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RangerDisk 2 User Guide

6.2 Environmental specifications

Temperature

Opera5 to 45 deg C.
Non-operational -20 to 50 deg C.
Temperature cycling': No condensation shall result

Humidity

Operational 20 to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing.
Non-operational: 1 to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing.

Altitude

Operational : Sea level to 15,000ft (4,500m)
Non-operational

:

Sea level to 40,000ft (12,000m)

Vibration

Operational

:

The unit shall withstand a peak acceleration of 2g for

the frequency range of 20-100Hz.

Non-operational The unit shall withstand a peak acceleration of

4.5g for the frequency range of 20-100Hz.

Shock The equipment in a non-operational status shall not

suffer

damage or fail

t

o

operate according to specifications, when

subjected to a 60g shock for lOmS.

®1992 Z88

Users' Club,

68 Wellington

Street, Long Eaton, Nottinghom, NG10 4NG.

Tel/Fax: 0602 726307.

®1989

Ranger Computers Ltd, Ranger House, 2 Meeting Lane,

Duston, Northampton, NN5 6JG. Tel:

0604 589200.

Fax:

0604 589505.

Warranty:

RangerDisk 2 is covered by a comprehensive warranty,

valid for 12 months from date of purchase. Please note that the
warranty does not cover damage to the drive mechanism caused
by dropping or rough handling. This does not affect your statutory
rights.

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Summary of Contents for RANGERDISK2

Page 1: ...ue Z88 4 4 2 Select Z88 Device 4 4 3 Select Z88 Directory 4 4 4 View Z88 File 4 4 5 Save to Disk 4 4 6 Catalogue Disk 4 4 7 Select Disk Directory 4 4 8 View Disk File 4 4 9 Load from Disk 4 4 10 Erase...

Page 2: ...cessor provides powerful editing facilities together with the ability to add bold underline and other character attributes to the document An optional spelling checker with almost 60 000 English words...

Page 3: ...rthand functions while a full list of all available functions is always available from the MENU key DISKFILER 2 allows selection of device and directory on 288 and the creation renaming or deletion of...

Page 4: ...he folders are equivalent to directories and the letters are equivalent to files Thus to extract a particular file the user must specify the device drawer the directory folder and the filename letter...

Page 5: ...For example suppose that the Default Device for Pipedream had been set to RAM 1 and a file had been saved from Pipedream to the Default Device i e just the filename had been entered If the Default Dev...

Page 6: ...NDEX will appear in at top left hand side of the screen Open the flap carrying the numbers 1 2 and 3 at the front of the machine The screen display will blank Insert the DIMMER 2 cartridge in either s...

Page 7: ...y window The execution of an operation is initiated in two steps Firstly the file on which the operation is to be performed must be selected and secondly the operation itself must be selected The oper...

Page 8: ...NGERDISK 2 up or down while a disk is installed in the drive While every care has been taken to ensure that data on disks installed in RANGERDISK 2 is safe it is possible that disk corruption could oc...

Page 9: ...sor Move the cursor onto the desired directory name in either Z88 or disk window and press SHIFT and Down Arrow The window will move down into the directory To move back into a parent directory positi...

Page 10: ...to create a zero length file on the disk 4 4 6 Catalogue Disk Code DD Presents a catalogue of files on the currently logged disk Catalogue does not respond selectively to marked files and wildcards ar...

Page 11: ...ha characters unlike the Z88 which allows both upper and lower case This difference can provide a useful indication as to the source of files in the Z88 If a file with lower case characters in the nam...

Page 12: ...RANGERDISK 2 and also file conversion options Format density is either 1 44M HD Disk or 720k DD Disk move the bar cursor with the cursor keys to highlight the format density required Please note that...

Page 13: ...not be marked The following commands can be used to mark files 4 5 1 ENTER Place the cursor bar on the desired file name using the cursor keys Press ENTER A chevron symbol appears denoting that the fi...

Page 14: ...ations programming manual for RANGERDISK 2 is available from Ranger Computers The manual describes the communication protocol used by the disk drive and contains sufficient information to allow the pr...

Page 15: ...in EPROM cartridge provides Catalogue Disk Copy to Disk Catalogue Z88 Load from Disk Change Disk Erase Disk file Select Z88 Device Rename Disk Me Select Z88 Directory Format Disk View Disk file View...

Page 16: ...it shall withstand a peak acceleration of 4 5g for the frequency range of 20 100Hz Shock The equipment in a non operational status shall not suffer damage or fail t o operate according to specificatio...

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