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Storing a Complete Set of Programs to PC Card

With the power disconnected, take out the eight Posi-drive screws on the top of the DSC
1.  Plug the PC Card into the slot located in the front left of the unit located behind the meter panel.  The Slot is keyed so

the card can only be seated in one direction.

2.  Connect the power and switch on the unit.
3. Press 

“Store”

4.  Press the middle soft key labeled “Type.”  Use the up arrow key to select “Call."  A listing of files stored on the Card

will appear.

5.  Press “Name” and use the arrow keys to put in a name for the file.
6. Press 

“Store”

7.  The file with the assigned program name will now appear on the DSC screen.

Storing a single program to PC Card

With the power disconnected, take out the eight Posi-drive screws on the top of the DSC
1.  Plug the PC Card into the slot located in the front left of the unit located behind the meter panel.  The 3.Slot is keyed so

the card can only be seated in one direction.

2.  Connect the power and switch on the unit.
3. Press 

“Store”

4.  Press the middle soft key labeled “Type.”  Use the up arrow key to select “Cprg."  A listing of files stored on the PC

Card will appear.

5.  Press “Name” and use the arrow keys to put in a name for the file.
6.  Press “Store.”  The file with the assigned program name will now appear on the DSC screen.

Transferring files from a Computer to a PC Card for loading into a DSC.

The files stored in the DSC and PC card follow the DOS data file format.  This allows these files to be treated like any other
DOS file.  They can be stored on disk and sent via modem.  This document assumes that you have a DOS based computer
than has the capability of reading and writing DOS files to a PC Card.  When you place an SRAM or Flash card into such a
computer, the card acts as another disc drive.  (Typically B:)   You can then use standard DOS commands such as copy,
move, rename, etc.  It is important that the files transferred to a PC card for loading into a DSC follow a specific directory
hierarchy and naming convention.  The file structure of a DSC PC Card is as follows:

Directory:  BSSDATA located on the Root Level of the PC Card.
All Files for the DSC must be located within the BSSDATA Directory.
All files must follow DOS naming conventions.  (eight characters plus a three character suffix, no spaces,

correct extensions, etc.)

.XAL extensions signify a complete set of programs for the DSC.  These files show up on the DSC in

“Call” mode during store and recall operations.

.XPG extensions signify an individual DSC program.  These files show up on the DSC in “Cprg” mode

during store and recall operations.

.XLO extensions signify logo files for custom Default Screens.
 

An example of this functionality is:
1.  Transmit a program or new set of programs via modem.
2.  Transfer those files to a PC card.
3.  Load files into DSC.

Summary of Contents for DSC 280

Page 1: ...ailable program from memory on the Transmitting unit This will be the program that the Receiving unit will load on completion 3 Press Utility to access the Utility screen parameters 4 Set XMIT to PROG on the Transmitting unit 5 Make sure MIDI channel is set the same on both the Transmitting and Receiving Units 6 In the Utility menu of the receiving unit select Lock Mode to OFF using the Up and Dow...

Page 2: ...t is keyed so the card can only be seated in one direction 2 Connect the power and switch on the unit 3 After the start up message press Utility 4 Select Lock Mode and turn it off using the Up and Down Arrow keys 5 Press Utility again to go back to the main screen 6 Press recall 7 Press the middle soft Key labeled Type Use the up arrow key to select Call A listing of available files stored on the ...

Page 3: ...een Transferring files from a Computer to a PC Card for loading into a DSC The files stored in the DSC and PC card follow the DOS data file format This allows these files to be treated like any other DOS file They can be stored on disk and sent via modem This document assumes that you have a DOS based computer than has the capability of reading and writing DOS files to a PC Card When you place an ...

Page 4: ...supported in the current PCMCIA card software The exception is that a full set up an XAL file is stored to a Flash card when it is formatted The Flash card set up can be then read at any time but only written to by performing a complete format again This is useful for archive purposes as Flash cards do not batteries to run down The DSC 280 has been tested using Fujitsu 256k FLASH cards Formatting ...

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