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2.7 THE FLOPPY DISK
The floppy disk drive is used by the chartplotter to save user data: it is the
most convenient medium for storing and retrieving your information.
The 3.5" floppy disk has rigid plastic cover with metal shields that guard the
disk from dirt and fingerprint. You can “write protect” the floppy disk to preserve
the accidental storage of information on disk. The floppy disk has a write protect
notch; this notch can be covered with a built-in tab. If the write protection notch is
covered by the tab, no data can be written (saved) to the floppy disk.
Fig. 2.7 - Floppy Disk
You should store floppy disk in a safe place, away from dust, moisture, mag-
netism and extreme temperatures.
Be sure to label each floppy disk you use, since labels help you identify what
data is on the disk and remind you that the disk has information stored on it.
Before a new floppy disk can be used, you must format it, by selecting the
format disk option provided by the chart plotter (see Par. 4.7). This function initiali-
zes the floppy disk and prepares it for storing information. Remember that if a disk
is not blank, formatting it destroys any data already on the floppy disk.