrector Houghton Mifflin Usage Alert and Forms and Letters Hot Line Two a...

Page 14: ...the best the industry has to offer Conclusion Your HeadStart LX CD is state of the art equipment tamed for your every day use With an entire library of information and the software to manipulate it you have one of the most complete personal computers ever sold And remember if you ever have any questions just call our toll free support line 1 800 PC COACH 1 6 Getting Started ...

Page 15: ...cessory box you will find Headphones A mouse Five manuals A 3 5 inch Installation Disk Two CD ROM discs in CD caddies Three CD ROM Discs in jewel boxes A 3 inch CD Single adapter Two empty jewel boxes In the keyboard box you will find A keyboard In the inner carton you will find The system unit AC power cord Monitor power adapter Five more manuals Quick Reference Guide Quick Start Guide CD Games Q...

Page 16: ...ime to arrange your work area efficiently you ll find that using your computer is more enjoyable and productive Although your HeadStart computer is not especially sensitive to temperature it works best at the same temperature you do This means the environment shouldn t be too cold or too hot and you should protect the computer from direct sunlight and excessive dust Figure 2 2 A Good Working Envir...

Page 17: ... Three pronged plugs provide important protection against electrical shock to both you and your computer Figure 2 3 A Three Prong to Two Prong Adapter Another protection device you may want to install is a surge protector The voltage coming from your electrical outlets varies to a surprising degree Lightning striking a power line even miles away or the shutting down of a heavy electrical load in y...

Page 18: ...ystem As you unpack your system you ll notice that the hardware consists of a few basic components that you ll be connecting together with the in cluded cables If you have the room keep the packing boxes in case you need to transport your system Refer to the illustration below to familiar ize yourself with the components Monitor Power Cords Keyboard Figure 2 5 Your HeadStart LX CD 2 4 Getting Star...

Page 19: ...dle disks with the capacity of either 720 kilobytes or 1 44 megabytes The drive on the bottom is a state of the art CD laser disc drive which reads the information which is stored on the compact discs Monitor sold separately You can choose either a colorful VGA video display or a monochrome monitor The included VGA video card which drives the display will support VGA MCGA EGA CGA MDA or Hercules s...

Page 20: ...ice the difference between D the power connector that you use to plug the system unit into the electrical outlet and 8 the power connector that joins the system unit and the monitor 2 6 Figure 2 6 Back View of the System Unit 3 Remove the monitor from the box and set it carefully on top of the system unit Notice that the video connector on the system unit matches the 15 pin connector on the cable ...

Page 21: ... connection is tight 6 Plug the power cord from the monitor into the five sided end of the monitor adapter cable then plug the rectan gular end of the monitor adapter cable into the rear of the system Reset Button Switch Figure 2 8 Front ofSystem Unit Setting Up Your System 0 Keyboard Connector 2 7 ...

Page 22: ...he front of your system unit and make sure it is OFF The button should project out 11 Slide the end of the power cord into its connection on the system unit Then plug the cord into your electrical power outlet In addition to the ON OFF power switch your HeadStart LX CD comes with 8 a reset button located on the lower left of the front panel This button can be used to reboot restart the system with...

Page 23: ...s that all the software you may ever need is included with the computer There is no software to shop for and no custom installation Once you have set up your HeadStart hardware the next step is to install the HeadStart software onto your hard disk The process is very simple 1 First make sure the power to the computer is turned off 2 Take the 3 5 disk and insert it into the floppy drive 3 Turn on t...

Page 24: ...ackup CD into the CD drive Unwrap the caddy containing the HeadStart Software Backup Disc Slide the caddyinto the CD drive with the disc facing up and the arrow pointing away from you Then follow the directions on screen Your HeadStart LX CD will take a while to copy all of the necessary software to the hard disk When the software is done copying the machine will beep and a dialog boxwill tell you...

Page 25: ...rotecting your CDs they have to be held just right or they simply won t open To open a CD box hold it in your right hand with the front of the case facing you Hold the edge with the hinge by your fingertips Your thumb should hold the opposite edge Grasp the sides of the box near your thumb with your left hand and gently pull The box should open easily Figure 3 2 Opening a CD ROM Jewel Box Turning ...

Page 26: ...e drive hinge side first and lid on top fhere should also be an arrow and the words This Side Faces Forward to guide you If the caddy door doesn t close easily or the carry doesn t slide right in you ve done something wrong Review these instructions and try again The 3 inch CD Adapter While your CD ROM drive can play any of the included CD discs and most music CDs it needs a bit of help to play 3 ...

Page 27: ...stic centers into the middle of a 45 RPM record You will probably have to wiggle the CD around to get it solidly in place Don t try to force it in Be patient it will fit eventually When you have the 3 inch CD firmly fitted into adapter you can use it as you would an ordinary CD just slip it into the caddy and play it Turning On Your System 3 5 ...

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Page 29: ...There s an interactive tutorial in the included AT Skill Builder program which gives you an overview of your system and first hand experience with some of the important keys on your keyboard If you re new to personal computing you ll want to run AT Skill Builder once you refinished setting up the system In the meantime here s a brief description of the keyboard and how the keys are most commonly u...

Page 30: ...than sign and right angle bracket or greater than sign characters respectively Also there are characters on the computer keyboard which aren t as common on typewriter keyboards such as the left quote the tilde the bar I and the back slash which shouldn t be confused with the forward slash I Auto repeating Keys When you press a key on the keyboard its corresponding character appears on your monitor...

Page 31: ...IShirt l key is similarly used to move back one tab position or field Four keys on the main keyboard are used in combination with other keys 0 The IShirt l key is used to type upper case characters It s also used to access the top character on keys labeled with two characters 4B The Icaps LocK Ikey is used to type a sequence of upper case letters Icaps LocK l is a toggle you press it once to turn ...

Page 32: ...oes in a particular program until you familiarize yourself with that program s design Figure 4 2 The Function Keys Fortunately however standards are emerging In an increasing number of programs for instance ill means help Pressing it brings up a screen of text which explains the operation you re about to perform or what options you have In both the Operating Environment and The HeadStart Office Ma...

Page 33: ...to stop the exe cution of many programs The Editing Keys Immediately to the right of the main keyboard are the editing keys The illkeytoggles between insert and overwrite modes In insert mode newly typed characters are inserted pushing existing text to the right In overwrite mode newly typed characters replace the existing text The key is used to delete the character which the cursor is on and mov...

Page 34: ...o turn it on once again to turn it off WhenINum Lock is active the little light on the key is on The Shift key reverses the state ofINum Lock For examplewith Num Lock offthe key marked will cause the cursor to move up a line but you can type the numeral 8 by pressing IShift m Just as the key moves the cursor up a line withINum Lock off the key moves it down a line Similarly the G key moves the cur...

Page 35: ...kettes It s important to label your diskettes properly so you can keep track of what s on each diskette and the use for which it s intended Figure 4 4 A 3 5 Diskette The 3 5 diskettes are not only smaller but more durable than the old standard 5 25 diskettes Refer to the illustration to familiarize yourself with the 3 5 diskette The label area Cil is where you can place a label identifying the con...

Page 36: ... printed next to the shutter Ifyou look at them upside down the letters may look like CH but they re really HD CD ROMS The proper handling and use of CD ROMs is discussed in Chapter 3 of this manual There are a couple of other details about your CD ROM drive you should be aware of though Whenyou insert a disc in the caddy you ll slide it most of theway in before you feel a slight resistance Keep p...

Page 37: ...elements In addition to offering VGA color graphics the HeadStart LX CD VGA adapter is also compatible with these display standards EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter CGA Color Graphics Adapter HGA Hercules Graphics Adapter MDA Monochrome Display Adapter Both your VGA display adapter and your monitor are industry compat ible If you should ever need to use your monitor with another brand of PC compatibl...

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Page 39: ...HeadStart Operating Environment t HDM SE RIES ...

Page 40: ...nized 1 2 Where Do I Go From Here 1 2 Need Help 1 2 Chapter 2 Guided Tour Quick Start Getting Acquainted 2 1 The HeadStart Operating Environment 2 1 Two Versions 2 1 The Beginner s Environment 2 2 The Advanced Environment 2 3 How To Use This Manual 2 3 What Is the Beginner s Environment 2 4 Table of Contents T 1 ...

Page 41: ... Environment 2 11 The Program Launcher 2 12 Launching Programs 2 13 Chapter 3 How To How do I 3 1 Get Help 3 1 Play a Music CD 3 1 Access the Pop up Services 3 1 Swich From One Environment and Back Again 3 2 Exit the HeadStart Environment 3 2 Get Back Into the Environment After Exiting 3 2 Run a Program Which Isn t Part of the HeadStart Environment 3 2 Recover a File Which has Been Acccidentally L...

Page 42: ...es Typing 4 4 Mavis Beacon Resume Writer 4 4 Application Programs 4 4 HeadStart Office Manager 4 4 Word Processing Database Management Spreadsheet 4 5 Twist 4 5 Shout 4 5 Splash 4 5 Chessmaster 2000 4 5 Publish It 4 5 Run Any Program 4 5 CD ROM Applications 4 5 Play a Music CD 4 6 Grolier s Encyclopedia 4 6 Microsoft Bookshelf 4 6 PC Globe 4 6 Hot Line Two 4 6 Table of Contents T 3 ...

Page 43: ...ities 4 8 XTree Disk Management Utilities 4 8 DOS Disk Utilities 4 8 Copy a Disk 4 9 Check Disk 4 10 Format 4 11 Disk Compare 4 13 Create a Bootable Disk 4 14 Backup Pro 4 15 OS Optimize 4 15 Recovery Utilities 4 15 Summary of DOS Commands 4 15 Programming Languages 4 15 Access to DOS 4 16 Setup Change System Configuration 4 17 T 4 Table of Contents ...

Page 44: ...Pick a Printer 4 21 Change the Mouse Configuration 4 22 Help For All Functions 4 22 How to Get Help 4 22 Help Contents 4 23 Help on Keys 4 23 Summary of DOS Commands 4 23 Exit the HeadStart Environment 4 23 Chapter 5 Advanced Environment Reference Basic Navigation 5 2 Applications 5 4 HeadStart Office Manager 5 4 Word Processing Database Management Spreadsheet 5 5 Twist 5 5 Shout 5 5 Splash 5 5 Ch...

Page 45: ... PC Globe 5 6 Hot Line II 5 6 CD Guide 5 6 CD Games 5 6 Tutorials 5 7 ATI 5 7 Computer Ease 5 7 Mavis Beacon Typing 5 7 Mavis Beacon Resume Writer 5 7 Pop Ups 5 7 File Finder 5 8 Word 5 8 Printer Setup 5 8 Calendar 5 8 Datebook 5 8 Calculator 5 8 CRT Saver 5 8 Setup 5 9 Set Date and or Time 5 9 T 6 Table of Contents ...

Page 46: ...Utilities 5 11 Redirect Printer to Serial Port 5 11 Communications Serial Port 5 12 Mouse Configuration 5 13 Utilities 5 13 Goto DOS 5 14 Format 5 15 Copy a Disk 5 17 Make a Bootable Disk 5 18 Check Disk 5 19 Disk Compare 5 20 XTree File Utility 5 20 Backup Pro 5 20 Optimize Hard Disk 5 20 Recovery Utilities 5 21 Programming Languages 5 21 Exit 5 22 Help 5 22 How to Get Help 5 23 Table of Contents...

Page 47: ...y Does it Show Me the DOS Shell 6 8 The Program Launcher Command Menu 6 8 The L Command Look at a Disk 6 8 The S Command Search for a File 6 8 A Shortcut 6 9 Chapter 7 Customizing the Advanced Environment Advanced Functions 7 1 The Five Minute Menu Editing Tutorial 7 1 Using the Menu Editor 7 2 Entering Commands 7 4 Item Commands 7 5 Two Kinds of Commands 7 5 Menu Editor Reference Section 7 8 Chap...

Page 48: ... 8 13 Manipulating Text 8 15 Finding and Replacing Text 8 17 Special Features 8 18 Printing Text 8 19 Programming Function Keys 8 19 lWord and Keystrings 8 20 Specifying Keystrings 8 21 Keystring Commands 8 22 Printer Setup 8 24 The Calendar 8 25 The DateBook 8 27 The Screen Display 8 28 The DateBook Keys 8 30 The Calendar Window Keys 8 30 The Message Window Keys 8 30 Table of Contents T 9 ...

Page 49: ...dit 8 32 Load 8 32 Save 8 32 Pocket Calculator 8 32 Screen Display 8 33 Pocket Calculator Keys 8 34 CRT Saver 8 35 Chapter 9 Environment Error Messages Device Error Messages 9 1 Command Execution 9 2 Initialization 9 3 lWord 9 4 T 10 Table of Contents ...

Page 50: ... s Environment and the Advanced Environment The Beginner s Environment is the simpler of the two and the one you ll probably want to use first at least until you get comfortable with your computer On the other hand theAdvancedEnvironmentwas designed to be intuitive and faster few functions are more than two or three keystrokes away You can switch to the AdvancedEnvironmentat any time and even swit...

Page 51: ...nto the system The rest of the chapters will give you the details about the other components of the Environment such as the Pop Ups Notepad File Finder Calculator etc the Program Launcher quickly find and run any program on your hard disk by pointing at it and how to customize the Advanced Environment s menus Need Help If you re stuck in the middle of any program and don t know what to do next fol...

Page 52: ...ts as a driver s seat for your HeadStart LX CD From the Environment you can access CDs run the included programs work with disks and in short perform any task of which your HeadStart LX CD is capable The HeadStart Operating Environment An operating environment is a special program to get you up and running quickly allowing you to take control of your computer without having to learn a lot of compl...

Page 53: ... get started with theBeginner sEnvironmentand still be on familiar ground when you move on to the Advanced Environment The Beginner s Environment As we said before the Environment has a Beginner s mode and an Advanced mode Each has its advantages you will have to decide which makes you the most comfortable The Beginner s Environment presents you with menus of easily under stood commands in plain E...

Page 54: ...t the Advanced Environment uses a single screen from which commands and programs are launched While the Advanced Environment may be a little more challenging than the Beginner s Environment it will also save you time You ll learn more about the AdvancedEnvironmentlater in this chapter How to Use this Manual Both the Environments are designed to be used without reading the manual Feel free to jump ...

Page 55: ...o what the computer is telling you when something goes wrong What is the Beginner s Environment Do you have trouble programming your VCR to record a program while you re out Many people do Although most people don t read manuals as carefully as they should the fault lies mostly with the manufacturer not the consumer If you find it difficult to figure out how to set your VCR and to tell whether you...

Page 56: ...at exactlyit does DOS is the master control program for your HeadStart LX CD As soon as you turn on your machine DOS starts running What Does DOS Do First you should know that at least some part of DOS is always running Even when you re runningPUBLISH IT or a music CD DOS is also running That s because programs are designed to let DOS handle certain com monplace chores like reading and writing dat...

Page 57: ... find out that you can get a directory of what s on the disk by typing DIR that you can delete a file with the DEL command that you can display the contents of files with the TYPE command and that the way you start a program is by typing in its name The biggest problem with using DOS is that DOS has no intuition Every command that you enter has to be EXACTLY what DOS wants If you misspell a comman...

Page 58: ...nt Screen Let s take a look at the Beginner s Environment screen Start up your HeadStart LX CD so you can follow along with the descriptions below If you don t have your computer in front of you you can refer to Figure 2 3 below Note Ifyour screen doesn t look like Figure 2 3 when you start up your machine the Beginner s Environment is not installed and you re probably at the Advanced Environment ...

Page 59: ...ur desk If you accidently press the left or center mouse buttons when you re moving the mouse a menu may pop up Don t worry Just press the right most button on the mouse to make it go away for now Moving The Light Bar Right now press either the11 or I keya few times and see what happens With each press of the arrow key the light bar moves to the next option on the menu Notice as you move the light...

Page 60: ...t program Use the arrow keys to move the light bar over APPLICATION PROGRAMS on the main menu and press Enter If you like you could move the mouse cursor over APPLICATION PROGRAMS and press the left button on the mouse Most options on the main menu represent submenus Pressing Enter when the light bar is on the word APPLICATION PROGRAMS brings up the APPLICATION PROGRAMS submenu Alternately you can...

Page 61: ...or press the number that appears next to the option on the menu This is all you need to know to get started Try running some programs Ifyou getstucksomewhere use the help system press ill or try looking in the Beginner s How to section of this manual After you ve played around a bit you might want to read the next section containing information on the Advanced Environment The Advanced Environment ...

Page 62: ...e top center of the screen is CD the clock calendar It still works the same way that it did in the Beginner s Environment and can be reset the same way The biggest difference between theAdvancedEnvironmentand Beginner s Environment is the arrangement of the menus In the Advanced Environ ment the main menu appears on a horizontal bar across the top of the screen You scroll across the menu bar inste...

Page 63: ...d from the choices on the main menu bar But what about programs you purchase separately That s where the program launcher comes in It brings that same point and shoot convenience to all of the programs you use For more information on the program launcher see Chapter 5 The Advanced Reference Right now let s get a feel for the way the Advanced Environment works Start by pressing either the G or El a...

Page 64: ...move the light bar over Applications on the main menu bar and press E ntert You could also move the mouse cursor over Applications and press the left mouse button Each word on the main menu bar represents asubmenu Pressing IEnter when the light bar is on the word Applications reveals the Applications submenu Your screen should now look like Figure 2 6 Autoexec Bat Phase1 Cm Cdguide Bat Plmn2ip Exe...

Page 65: ...over the letterQon the Splash menu and pressing the left mouse button That s all there is to it You move the light bar over your choice and press IEnter or press the left mouse button You are now ready to start using the AdvancedEnvironment Try running some programs If you get stuck somewhere use the help system ID or try looking in the How to section of this manual 2 14 Environment ...

Page 66: ...y selecting 8 HELP FOR ALL RJNCTIONS from the Beginner s EnvironmentMain Menu Play a Music CD First select CD ROM from the Advanced Environment or 3 CD ROM APPLICATIONS from the Beginner s Environment Then Select PLAY A MUSIC CD from the CD menu Access the Pop up Services Press the left Isnift key twice in quick succession You can also select 4 POP UP PROGRAMS from the Beginner s Environment Main ...

Page 67: ... Run a program which isn t part of the HeadStart Environment Pressing ill will bring you to the Program Launcher Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the highlight over the program that you wish to run and press IEnter l You can also run a program from the Beginner s Environment by selecting 2 APPLICATION PROGRAMS from the Main Menu then 9 RUN ANY PROGRAM Recover a file which has been accid...

Page 68: ...mes from the Beginner s Environ ment first select 3 CD ROM APPLICATIONS from the Main Menu Select 7 CD ROM GAMES Insert the disk as prompted When the menu appears use the arrrow keys to move through the list When the game you want to play is highlighted press Enter To run one of the CD ROM games from the Advanced Environment select CD ROM from the Menu Bar then select CD Games When the CD ROM Game...

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Page 70: ...vironment the first thing your computer shows you after it starts up is shown in Figure 4 1 Sun Nou 19 1989 2 52 27 PM APPLICATIOl1 PROGRAMS I CD ROM APPLICATIOl1S 1 POP UP PROGRAMS UTILITIES ACCESS TO DOS SETUP ICHAl1GE SYSTEM C ONFIGURATION HELP FOR ALL FUNCTIONS EXIT THE HEADSTART ENUIROl1MEl1T Figure 4 1 The Beginner s Environment Main Menu Beginner s Reference 4 1 ...

Page 71: ...tion Here s a quick explanation of everything you see on the Main Menu 4 2 Learn How To Use Your PC A series of tutorial programs to help you learn to use your computer Application Programs The applications that are included with your computer like word processing and database management CD ROM Application Allows you to play a CD audio disc or run a program that is on a CD disk as opposed to a pro...

Page 72: ...bring you to a sub menu of the four tutorial programs included with the HeadStart LX CD Sun ltou 19 1989 3 35 44 PM w 1a rn n lj Z COl IPUTER EASE J MAVIS BEACOli TEACHES TYPING 1 tlAVIS BEACOli RESUME WRITER 5 11ICROSOFT BOOKSHELF Figure 4 2 HeadStart Computer Training Programs Menu ATI Skill Builder Runs the AT Skill Buildertutorial program which teaches you how to use HeadStart LX CD s keyboard...

Page 73: ...G J DATABASE l IAMGEl1EttT l SPREADSHEET PUBLISH IT b TWIST SHOUT 0 SPLASH J CHESSl1ASTER 29811 A RUN AltY PROGRAl1 F1 DISPLAYS HELP EttTER SELECTS AN ITEM ESC CANCELS A SELECTIOtt F3 STARTS OUER Figure 4 3 Applications Programs Menu HeadStart Office Manager Runs HeadStart Office Manager the integrated program Picking this option gets you into select either the word processing spreadsheet or datab...

Page 74: ...n t want to have to change your printer paper to accommodate the spreadsheet s regular size Shout Runs Shout the banner making program This allows you to make big signs Splash Starts Splash the VGA paint program It s is a kind of computerized box of crayons that allows you to draw freehand virtually any kind of picture you wish Chessmaster 2000 Runs the Chessmaster 2000 chess playing program one o...

Page 75: ...hoice Grolier s Encyclopedia Selects the 21 volume The New Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia Microsoft Bookshelf StartsMicrosoftBookshelf a complete reference library with a dictionary thesaurus almanac style guide and famous quotations PC Globe Enters PC Globe a computerized atlas with maps and facts about the world Hot Line Two SelectsHotLine Two a directoryof 100 000 corporate phone numbers and a...

Page 76: ...the leftIShift key twice rapidly Sun l lou 19 1989 3 37 s9 PM Figure 4 5 Pop Up Programs File Finder Pops up the File Finder hard disk navigation aide 1Word Pops up lWord the mini word processor Printer Setup Permits you to send control codes directly to your printer Calendar Displays a nine month calendar With the calendar on the screen pressing IEnter starts the Datebook Beginner s Reference 4 7...

Page 77: ...p files They re mundane but vital jobs the sort of jobs you ll need to do every day To make them more convenient we ve put them on a special Utilities menu Sun Nou 19 1989 3 30 20 Pl I ED0 1DISK uttlm i lo BACKUP PRO 1 DS OPTIMIZE RECOVERY UTILITIES SUMMARY OF DOS COMMAMDS PROGRAMMING LMGUAGES Figure 4 6 Utility Programs Menu XTree Disk Management Utilities Starts the file management programXTree ...

Page 78: ...t copies of entire disks sort of like duplicating an audio cassette We ve included the DISKCOPY command in this portion of the Environment To use DISKCOPY however the disk that you are copying must be the EXACT SAME KIND as the disk you are copying onto In other words both must be 3 5 diskettes with the same capacity Sun Hou 19 1989 3 51 37 pn Figure 4 8 Diskcopy Menu Beginner s Reference 4 9 ...

Page 79: ...was full you may be asked to insert swap diskettes in and out of the drive a few times That s perfectly nor mal 4 If there is a problem such as the target disk being damaged or incompatible with the source diskette the computer will let you know If you get a message like that try another target diskette 5 If everything is fine you will be notified when the com puter has finished copying the inform...

Page 80: ...When done if all is well the system will say Disk checks OK Check another Y N To check another press y Otherwise press fil and then the IEnter l key to get back to the Beginner s Environment Format Sun ttou 19 1989 3 5z 97 Pl 1 i j a i 1 1 a111 1 w11u 1 ij ERROR CORRECTIOtt COit OR OFFl 1 DISPLAY MESSAGES COit OR OFFl 1 RUtt CHKDSK Figure 4 9 Check Disk Menu Prepares 3 5 floppy disks for use HeadS...

Page 81: ...ou were for example making a working copy of an applications program that does NOT come with the HeadStart LX CD The DOS portions that are transferred take up about 60K of space on the disk so make sure your application won t need that space A data disk means that DOS files won t be copied onto it and that the entire disk will be used to store information Data is usually the option you select 3 Ne...

Page 82: ...u explicitly change them select Save these options as the default Otherwise press Esc l twice to return to the Menu Bar Disk Compare Determines whether two disks are identical by running the DOS external command DISKCOMP Note that two disks can contain the exact same files and not be identical because the files may have been copied to the two disks in different orders That would mean that the file...

Page 83: ...not onlythe DOS system files but also the files AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS When the system starts up DOS always checks these two files for important system settings On a bootable disk the contents of AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS are the same as on your Headstart LX CD shard disk You can make a bootable disk and then copy a program onto the same disk so you could still run the program in case of so...

Page 84: ...ces of a file next to each other and in order so the hard disk can access the file faster This utility is explained in detail in the manual for the program DS OPTIMIZE Recovery Utilities When you make a mistake like erasing a file or formatting the hard disk when you didn t really mean to these utilities can be lifesavers These utilities also allow you to scan and repair damaged sections of the ha...

Page 85: ...trick however that will free up about 150 kilobytes of RAM Instead of entering just the name of the program you want to run precede the name with two exclamation points like this SPLASH Enter When it sees the exclamation points the Environment actually removes itself from your computer s memory until you quit the program you told it to run With the exclamation points you can run nearly any DOS pro...

Page 86: ...s may run better at the slower speed however Setup or Change an Application Allows you to run the setup programs for the various applications included with your HeadStart LX CD For details on these setup pro grams refer to the manual for each specific application program Use the Advanced Environment Switches you to theAdvancedEnvironment a more sophisticated version of the Beginner s Environment P...

Page 87: ... up both modems and printers to the serial ports If you hook a printer or other device to a serial port you will probably have to use this option to establish communications between the device and the computer Sun Nov 19 1989 4 06 sf PM PARITY CEUEN ODD NONE DATABITS C7 OR 8 USUALLY 8 4 STOPBITS Cl OR 2 USUALLY 1 T ME OUT RETRY CASYNC TO PR INTER i RUN MODE Figure 4 16 Asynchronous Communications ...

Page 88: ...n refer to the manual which came with your device 3 Each character is represented by either 7 or 8 DATABITS Your device s manual should tell you how many your device expects 4 The computer sends either I or 2 STOPBITS after each charac ter Your device s manual should tell you how many your device expects 5 With Time out retry ON the computer will keep trying to send characters to the device until ...

Page 89: ...MBER If your printer is hooked up to serial 1 the smaller of the two serial ports select Adapter Number I Otherwise select Adapter Number2 3 Select RUN MODE Printer Mode Uses the DOS command MODE to send control sequences to the printer which determine the number of lines per inch and the number of charac ters per line WIQjlliiiijjli l aijj 2 CHARACTERS PER l lrtE l lrtES PER lrtCH 1 COl IT lrtUOU...

Page 90: ...om such a condition if there is no printer if you accidently go to print and you don t have a printer you ll have to restart the machine to recover For this reason it s best to keep continuous retry OFF 5 To send the commands to the printer select RUN MODE Pick a Printer Used to tell the environment and all of the included programs what kind of printer you have Sun Nou 19 1909 4 99 11 PA 2 SELECT ...

Page 91: ...s its buttons in a way more convenient for you When you choose this option the right and left buttons are swapped so the button which is physically on the right side of the mouse where a left handed person s index finger rests becomes the left mouse button and the physical left button becomes the right button Help For All Functions Provides you with information on how to use the Beginner s Environ...

Page 92: ...re information about When you find the command you want press the IEnter l key Exit The HeadStart Environment Quits the Environment When you select EXIT THE HEADSTART ENVI RONMENT and then press Y for Yes you are placed at the DOS level All of the popups are uninstalled that is you won t be able to use them again until you restart the environment If you select Exit by mistake press IEsc lto get ba...

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Page 94: ...onment The first thing your computer will show you after it starts up is shown in Figure 5 1 Autoexec Bat Cdguide Bat COl IMand CoM Editor Exe Fontwid Bat HoI dexec Exe Hot Bat Main Exe Mouse CoM Mscdex Exe Phase1 Pkun2ip Puhl ish SetMode Spawnit Sweets TiMer TM Unpac Figure 5 1 The Advanced Environment Advanced Reference 5 1 ...

Page 95: ...d option appears on the second line from the bottom of the screen The explana tion gives you an idea of the different things you can do in each option When you find an option that you re interested in press the Enter key A sub menu listing all the things you can do pops up underneath the option you ve just selected Navigate through this list by using the I and lI keys As you press the keys each ch...

Page 96: ...Allows you to play a CD audio disc or run a pro gram that is on a CD ROM as opposed to a program that is on your computer s hard drive or on a floppy disk Tutorials Help teach you how to use your computer Popups lncludes all the memory resident portions of your computer such as the Calendar Datebook and Calculator Setup Allows you to configure or change the different hardware components of your co...

Page 97: ...igure 5 3 The Applications Menu HeadStart Office Manager Runs HeadStart Office Manager the integrated productivity program Picking this option gets you into either the word processing spreadsheet or database management modules When you start the HeadStart Office Manager you ll be offered the opportunity to load Microsoft Bookshelf the CD ROM based reference tool If you want to use Bookshelf select...

Page 98: ...odate the spreadsheet s regular size Shout Runs Shout the banner making program This allows you to make big signs Splash Starts Splash the VGA paint program It s a kind of computerized box of crayons that allows you to draw virtually any kind of picture you wish Chessmaster Runs the Chessmaster 2000 chess playing program one of the most pow erful available Publish It Begins the desktop publishing ...

Page 99: ...oftBookshelf a complete reference library with a dictionary thesaurus style guide almanac and famous quotations PC Globe Enters PC Globe a computerized atlas with maps and facts about the world Hot Line II Selects Hot Line II a directory of I00 000 corporate phone numbers and addresses and 100 000 confirmed fax numbers CD Guide CD ROMversion of a popular magazine that reviews audio compact discs i...

Page 100: ... introduces you to some of HeadStart LX CD s features Computer Ease Runs the animated Computer Ease tutorial program This uses your computer to teach you how computers work Mavis Beacon Typing Runs the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing program which includes drills to help you learn to type Mavis Beacon Resume Writer Runs the Mavis Beacon Resume program which helps you write your resume Pop Ups Pop Up p...

Page 101: ...aide 1Word Pops up JWord the miniature word processor Printer Setup Permits you to sen control codes directly to your printer Calendar Displays a nine month calendar With the calendaronthescreen pressing IEnter tstarts the Datebook Datebook Pops up the Datebook electronic appointment calendar Calculator Turns the numeric keypad into a four function calculator CRT Saver Blanks the screen The screen...

Page 102: ... Bat TiMer Bat TM Exe Unpac Exe Changes the speed at which the computer runs Normally keep the computer at 10 MHz Some programs particularly games may run better at the slower speed however Applications Allows you to run the setup programs for the various applications included with your HeadStart LX CD For details on these setup pro grams refer to the manual for each specific application program E...

Page 103: ...ice of printer 1 Otherwise select the number of the printer you wish to control 2 Select characters per line For business sized paper select 80 for wide computer printout paper select 132 3 Select Lines per inch Select 6 to print 66 lines per page on business sized paper Select 8 for to print 88 lines per page 4 Select continuous retry If you choose ON the system will keep trying to send character...

Page 104: ...inter does just that clearing any previously transmitted control codes The choice after that one Skip over perforation positions the print head at the top of the page To see what effect your settings have had select the last choice Print a test message Redirect printer to serial port DOS and application programs send printer output to the parallel port unless you indicate otherwise If you connect ...

Page 105: ...rrection which can be either Odd or Even If no parity checking is to be done you would choose None Again refer to the manual which came with your device 3 Databits Each character can be represented by either 7 or 8 databits Your device s manual should tell you how many your device expects 4 Stopbits The computer sends either I or 2 stopbits after each character Your device s manual should tell you...

Page 106: ...ose this option the right and left buttons are swapped so the button which is physically on the right side of the mouse where a left handed person s index finger rests becomes the left mouse button and the physical left button becomes the right button Utilities There are lots of routine tasks that you need to do with your computer things like formatting disks copying disks and backing up files The...

Page 107: ...s H P Figure 5 11 The Utilities Menu Allows you to run DOS commands and then return easily into the AdvancedEnvironment When you select Goto DOS you re presented with a DOS command line from which you can run DOS internal or external commands For more information about DOS commands see the Help section later in this chapter or consult your DOS manual Figure 5 12 The DOS Window 5 14 Environment ...

Page 108: ...Editor Reference Section at the end of Chapter 7 When you re finished with DOS press iEsc to switch back into the Advanced Environment Format Forriat a f lOPP I disk 2 Create a s jsteri or a data disk 3 Create a uolul le label disk nal le 4 ltin fol l lat 5 Saue these options as the default Figure 5 13 Format Choices Prepares 3 5 floppy disks for use The Headstart LX CD can format either a 1 44 me...

Page 109: ... is strictly op tional 3 Select Run format and then Format the disk now from the window that appears The system will give you a message saying Insert new diskette for drive A and strike ENTER when ready Press Esc or select Cancel the format if you change your mind Follow the instruc tions You will then see another message saying Format ting When the job is done the computer will say Formatting com...

Page 110: ...apacity To copy a disk 1 Select Copy a disk and then Copy the disk now from the next menu that pops up 2 You will see a message saying Insert SOURCE diskette in drive A Press any key when ready Take the diskette you want to copy FROM and put it into the floppy drive Press IEnter l and you will see a message Copying If you press IEnter land nothing happens try pressing spacebar 3 DO NOTHING until y...

Page 111: ...you can make with the Format command but with an important difference what we call a bootable disk has not onlythe DOS system files but also the files AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS When the system starts up DOS always checks these two files for important system settings On a bootable disk the contents of AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS are the same as on your HeadStart LX CD s hard disk You can make a b...

Page 112: ...cular file If you select Correct on each lost chain will be converted to a file named FILEnnnn CHK each file recov ered is numbered nnnn represents the number from 0000 to 9999 3 Set Display messages ON or OFF to indicate whether you want CHKDSK to display a report of its activity while it is running 4 Check the disk As with formatting and copying a disk the system will prompt you When done if all...

Page 113: ...f the two disks compare the system will say Disks compare OK Compare another Y N To compare more disks hit II To get back into the Advanced Environ ment press ill and then the Enter Ikey XTree file utility Starts the file management program XTree For more information on how to use XTree see the XTree manual Backup Pro Backs up the contents of your hard disk drive onto 3 5 diskettes This utility is...

Page 114: ...t really mean to these utilities can be lifesavers These utilities also allow you to scan and repair damaged sections of the hard disk For more information about how to use these utilities consult the manual for the program OS RECOVER Programming Languages Allow you to write your own programs in either GW Basic or PC Logo For information about how to use these languages consult those manuals inclu...

Page 115: ...lled that is you won t be able to use them again until you restart the Environment If you select eXit by mistake select No don t Exit and cancel to return to the Environment If you exit the Environment by accident or otherwise want to restart it at the C prompt type hot and then press Enter Help Autoexe Cdguide Bat Pkun2ip Exe COl ll land Col I Pub I ish Bat Editor Exe Set lode Bat Fontuid Bat Spa...

Page 116: ...w to edit the menus installing the Environment and using the DOS utilities Help on Keys Displays a screen of information about the keys you can use in the Environment Summary of DOS commands Displays a list of the most commonly used DOS commands Select Read me first for an overview about DOS help Then hit IEsc l to get the list of DOS commands back on screen Use the II G E and El keys to highlight...

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Page 118: ...ault drive by typing A at the C prompt changing the prompt to A and then typing INSTALL or INSTALL C or INSTALL A C at the A prompt The installation program then creates any necessary subdirec tories and copies the files to drive C prompting you to change floppies as necessary To run such an installation program go to the DOS shell Select Utilities on the main menu bar change to drive Aas describe...

Page 119: ... that the last choice on that menu is Run other programs This is the entrance to the Program Launcher Click on it with the left or center mouse button and you II see the program launcher window pop up over the Applications menu Alternately you can just click the left mouse button anywhere in the left hand window of the Program Launcher Use either method to enter the Program Launcher now Once you r...

Page 120: ...line is the path line It shows the current path What s the current path We ll get to that in a minute The main section below the path line is divided into two boxes or windows The left hand window is the directory window It presents a graphic depiction of the current disk s directory structure To the right of the directorywindow is the program window It displays all of the programs in the current ...

Page 121: ...sk you can change directo ries to perform operations within that directory Oike copying a file or starting a program Because the Environment takes care of changing directories when necessaryto run programs you don t have to know how to do so using DOS but we ll give you a little background so you ll understand what you re looking at when you use the Program Launcher Directories and Paths Instead o...

Page 122: ... company The path to your desk would be Northvale plant to Building Three to Accounting to Me If you were a file on a disk and these locations were disk subdirectories instead of physical locations the path to you would be C NORTHVAL BLDG3 ACCTING ME Subdirectory names like filenames can have no more than eight letters in their names Moving between subdirectories with the Program Launcher couldn t...

Page 123: ...irectory is highlighted Note that the path line shows that the current path is now C MANAGER We are now in the MANAGER subdirectory where the HeadStart Office Manager program is stored As you moved down the list of directories in the left window you may have noticed that several names that were indented from the left margin Those are the names of subdirectories underneath the directories If you ha...

Page 124: ... over a file in the program window Move the cursor over one of the EXE files You can launch that program in any of three ways click the center button on the mouse pressIEnter or as the command menushows press 0 to execute the program Figure 64 After Selecting an Executable File with the Program Launcher Program Launcher 6 7 ...

Page 125: ...oesn t exist the word processing program creates it if the file does exist the word processing starts up with that file already loaded The Program Launcher Command Menu The Program Launcher has its own little menu of commands along its bottom row ESC and IEnter work as they always do The L Command Look at a Disk Look at a disk allows you to use the program launcher on any disk Press II and the pro...

Page 126: ...ow the default answer Just press IEnter l to accept it The Program Launcher finds the next program that matches You can repeatedly press and Enterl until you find the file you re looking for or you reach the end of the disk A Shortcut In addition to using the menus or mouse there is another way to get to the Program Launcher simply press ill at any menu Program Launcher 6 9 ...

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Page 128: ...erstanding of DOS and batch file programming would also be helpful As shipped from the factory the Environment is full While you may change existing menus in order to add a menu item to the Environment you must first delete one If you do make any mistakes while editing menus you can always go back to the original settings by re installing the Environment from the CD ROM As they comes from the fact...

Page 129: ...g an item on a menu and then typing in the commands that the option should trigger Once you ve familiarized yourself with the system a bit more you may want to add commands to the menu option so you can back up your entire disk with just a few keystrokes We ll assume that we want to back up those files which are stored in the Splash subdirectory Splash data files always have the extension SS We ha...

Page 130: ...ilar but not exactly the same as theirtitles For example the real title ofthe menu displayed behind the name menu isApplications butits name on the name menuhas been shortened to Apps 3 Press the key to move the light bar down the Name menu Notice that as the light bar moves over a menu name the corresponding menu appears on the screen We want to edit an option on the Utilities menu 4 Move the lig...

Page 131: ... and press Enter If you accidently select one of these other choices just press IEsc l to back out 7 Use the Cf to move the light bar over the sixth item on the menu Disk Compare and press IEnter l 8 Press 9 Type Backup Splash Data and press Enter Entering Commands Anew screen appears This is where we enter the commands that will do the actual work In effect we ll be writing a little program to ba...

Page 132: ... programming language which consists of ten item commands They get plugged into the numbered lines on the right of the screen Each item can can trigger up to 16 item commands In addition to the item commands any standard DOS command can be executed The item commands are fully explained in the at the end of this chapter You don t need to know them all in this example we ll use just one Input plus t...

Page 133: ...ing that this is the current line We could nowusethe keyto move the light bar back up to line 1 if you decide to change the command for example Instead let s continue to work on line 2 We have to prompt the user to insert a disk in drive A 13 Type Input and hit the Ispacebar 14TypeName Insert a disk into drive A and press Enter 15 Press Enter This line enables us to prompt the user to insert the d...

Page 134: ...to find the errors in it Go over the instructions again and see if you made a typo somewhere This brief example was meant to just give you some of the flavor of the menu editor The program we wrote can be improved and you ll probably be able to think ofothers thatwould also be useful additions to the menus Here are some ideas to get you started If you purchase a program and copy it to the hard dis...

Page 135: ...otect this option with the passWord item command Ifyou re a novice don t touch these files at all Menu Editor Reference Section Here is a listing of the available menu editing commands Beep Sounds the speaker for one second Useful for alerting that user that an action must be performed or that some operation has been completed deVice Calls a Pop Up program Syntax deVice Device_name filename The Po...

Page 136: ...rokes required to load the program For example the keystrokes to load the word processing program Multi Mate Advantage and bring the program to the Edit a Document menu are 1 1 That is once the program starts you select 1from the program s first menu and you select 1 from the next menu If you purchased MultiMate and wanted to add it to say the Applications menu you could use the following item com...

Page 137: ...ired before a user can actually access sensitive information Password is the actual text the user will be required to type in Twin exclamation points have two different functions depending on where in the statement they appear Either they concatenate several lines allowing you to put several different commands onto a single line or they unload the Environment before executing the command If you pu...

Page 138: ...e this cd fw fw cd hot hot That command would unload the Environment change to the directory containing Framework II start the program change back to the HOT subdirectory and re load the Environment Why would you want to do such a thing Because some programs such as Framework II are so large that they can t fit into memory unless everything else is emptied out first If you want to start a program ...

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Page 140: ...programs In plain English this means that theystay resident in memory RAM at all times even when you re using other programs When you re at the main screen of the Beginner s Environment you can activate the Pop ups with a simple menu choice 4 POP UP PROGRAMS In theAdvancedEnvironment the Pop Ups can be found under the Popup menu heading When you re not at an Environment screen but are using a prog...

Page 141: ...ctory and file structure It shows you the directorystructure ofany disk on your system You can see the name of each directory and its subdirectories and you can see the list of files for any directory You can also point to a directory or file name and automatically paste it into any program This means when the system i e the Environment or an application program is waiting for you to type in direc...

Page 142: ...reads each directory Use the left and right arrow keys or the ITab key to move the cursor between the windows displaying the directory or disk names and the individual filenames When you are using File Finder you can press ill to access help You cannot access help while you are using the Filespec and Keystr com mands The Screen Display There are several areas to the File Finder screen display Thes...

Page 143: ...ears Question mark This indicates that the file list is incomplete There are more filenames than memory can hold Minus sign This indicates that the volume is ignored In order to read the directory on this drive you need to use the Lcommand to change the logged drive File Finder Keys Several keys perform special functions when you are working with File Finder These include 8 4 Key Effect IEsc l Can...

Page 144: ...creen include Display PressD to change the displaymodeofthe files window You can toggle between two formats The first format displays only the filename and the extension Figure 8 3 Displaying Filenames and Extensions The second format includes date time size and various attributes The attributes File Finder displays include read only r and archived a Filenames with system or hidden attributes do n...

Page 145: ...also the specification used by the Search for file command This feature is good to use for example when you only want to see files with a COM or BAT extension or even all files that begin with the letter D Log directory Press to log read the drive or directory under the cursor and display its filenames Keystr Press to control the amount of information File Finder feeds to a program The string can ...

Page 146: ... menu and choose Option 2 from the POP UP PROGRAMS menu You can activate 1Word at any time to use it as a scratch pad to browse through the contents of a text file and to create and maintain batch files and program source code 11on Jan 1 2001 1 3 16 pn 1 FILE FINDER w wmmu 3 PRI11TER SETUP 4 CALEl IDAR 5 DATEBOOK 6 POCKET CALCULATOR 7 CRT SAUER Figure 8 5 Selecting 1Word 1Word is a notepad that yo...

Page 147: ...Also I Word contains no print formatting commands The maximum file size allowed is 62 kilobytes The first time you start 1Word you see a prompt to enter the name of the file you want to edit Figure 8 6 The I Word Notepad You may enter a full drive and pathname or use the File Finder to paste in the filename for you If you do not enter a drive or path but just enter a filename 1Word uses the curren...

Page 148: ...nds ill IEJ Lets you save your file and continue editing illfEJID Save your file ends editing and prompts you for a new file ill EJ Saves your file and exits 1Word Many 1Word commands are compatible with the WordStar word proc essing program and use the same keystrokes You may also use the function keys and certain ED key combinations In addition you can program the function keys and customize 1Wo...

Page 149: ...tus area and includes the current system time and date Special Features This information appears on the second line and indicates the status of word wrap tabs and insert overwrite Special Key Indicators This information appears on the second line and indicates the status of the INum Lockland Icaps Lock lkeys That is if the INum Lock l key is lit NUM will appear on the line If the Icaps Lock l key ...

Page 150: ...You can then press the second key of the command to select it or use the arrow keys to find the command you want and press IEnter to select it If you use the arrow keys to highlight a command a help line appears in the status area to provide information about the command The following tables list all of the 1Word commands according to their functional categories Whenever there is a short method fo...

Page 151: ...ine up ID EJ Moves cursor one line down EJJC EJ Moves cursor to beginning of line EJ J EJJC Moves cursor to top of screen IJ EJJC Moves cursor to end of line EJ IJ llLllCJ Moves cursor to bottom of screen EJ CJ Moves cursor to previous screen CJ EJ Moves cursor to next screen EJ EI Moves cursor to beginning of file EJ CJ EI Moves cursor to end of file EI Moves cursor to start of marked block 8 12 ...

Page 152: ... the next line When you enter single lines of text simply keep typing 1Word shifts the screen as it needs to in order to follow the cursor on a long line Press IEnter to end the line of text The Insert commands let you toggle between the insert and overwrite modes and allows you to insert a blank line When insert is on 1Word inserts text at the cursor location and moves the cursor and all followin...

Page 153: ... processing 1Word displays a tab ruler indicating the location of each tab stop and you determine them by editing the ruler When you are using these tabs JWord performs auto matic word wrap and paragraph reformatting Aparagraph is any number of lines up to a blank line The first and last tab stops on the ruler determine paragraph reformatting To reformat with different margins first edit the ruler...

Page 154: ... and screens between applications The Block commands let you define blocks of text so you can move copy or delete them Two of the Block commands make it easy to capture information from one program and feed it to another For example you can use I Word to feed text into a communications program for electronic mail You can use it to import information from a spreadsheet into a document You may prefe...

Page 155: ...ed block of text to any application The File commands let you save and insert files I Word provides several options so you can save your work and continue editing or save it and leave the document or I Word 1Word also lets you write blocks of text to your disk as files so you can read them into a document later The commands you use to manipulate blocks and files include E Key E f EJ E f E f E f E ...

Page 156: ...text and if there are no more instances of it the cursor moves to the end of the file If you start the search at the end of the file 1Word searches backwards toward the top of the file To replace text enter command CWJOJA then type the text you want to find and press IEnter Then enter the replacement text When you press IEnter again 1Word moves the cursor to the first occurrence of that text You c...

Page 157: ...ch criteria in a search Toggles search full word sensitivity If this option is ON the target text is considered to be whole words If this option is OFF a match will occur if the text matches part of a word in the file These commands let you insert the time and date control certain features of I Word import text from another word processing program and convert large amounts of text to upper or lowe...

Page 158: ... and enter hard to type text such as semi graphic box characters The function keys get their initial settings from a file called 1WORD PFK At start up 1Word first looks for this file in the current directory of the current drive Ifthe file isn t there the programlooks in the root directory If 1WORD PFK is found and function key IJ contains a single fil I character I Word automatically presses ill ...

Page 159: ...inition file Writes the current function key definitions to a file These commands may appear inside a programmable function key PFK definition E a J E t n E Cfi Inhibits screen updating while the PFK is running Displays status line updates while the PFK is running Executes PFK where is 1 9 Conditionally executes PFK if the cursor is not at the top or bottom of the file 1Word and Keystrings Keystri...

Page 160: ...r to the program As far as the program is concerned characters are coming from the keyboard as usual Specifying Keystrings When you specify keystrings you enter the standard typewriter keys by pressing the key with or withoutIShift l The keys 0 and are examples of this type of key They produce displayable characters and you can enter them directly into a keystring 1Word provides a method for you t...

Page 161: ... with a function key by preceding the name of the function key with the letters SHF For example Shf F5 Note that you only use the letters Shf with function keys To specify a shifted typewriter key simply enter it with the IShift l key directly 1Wordsupports maskcontrols for programs that use the PC BIOS routines to see which shift key is being held down at the keyboard The 1Word keystring processo...

Page 162: ...e one only 1 out of every 100 times it checks to see if a key has been pressed Some good speed values Speed 20 WordStar Speed 1000 XTREE Speed O 1Word nice and slow defeat keyboard stripping it flies You use the PAUSE command to suspend the key press playback for 1 second KeyStrl or Ill Normally in 1Word you use the Block Feed fCl iIKXF command to feed a marked portion of text to an application pr...

Page 163: ...nter Setup Printer Setup is the third of HOT s Pop Up Services From any screen within the Environment rapidly press the leftIShilt key twice Choose the third choice in your Pop up menu 1 FILE FlrtDER 2 l W O RD MIQ lijOj 1iill 1 CALENDAR 5 DATEBOO 6 POCHET CALCULATOR 7 CRT SAIJEH Figure 8 10 Selecting Printer Setup It is even possible to pop up one of HOT s Desktop Services over another The next f...

Page 164: ...up Commands as a Pop Up The first two choices Condensed and Elite change the size of the type the printer uses if it is capable of changing type sizes The next two choices Form feed and Une feed advance the paper one sheet and one line respectively The next choice Reset printer does just that clearing any previously transmitted control codes The choice after that one Skip perforation positions the...

Page 165: ...hree tiers of three months each The current month which is taken from your system date is centered and highlighted This allows you to view the four months preceding and following Figure 8 13 The Calendar Service Use the arrow keys to scroll around in time The Calendar displays any nine month block beginning as early as November 1901 and ending as late as April 2061 8 26 Environment ...

Page 166: ...r 31 2069 It uses your HeadStart LX CD s built in system clock to establish the current date and time You can use the DateBook as a scheduler an activity log a diary and also a reminder of appointments and important events You can place up to 350 messages in the DateBook and up to 32 for any single day Each message can contain up to 36 characters If you enter multiple messages for one day DateBook...

Page 167: ...while you are entering text into the DateBook The Screen Display There are several areas to the DateBook screen display Figure 8 15 The DateBook Screen Display Popped up over the Calendar i The Calendar Window CD This area displays a monthly calendar and highlights the current date Appointment dates appear in reverse video The current date appears at the top and the current system time at the bott...

Page 168: ...ht turn the alarm on or off and select a repeat option Messdge Trne 12 00 AM Alarn off Rep NO repe l t Al I appo111tnents nust haue a nessage Figure 8 16 The Message Form The Message Display This area shows the information for a specific message which includes the time a symbol if the alarm is set a code indicating how often the message repeats and the message Figure 8 17 The Message Display The H...

Page 169: ...the system clock Sameas J Highlights previous day Highlights next day Same aslEJ Highlights same day in previous week Highlights same day in next week Displays same day previous month Displays same day next month Displays same month day next year Displays same month day previous year Exits DateBook and turns off alarm Selects a date displays message window locates cursor on first message Same as E...

Page 170: ...play include Key ID J GJ Effect Highlights previous appointment if any Highlights next appointment if any Same as Down Arrow Displays previous screen of messages if any Displays next screen of messages if any Moves the cursor to the calendar window Same as The DateBook Commands All of the DateBook commands are available to you from the message display see Figure 8 17 To select a date and enter the...

Page 171: ...dow If there are multiple messages for a day use the arrow keys to highlight the one you want to change and then press I Use the 8 key to delete an entry letter by letter The Load Command Press I to load the most recently saved appoint ments from disk This is a way for you to recover information from your DateBook that you mistakenly change or delete before saving to disk The Save Command Press an...

Page 172: ...lator that works just like the one you may have on your desk You can use it to perform addition subtraction multiplication and division When you are using Pocket Calculator you can press ill to access help Screen Display Pocket Calculator originally appears on the right side of your screen To move it from one side to the other just press the ITab key There are threeareas to thePocketCalculatordisp...

Page 173: ...ies as you make them This is also the area where the results of your calculations appear Numbers are displayed with up to 14 decimal places for complete accuracy The tape display Similar to a paper tape in a physical calculator this records your entries and transactions It lists numbers up fo two decimal places as in dollars and cents configurations meanwhile saving up to 14 decimal places in memo...

Page 174: ...ou use Pocket Calculator CRT Saver The seventh of HOT s Pop Ups is the CRTSaver Like all of the other Pop Ups it is always available to you from any place within the Environment Just press the left IShift key twice rapidly File Finder Ctl I lllord C tl I Notepad Pocket Calculator Calendar DateBook J an 1 2001 2 01 16 Pl I Printer Setup 1em m IEFINDE R HD __________ 11TE RSETUP 4 CALENDAR 5 DATEBOO...

Page 175: ...er phosphorus coating Screens left on too long on one particular display may eventually begin to retain a ghost image or lose their clarity You can also use this feature for privacy when leaving your computer unattended Press any key to turn the screen back on 8 36 Environment ...

Page 176: ...ssagesare verymuch the same andwe use the terms interchangeably Error messages are grouped together according to the activity you are performing when the error occurs The categories of activity include Device 1 0 Input output Command Execution Initialization IWord Device Error Messages Device error messages may occur when HOT uses the 1 0 services provided by DOS For example HOT uses DOS to load H...

Page 177: ... and press Disk is Write Protected The Environment cannot write to the indicated disk This is due to a write protect tab on a disk If you are sure you want to write to the disk take it out of the drive and remove the tab and press Remember to put the tab back on if you want to keep the disk write protected Unknown Media Format This message usually indicates that you have placed an unformatted disk...

Page 178: ... in the environment area by removing any strings you may not need Syntax Error When executing a SET command an improper form of the command was used Check your DOS documentation for the proper syntax Unable to Create Directory This message may result from a MKDIR or MD command Perhaps there is a file or directory of the same name or the disk or directory have reached the maximum capacity Or one of...

Page 179: ...sion Number This error can occur if the version of a HOT Desktop Pop Up Service does not match HOT s version Try going through the installation procedure again PGM File Isn t a HOT Program Onlyspeciallydeveloped programs can be used as a HOT Pop Up Service The file specified in a Program line in the configuration file is not a proper program Check the file that you specified You Have Specified Too...

Page 180: ...than 62K bytes Not Enough Memory When doing a to read a text file into the file being edited 1Word ran out of memory Save the file as is and exit HOT Increase the IWord buffer size specified in the configuration file 1Word cannot edit a file that is larger than 62K bytes Block Not Marked A block operation CCtTIJKXY iTKXC IfIJJ3F was at tempted but no block had been marked Use the ChlfKJB and fIJKT...

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Page 182: ... 1 Application Programs 2 9 2 13 4 4 5 3 5 4 Setting up or Changing 4 17 5 9 ATI Skill Builder 4 3 5 7 B Backup Pro 4 15 5 19 Bad File Allocation Table 9 2 Beginner s Environment 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 7 2 9 4 18 5 9 Block Not Marked 9 5 Block Too Big 9 5 c Can t Access File 9 4 Index 1 1 ...

Page 183: ...Hot Line Two 4 6 5 6 Micrsoft Bookshelf 4 6 5 6 Music 3 1 4 6 5 6 PC Globe 4 6 5 6 ROM 5 3 5 5 Check Disk 4 10 5 19 Chessmaster 2000 4 5 5 5 Clock Calendar 2 7 2 11 Command Com not found 9 2 Communications 4 18 5 12 Computer Ease 4 3 5 7 Configuration Setup and Change 4 17 Configuration File is Invalid 9 3 Current Path 6 3 Current Directory 6 3 Current Disk 6 3 1 2 Index ...

Page 184: ...11 5 15 Create a Bootable Disk 4 14 5 18 Disk Is Write Protected 9 2 Directories 6 4 Disk Compare 4 13 DOS 2 5 3 3 Access 4 16 5 14 Commands 4 15 4 23 5 23 DOS Disk Utilities 4 8 DOS Prompt 2 5 DOS Shell 6 8 OS Optimize 4 15 5 20 E Environment 1 1 2 1 Exiting the Environment 2 12 3 2 4 23 5 22 Returning To 3 2 Switching 3 2 Index 1 3 ...

Page 185: ...a Disk 4 11 5 15 G Games 3 3 H HeadStart Environment See Environment Advanced Environment or Beginner s Environment HeadStart Office Manger 4 4 5 4 Help 2 8 2 13 3 1 4 22 5 3 5 21 Mini Help 2 8 HOTINI Not Found 9 3 I I Can t Find the Configuration File You Specified 9 4 I Can t fit the the PGM File You Requested Into Memory 9 4 Invalid Directory 9 3 Invalid Path Not Directory or Directory Not Empt...

Page 186: ...Beacon 4 4 5 7 Menu Editing 5 9 7 1 Menu Editing Reference 7 8 Main Menu 2 8 Menu Bar 5 2 Mouse Arrows 6 3 Mouse Configuration 4 22 5 13 Mouse Cursor 2 7 2 11 N 0 One Word See Pop Up Programs Optimize Hard Disk 4 15 5 20 Out Of Environment Space 9 3 Index 1 5 ...

Page 187: ...Commands 8 11 Error Messages Block Not Marked 9 5 Block Too Big 9 5 Can t Access File 9 4 Can t Create File 9 4 Can t Open File 9 5 Can t Write File Disk Full 9 5 File is Too Big 9 5 Not Enough Memory 9 5 Keystrings Printing 8 19 Programming Fnction Keys 8 19 Screen Display 8 9 Text Commands 8 13 8 15 8 17 Calendar 4 7 5 8 8 25 8 30 Calculator 4 8 5 8 8 32 CRT Saver 4 8 5 8 8 35 Index ...

Page 188: ...Setup 4 7 5 8 8 24 Printers 3 2 Pick a Printer 4 21 5 10 Printer Mode 4 20 Printer Ports 4 17 Printer Redirection 4 19 5 11 Printer Settings 5 10 Printer Utilities 5 11 Programs Loading to Hard Disk 6 1 Running 6 5 Program Launcher 3 2 6 1 S Command 6 8 L Command 6 7 Programming Languages 4 15 5 21 Publish It 4 5 5 5 Q Index 1 7 ...

Page 189: ...Serial Ports 4 1 7 Setup 5 3 5 9 SHOUT 4 5 5 5 Splash 4 5 5 5 Speed Change System Speed 4 17 5 9 Syntax Error 9 3 T Technical Support Hotline 1 2 Time 4 17 5 9 Tutorials 5 3 Menu Editing Tutorial 7 1 Twist 4 5 5 5 u Unable to Create Directory 9 3 Unable to Read Data 9 2 Unable to Write Data 9 2 1 8 Index ...

Page 190: ...Undetermined Error 9 2 Unknown Media Format 9 2 Utilities 4 8 5 3 5 13 v w x XTree File Manager 4 8 5 19 y You Have Specified Too Many PGM Files 9 4 z Index 1 9 ...

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Page 192: ...Technical Reference Manual t eoM SE RIES ...

Page 193: ...oftware A 2 The Mouse Port and Mouse A 2 Video Adapter A 2 Disk Drives A 2 Audio Ports A 2 Appendix B Maintaining Your Computer The System Unit 8 1 Handling 8 1 Temperature 8 2 Power Supply 8 2 Grounding 8 2 Static Electricity B 2 Disk Drives 8 3 Cleaning the Drive Heads 8 3 Table of Contents T 1 ...

Page 194: ...ing D 1 System Startup D 1 Monitor Problems D 2 Diskette Problems D 2 Keyboard Problems 0 3 Printer Problems 0 4 Appendix E Connectors Pinouts Serial Port COMl E 1 Parallel Port E 2 Video Connector E 4 9 Pin Video Connector E 5 Mouse E 6 Keyboard E 7 Appendix F Dip Switches Dip Switch Settings F 1 Appendix G Video Reference T 2 Table of Contents ...

Page 195: ...n forcing you to conform to the system This means you don t have to know any of the technical details of your system s operation in order to use it We realize however that occasionally you may need to know specific technical information on various aspects of the system If you re an advanced user a programmer or a technician you may need to know what s going on under the hood to solve some thorny t...

Page 196: ... EGA MCGA CGA MDA and Hercules video adapters If you install and run a program written for one of those adapters the video adapter detects it and automatically switches to the appropriate mode Disk Drives For increased media compatibility your HeadStart LX CD is equipped with one 3 5 floppy diskette drive The drive is an IBM PS 2 compatible drive able to read and write 1 44 megabyte diskettes as w...

Page 197: ...components perform the primary functions of the computer such as executing programs storing data and communi cating with external devices The system unit provides a cool and clean environment for the smooth operation of your computer Handling Handle your computer gently Don t drop it and don t shake it The computer should be placed on a steady stand table or desk Its perform ance could be affected...

Page 198: ...uld try to reserve a separate electrical circuit for the main system unit Make sure that the circuit cannot be accidentally turned off while you are working on your computer If the circuit has to be shared make sure that it is not shared with any heavy electrical appliances If you are unsure about what is on a particular circuit you can switch the circuit breaker off and see what appliances Jose p...

Page 199: ...Drive Heads Several times a year the read write heads on the floppy drive should be cleaned This is done by using a special floppy disk that is soaked with cleaning solvent You can purchase these special diskettes at your local dealer If your unit is used constantly you will want to clean the heads more frequently CD ROMs CD ROMs are fairly indestructible but there are some precautions you need to...

Page 200: ...d Never use a wringing wet cloth to clean your screen liquid could drip down into the system and cause damage Transporting Your Computer Be sure to eject the CD ROM caddy before moving the computer leaving it in may damage both the caddy and the drive It is also best to use the computer s original packing materials and cartons for the safest way to transport your system Be careful not to bump or j...

Page 201: ... atop the system unit and put on a secure surface Gently pull out the keyboard connector from the front of the unit and put that also in a safe place If you have any other peripherals installed like a mouse printer modem or joystick disconnect them from the system unit too 2 Locate the two screws that hold your system unit cover on They are on the upper lip of the computer s back 3 Using a flat bl...

Page 202: ...ored tabs into the connector at the bottom of the slot Gently but firmly push the board into the connector until it snaps into place and is seated firmly Figure C 1 Placing the option card 7 Align the hole in the metal tab of the option board with the hole in the rear panel of the system unit Replace the screw you previously removed and tighten it Save the slot cover to re install should you ever ...

Page 203: ...he computer back on and try to repeat the problem operation If the same error occurs and you need technical advice call the toll free support number 800 PC COACH Problem Solving This section lists problems that you may run into while operating your computer and offers some solutions System Startup Problem When you first turn on the system you hear a long single beep lastingabout a half second and ...

Page 204: ...the monitor is plugged in and turned on Check the monitor cables to make sure they are plugged in properly Make sure that the HeadStart Operating Environment is installed on the hard disk Diskette Problems Problem The system attempted to read the diskette but the screen display did not appear Action Remove the diskette and insert it again The diskette should be gently inserted label side up Push i...

Page 205: ...gh the key board is not being properly transmitted to the system unit Action Make sure that the keyboard is properly attached to the outlet on the lower front just right of center of the system unit Turn the system unit off Pull the plugout and plugit backin again If you still have problems it may be necessary to have both the keyboard and the system unit serviced Problem A key begins to stick in ...

Page 206: ...e are a number of things that need to be checked if you get a Printer Not Ready error Check to see if the printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Usually there is a light on the printer panel that displays this status If it is not press the On Line button till the light next to it is ON Check the power cable for the printer to be sure that it is plugged into a working power outlet Che...

Page 207: ...ctional Check the manual that came with your mouse to make sure that all the switch settings are correct and that it was installed properly You should also check the manual to find out if there is any spedal software that needs to be installed in order to operate your mouse Mouse Problems Problem The system doesn t recognize the mouse Action Change mouse interrupt with VSETUP utility SeeAppen dix ...

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Page 209: ...on t ever need to This section is provided as reference materials for those so technically inclined Serial Port COM1 COMJ is a 9 pin DIN male connector situated next to the 25 pin female parallel connector on the rear panel I LP Z W H 1r fif Figure E 1 9 pin serial COMJ connector Connectors Pinouts E 1 ...

Page 210: ...Ready 5 DC Ground 6 Data Set Ready 7 Request to Send 8 Clear to send 9 Ring Indicator Parallel Port The Parallel Port LPTJ PRN is a 25 pin female IBM compatible connector located next to the 9 pin serial connector j i d 4 _ t v v v I Figure E 2 Parallel Port E 2 Technical Reference ...

Page 211: ...be 2 Data bit 0 3 Data bit 1 4 Data bit 2 5 Data bit 3 6 Data bit 4 7 Data bit 5 8 Data bit 6 9 Data bit 7 10 ACK 11 Busy 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 Auto Feed 15 Error 16 INIT 17 SLCT in 18 25 Ground Connectors Pinouts E 3 ...

Page 212: ...utput uses a 15 pin female connector Figure E 3 15 pin VGA Video Connector Pinout 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 unused 5 Self Test 6 Red Rtn 7 Green Rtn 8 Blue Rtn 9 unused 10 Digital Gnd 11 Digital Gnd 12 unused E 4 Technical Reference ...

Page 213: ...is for use with TTL type monitors Pinout 1 Ground 2 Secondary Red Ground 3 Primary Red 4 Primary Green 5 Primary Blue 6 Secondary Green lntesity 7 Secondary Blue Mono Video 8 Horizontal Retrace 9 Vertical Re trace Figure E 4 The 9 pin 1TL Video Connector Connectors Pinouts E 5 ...

Page 214: ... 9 pin mini DIN connector It is located on an expansion card between the two video ports Figure E 5 Mouse Connector Pinout 5 volts 2 XDA 3 XDB 4 YDA 5 YOB 6 Left button 7 Center button 8 Right button 9 Ground E 6 Technical Reference ...

Page 215: ...Keyboard The keyboard uses a 5 pin mini DIN connector Figure E 6 Keyboard Connector Pinout Pin Description 1 Clock 2 Serial Data 3 Reset 4 DC Return 5 5 Volts Connectors Pinouts E 7 ...

Page 216: ...mputer exactly what options your computer has installed and how some of the built in options will work These switches are normally set at the factory and usually never need be changed However the settings of these switches are included on the following page Switch Function ON OFF On Off Function 1 8087 Co cfrocessor ON 8087 not installed Installe OFF 8087 installed 2 Number of ON 1 installed Flopp...

Page 217: ...or graphics 5 Parallel Port ON Port disabled Select OFF Portenabled LPTI 6 Serial Port 2 ON Port disabled Select OFF Port enabled asCOM2 7 Serial Port 1 ON Port disabled Select OFF Port enabled asCOMl 8 Internal Hard ON No hard disk Disk Select OFF Harddiskinstalled F 2 Technical Reference ...

Page 218: ...ch as Ventura Publisher Lotus 1 2 3 or Microsoft Windows however you might find some of these utilities useful All the video software can be found in the directory C VGAUTILS It includes VCONFIG COM VGATEST COM VSETUP COM ATIVIDEO SY BIOSDATE t OM CLR COM L43 COM README VDRIVER EXE Video Reference mode switching software diagnostic software for VGAWONDER setup and configuration utility RAM version...

Page 219: ... specify default monitor selection on powerup To setup the mouse interface To start VSETUP type at the DOS prompt VSETUP Entert You ll see the menu shown in Figure G 1 G 2 JjGA UGA UGA IJGA UGA IJGA UGA IJGA UGA IJGA A UGA UGA UGA IJGA UGA UGA UGA UGA UGA U ri J UGA UGA UGA UGA OGA UGA OGA UGA UGA UG l A l B c r D E I F I I G I I H I I I J I COPYRIGHT 1988 89 UGAIEGA CONFIGURATIOl I PROGRM UCONFIG...

Page 220: ... M80 option you ll be asked your choice of foreground color either white amber or green Dual Monitor Ifyou select the DUAL option you must determine which video card you wish to be the primary card at the time the computer powers up If you want your primary monitor to be the one connected to the video card that comes with your HeadStart computer you can choose from among three options I With an MD...

Page 221: ...Almost all Hercules Graphics programs use this resolution F MDA MONO GRAPHICS 640x400 This selection will also start the video card in a special Hercules mode However only a small number of Hercules graphics programs use this resolution If there is a problem with this option try option E G 8 16 BIT SELECT Select 8 or 16 bit BIOS operation H MOUSE OPTION SELECT The Mouse option select allows the us...

Page 222: ...Each of the options in VCONFIG can be selected by typing in the letter to the left of the selection and then depressing the enter key As you get familiar with the operation of VCONFIG you cari bypass the menu completely by typing C VCONFIG KE YWORD Enter The keywords are indicated on the right hand side of the screen VGA EGA CGA H720 H640 25 44 60 or SAVE This is what each option does A VGA This o...

Page 223: ... programs use this resolution If you have a problem with this option try option D F 132x25 The option 132 column by25 row text mode works on all monitors except VGA monitors G 132x44 The 132 column by 44 row text mode will work on all monitors except for RGB monitors and VGA monitors i H 132x60 This option will only work on Multisync monitors NOTE 132 Column modes can only be used by software whic...

Page 224: ...ystems the VGAWONDER may not operate correctly in the 16 bit mode This will be obvious if the system is NOT responding to keyboard control ATI recommends that the user select the 8 bit mode if this condition persists You should never have to select this entry K EXIT Selection of this option will execute the last mode chosen that is sup ported by the monitor you are using If you do not use EXIT to ...

Page 225: ...nteredaftertheVGAWONDERpassesVGATEST they are most likely installation compatibility or operation related The following are the types of problems which are most likely to occur Installation Related Problems Problem Cannot seat VGAWONDER into slot Diagnosis Components in computer may interfere Action Try a different slot Problem No display and no fan noise Diagnosis No power to computer Action Chec...

Page 226: ...ntered aftertheVGAWONDERpasses VGATEST they are most likely installation compatibility or operation related The following are the types of problems which are most likely to occur Installation Related Problems Problem Cannot seat VGAWONDER into slot Diagnosis Components in computer may interfere Action Try a different slot Problem No display and no fan noise Diagnosis No power to computer Action Ch...

Page 227: ... not solved remove other video card and install VGAWON DERas single monitor setup to confirm operation before attempting dual monitor configuration Error Messages Problem Error message Invalid configuration press ill to continue Diagnosis Incorrect configuration file or dead AT battery Action Run AT diagnostics software installing for EGA or No Display reboot Problem should disappear Power down If...

Page 228: ...on Disable programs by unloading them for memory or by renaming the AUTOEXEC BAT file to BAK and CONFIG SYS to BAK and reboot If the problem disap pears there is a conflict with one of your programs Diagnosis 3 Monitor may not switch modes without resetting Action Reset monitor by turning it off and on Problem Memory resident programs ie SideKick work when initially loaded but not later when neede...

Page 229: ...nterlacing of image Action Use a screen filter or install software for lower resolution If the problem does not fall into any of these catgories contact your HeadStart dealer or call the Technical Support Hotline at 1 800 PC COACH Video Reference G 11 ...

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