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Page 1: ...1 R S CUSTOM MANUFACTURED IN U S A BY RADIO SHACK A DIVISION OF TANDY CORPORATION...

Page 2: ...E LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY OR IN ANY MANNER ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SALE LEASE USE OR ANTICIP...

Page 3: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL INTRODUCTION TRS BO TRS 8 0 MODEL 16 OPERATOR S MANUAL READ ME FIRST ltadI8 haelll 1...

Page 4: ...and used in accordance with the instructions manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Su...

Page 5: ...ains all the essential information you to get started It shows how to operate the Model 16 a program and use some of the more helpful commands also explains some terms you need to know need load It Si...

Page 6: ...TO 4 ALL at READY enter FORMAT fif at READY enter FORMAT drive Example roRMAT 1 must format first not applicable not allowed at Ready enter BOOT16 TRSDOS16 SYS at Ready enter FORMAT drive Example roRM...

Page 7: ...rite Protection 3 Using Disk Programs Types of Programs Loading a Program Swapping Diskettes Formatting a Data Disk 4 Making BACKUP Copies Of Diskettes Backing up a TRSDOS 16 or TRSDOS II Diskette Bac...

Page 8: ...r the Enhanced a Model II Read this if you purchased a 16 Bit Enhancement Kit to upgrade your Model II to a Model 16 Start Up For the New Model 16 Read this if you purchased a new Model 16 This manual...

Page 9: ...e what your hard disk operating system is start up the Computer If TRSDOS HD appears you need to re initialize the hard disk to TRSDOS II You should have already received a TRSDOS II Initialization Di...

Page 10: ...ord Built in Cable You should also have these programming manuals Owner s Manual Owner s Manual Model II Mode called Model II Manual from now on Assembler 16 Programming Package Manual Supplement to t...

Page 11: ...EL 16 1 Place the display console where you ll be using the Computer position it close to a grounded 12 VAC three prong outlet or use a grounded power strip such as Radio Shack s Plug In Power Strip M...

Page 12: ...hock as well as endangering your Computer and data If you have a hard disk it must be installed by Radio Shack service technicians If you have any other Radio Shack equipment such as a printer or mode...

Page 13: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL START UP TRS BO Drive 0 Display Console Power Drive Latchee Keyboard Reset Switch ftadle haell 12...

Page 14: ...secondary drives 2 Flip up the power switch on your display console ac i e p t by simultaneously pressing REPEAT and before the screen becomes white of a hard now Do this BREAK INSERT DISKETTE should...

Page 15: ...refully insert the Model 16 Systems Diskette into Drive with the label facing the display 7 Gently push the diskette into the slot until it locks into place Don t force it 8 Rotate the drive latch clo...

Page 16: ...ror Messages the message NOT A SYSTEM DISKETTE message appears you are not using the Model 16 Systems Diskette nothing appears within 3 seconds you probably inserted the diskette incorrectly Remove it...

Page 17: ...equipment other than hard disk drives turn it OFF Turn OFF all secondary hard disk drives first to prevent loss of data Then turn OFF the primary hard disk drive Drive 4 14 Turn OFF the display conso...

Page 18: ...DISKS There are two types of disks floppy diskettes all Model 16 s can use these hard disks you must have a hard disk drive to use these Radio Shack Catalog Number 26 415 This manual uses the term dis...

Page 19: ...diskettes are labeled single or double sided If it s an older diskette it s single sided or the sector hole note that it is somewhat off center on double sided diskettes Sector _ilII Hole Jiii single...

Page 20: ...ably hasn t been initialized yet See your Hard Disk Owner s Manual for instructions 3 Insert your Model 16 Systems Diskette in Drive 4 If the hard disk s red PROTECT light is on press it to turn it of...

Page 21: ...o copy the Model 16 Systems Diskette To copy information from another diskette to the hard disk use the MOVE command if the diskette operates under the TRSDOS 16 or TRSDOS II operating system For exam...

Page 22: ...need to cancel its write protection To do this cover the write protect notch with a gummed tape Some gummed foil tape comes with each diskette Non write protected Diskette _ _ i _ I Covered Write prot...

Page 23: ...inline TRSDOS 2 b diskette This diskette is actually a Model II TRSDOS Diskette which works with the Model 16 s new thinline drives A complete description of these programs is in these programming man...

Page 24: ...ng system in your primary disk drive Drive is the primary floppy disk drive Drive 4 is the primary hard disk drive All your other drives are secondary drives What this means is If you have a floppy sy...

Page 25: ...gramming Package a TRSDOS 16 program for developing programs in the computer s native 68J1J1J1 machine language BASIC a TRSDOS II and a TRSDOS program for writing programs in the BASIC language Beginn...

Page 26: ...k control as shown in the last section 3 Notice the first line in the start up message identifies the operating system as TRSDOS II rather than the TRSDOS 16 operating system This is because TRSDOS 16...

Page 27: ...erations enter an operating system command such as the BACKUP command used in Section 4 load an application program 12 Since the TRSDOS 16 operating system is in control you can load the EDIT16 progra...

Page 28: ...Drive and the TRSDOS 16 Ready message on the last line of your screen flip up the RESET switch The Computer will reset and display its start up message again 2 Enter the date and time again However t...

Page 29: ...t the Thi ne TRSDOS 2 b Diskette in Drive 2 Insert the TRSDOS application program diskette in Drive 1 3 Flip up the RESET switch r press REPEAT BREAK to transfer control to the floppy diskette You can...

Page 30: ...iskettes you must 1 Make sure the operating system s Ready prompt is displayed and the drive light is off 2 If you are using TRSDOS 16 type DISMOUNT ENTER you do not need to type a dismount command if...

Page 31: ...ect notch If the disk you want formatted is a secondary hard disk make sure the write PROTECT button is not illuminated 3 Type FORMAT followed by the drive number For example To format a floppy disket...

Page 32: ...ata disk means th at you can use it in your secondary drive for storing information However since it does not contain an operating system you cannot use it in your primary disk drive To format a disk...

Page 33: ...BACKUP copy of all diskettes This section shows how to use the two BACKUP methods that are available Backing up a TRSDOS 16 TRSDOS II Diskette use this method on any diskette containing TRSDOS 16 or T...

Page 34: ...the Model 16 Systems Diskette onto a double sided diskette This allows you to double the diskette s storage capacity 1 Turn on the Computer system and load TRSDOS 16 or TRSDOS II 2 If the source disk...

Page 35: ...if you re positive you don t need the information The Computer automatically formats the destination diskette and then copies the source diskette onto it When finished it tells you it has completed a...

Page 36: ...y Disk Drives 1 Turn on the Computer and load TRSDOS 2 Insert the source and destination diskettes unless already inserted 3 When TRSDOS READY appears type FORMAT followed by the destination diskette...

Page 37: ...and press a key 6 When finished formatting the diskette TRSDOS returns to TRSDOS READY Type BACKUP TO ENTER TRSDOS asks you Source Diskette Ready Y Q Insert the source diskette unless it is the disket...

Page 38: ...ATOR S MANUAL TRS BO BACKUP Insert SOURCE diskette press ANY key to continue TRSDOS will ask you to swap diskettes a few times Follow it s prompts When finished it returns to TRSDOS READY ftadle haell...

Page 39: ...ected from pressure to their sides just as phonograph records should be protected Keep all diskettes in storage envelopes whenever they re not in disk drives Keep diskettes away from magnetic fields t...

Page 40: ...labels Floppy Disk Drive Maintanence Your Computer s floppy disk drives need periodic preventative care to prevent damage to your diskettes Make sure a Radio Shack maintenance person checks your flop...

Page 41: ...or a humidifier should help eliminate this problem Another possible cause might be fluctuations in AC power Even though the Model 16 s built in AC line filter will usually buffer the Computer from the...

Page 42: ...will show PROGRAM NOT FOUND See Table I for a description of these errors 2 boot errors such as BOOT ERROR DC See Table 2 3 application program errors see your application program manual When an error...

Page 43: ...f the Computer wait 15 seconds and turn it on again If you try all these remedies and still get an error message contact a Radio Shack Service Center If there is more than one error message the Comput...

Page 44: ...er operation of the system and can normally be corrected by the operator the shaded errors are errors in the program and must be corrected by the programmer DESCRIPTION 68000 Memory Fault at Page Addr...

Page 45: ...ead error Directory space full Directory write error Disk space allocation can t be made because of 14 135 136 137 17 26 18 33 Contact a Radio Shack Service Center Include Debug at configuration time...

Page 46: ...n it 1 1 Disk sector not found 5 Try a different diskette File access denied due to password protection File already in directory File not found Hardware fault during disk I O input output 25 11 24 49...

Page 47: ...l operation Improper file name filespec Incorrect command parameter Invalid Space Descriptor Maximum of 16 files may be open at once Memory fault during 138 7 144 134 19 48 9 50 10 35 Device name spec...

Page 48: ...DOS II 12 o 30 No on line drive is a write enabled or b has enough space to create a new file No error occurred Data on diskette too fragmented copy files to a clean diskette pr09ram not found 31 prog...

Page 49: ...d record numbers 47 Required option or argument missing in command 40 Data cannot be read from diskette faulty media Try a different diskette 143 For multi user only 32 Drive number specified not a va...

Page 50: ...I Shack Service or I I Center BOOT ERROR DM Defective DMA I Contact a Radio IChip Shack Service Center BOOT ERROR DO Drive not ready 1 Improperly l Insert diskette inserted again and reset diskette th...

Page 51: ...ore Computer time out 2 Secondary hard 2 Turn on your disk drives secondary hard not turned on disk drives BOOT ERROR HT Time out while waiting for READY 1 Hard disk drive l Follow correct not powered...

Page 52: ...II Operating System format CRC Error Invalid data on diskette or defective diskette Record not found on bootstrap track Improperly formatted or defective diskette Contact a Radio Shack Service Center...

Page 53: ...R M E S SA G_E S _ BOOT ERROR Z8 Defective CPU Contact a Radio Shack Service Center 68000 Memory Memory Fault Contact a Radio Fault at Page xxxxxx is the Service Center Address xxxxxxx hexadecimal add...

Page 54: ...extras More Memory 128K BYTE MEMORY BOARDS AND CHIP KITS Every Model 16 has at least 128K bytes of RAM Random Access Memory for access by the 68000 processor You can add additional RAM up to a maximum...

Page 55: ...More storage At Faster Speeds HARD DISK INTERFACE BOARD AND HARD DISK DRIVE A hard disk drive supplies up to 8 9 mega bytes of storage You can add a maximum of 4 hard disk drives to your system Not on...

Page 56: ...your computer display illustrations Cmnmunication Beyond The Display PRINTERS You can connect your TRS 80 Microcomputer to a variety of Radio Shack serial or parallel printers Contact your local Radi...

Page 57: ...kup 36 38 Loading 29 Swapping Diskettes 3 0 TRSDOS 16 Operating System Loading 26 27 Backup 34 35 Swapping Diskettes 3 0 8 9 18 28 3 0 8 8 9 8 43 54 17 18 33 38 3 0 31 4 0 39 4 0 3 0 21 19 2 0 3 0 31...

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