12-2
IM 701510-01E
12.2 Formatting a Floppy Disk
1.
Press the
SHIFT + STORE/RECALL (FILE) key
to display the data
save/load menu. “
Media
” menu is also provided with DL1520L with
suffix code -C4. Press the “
Media
” soft key to display the media
selection menu, then select “
Floppy
”.
2.
Press the “
Utility
” soft key to display the utility selection menu.
3.
Press the “
Format
” soft key to display the format selection menu.
4.
Press the soft key corresponding to the desired type of format and the
screen prompting for verification will appear.
Formatting
5.
After having selected “
OK
” using the rotary knob, press the
SELECT
key
. When formatting is complete, the message “Formatting
complete” appears.
Canceling
5.
After having selected “
CANCEL
” using the rotary knob, press the
SELECT key
.
Explanation
Formatting the floppy disk
The following four MS-DOS format types are available.
2DD:640K
Formats a 2DD floppy disk with 8 sectors to hold 640 KB.
2DD:720K
Formats a 2DD floppy disk with 9 sectors to hold 720 KB.
2HD:1.2M
Formats a 2HD floppy disk with 8 sectors to hold 1.2 MB.
2HD:1.44M
Formats a 2HD floppy disk with 18 sectors to hold 1.44 MB.
Checking the format
If the floppy disk has already been formatted, select “Disk Info” after step 2 (on the
previous page) and the following information will be displayed. If the floppy disk has not
been formatted, or if it has been formatted in a format other than one of the above, the error
message “Storage media is defective” will be displayed.
• Type of disk;
• Total disk space;
• Used disk space;
• Available on disk;
• Number of Setup data files;
• Number of P-P data files;
• Number of ACQ(bin) data files;
• Number of ACQ(ascii) data files;
• Number of Image data files.
Keys and Procedure
Rotary knob
Soft keys
STORE/RECALL(FILE) key
SHIFT key
SELECT key
