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Since the other three functions are related to working with the
same type of data, the formatting process is something of an
exception: this operation consists of a single process: it serves
to prepare a standard 3.5" floppy disk for the data format of the
Z1000, so that its different file types files can be saved there and
recognized later. If your floppy disks are already formatted in
the DOS format, new formatting is not necessary because the
disk format of the Z1000 corresponds to the DOS format.
You can choose to format a disk as double-sided with double
density (2 DD). This yields a storage capacity of 720 KB. You
can also prepare disks in the double-sided format with high
density (2 HD). In this case a storage capacity of 1.44 MB is
obtained. Please check the required format on the disk's label
and select the corresponding density with the L1 or L2 button.
Use the F6 button (Execute) to confirm the formatting process.
The Disk button takes you into the display page where you can
make settings related to floppy-disk operations (Disk Command).
The topic Quick Play has been dealt with in "Floppy Disk
Operations 1", the Style Convert function in chapter 2 of the
floppy disk operations. Here the four basic functions will be
described, in which respect the floppy-disk drive of the Z1000 is
hardly different from that of a computer: Load, Save, Delete, and
Format. Each function is accessed using the corresponding L and
R button.
A. Format (R2)
Floppy Disk Operations 3
