11
Saving,
Recalling,
and
Outputting
Data
This
chapter
describes
how
to
format
a
oppy
disk,
save
and
recall
instrument
setups
,
signal
lists
,
states
,
traces
,
display
images
,
limit-line
tables
,
and
amplitude-correction
factors
using
both
oppy
disks
and
the
internal
instrument
memory
.
A
oppy
disk
provides
additional
memory
for
saving
instrument
setup
,
signal
lists
,
traces
,
display
images
,
limit-lines
tables
,
and
amplitude-correction
factors
.
The
data
is
easily
retrievable
,
(with
the
exception
of
display
images),
without
the
need
for
an
external
controller
to
transfer
data.
The
process
of
saving
and
recalling
data
from
the
oppy
disk
is
similar
to
saving
and
recalling
data
from
the
internal
memory
.
There
are
some
important
dierences
.
F
or
example
,
data
is
stored
in
internal
memory
as
an
item;
on
the
oppy
disk,
data
is
stored
as
a
DOS
le
or
a
logical
interchange
le
(LIF).
Using
a
Floppy
Disk
F
ormatting
the
Disk
Use
a
3.5
inch
double-sided
oppy
disk.
If
this
is
a
new
oppy
disk,
it
must
be
formatted
before
use
.
The
disk
can
be
formatted
on
a
computer
or
on
the
EMI
receiver
,
using
the
following
procedure
.
Note
Before
formatting
your
oppy
disk,
make
sure
that
the
disk
does
not
contain
any
valuable
data
by
pressing
the
following
keys
to
catalog
the
disk.
4
CONFIG
5
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Disk
Config
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
CATALOG
DISK
Existing
data
on
the
oppy
disk
will
be
displayed
if
the
disk
has
been
formatted.
If
the
disk
has
not
been
formatted
the
following
message
will
be
displayed:
Cannot
read
disk
drive.
Please
verify
drive
door
is
closed
and
that
disk
is
formatted
and
error
free.
Saving,
Recalling,
and
Outputting
Data
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