Tandy 6000 HD, Service Manual

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W h e n t h e s lo t is c o v e re d w i t h a n o p t ic a lly
op a q u e , s e lf-a d h e s iv e ta b , th e d is k e tte is w r it e
e n a b le d . W h e n th e ta b is re m o v e d , th e d is k e tte
is w r it e p ro te c te d .
DISKETTE HANDLING AND STORAGE
I t is im p o r t a n t th e d is k e tte be h a n d le d a n d
s to re d c o r r e c tly so th e i n t e g r i t y o f th e re c o rd e d
d a ta is m a in ta in e d . A d a m a g e d o r c o n ta m i­
n a te d d is k e tte c a n im p a ir o r p r e v e n t re c o v e ry
o f d a ta , a n d c a n r e s u lt i n d a m a g e to th e
R e a d /W r ite heads.
F ig u r e 3 -4 c o n ta in s a n i llu s t r a t io n o f th e
p h y s ic a l c o n f ig u r a t io n o f th e d is k e tte . T h e
7.8 8 - in c h d is k e tte is o x id e -c o a te d , f le x ib le
m y la r . I t is e n c lo s e d i n a n e ig h t- in c h s q u a re
p r o te c tiv e ja c k e t . I n a d d itio n , o p e n in g s f o r th e
d r iv e h u b a n d d is k e tte in d e x h o le a re p ro v id e d .
F ig u r e 3 -5 p ro v id e s som e h e lp f u l h in t s o n th e
c a re a n d h a n d lin g o f th e d r iv e a n d d is k e tte s .
I n a d d itio n , to e n s u re tr o u b le - fr e e o p e ra tio n
a n d t o e n h a n c e th e s e rv ic e l i f e o f t h e d is k e tte ,
th e f o llo w in g h a n d lin g p ro c e d u re s h o u ld be
o b se rve d .
1. R e tu r n th e d is k e tte to th e p r o te c tiv e
ja c k e t w h e n n o t i n use.
2. A v o id e x p o s in g th e d is k e tte to a n y
m a g n e tiz in g fo rc e i n excess o f 50
o e rs te d .
N O T E
T h e 5 0 -o e rs te d le v e l m a g n e tiz ­
in g fo rc e is re a c h e d a p p r o x i­
m a te ly th re e in c h e s fr o m a
t y p ic a l source, e.g., m o to rs , g e n ­
e ra to rs , o r tr a n s fo r m e r s .
3. T o a v o id w a r p in g th e d is k e tte , do n o t
s to re i t i n d ir e c t s u n lig h t .
4. D o n o t use a le a d p e n c il o r a b a llp o in t
p e n to w r it e o n th e la b e l. U se a f e l t
tip p e d p e n , a n d m a r k l i g h t l y o n th e
la b e l.
FIGURE 3 -4
RECORDING MEDIA
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