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9-3
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Saving and Loading the Data from a Floppy Disk
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Explanation
Displaying the free space available on the floppy disk
If the floppy disk menu is displayed with a MS-DOS formatted floppy disk inserted into the
floppy disk unit, the free space available on the floppy disk will be displayed.
Selecting the format type
Select the desired format type from the following.
• 640K2DD: Used to format a 2DD type floppy disk for 640 KB/8 sectors.
• 720K2DD: Used to format a 2DD type floppy disk for 720 KB/9 sectors.
• 1.2M2HD: Used to format a 2HD type floppy disk for 1.2 MB/8 sectors.
• 1.44M2HD: Used to format a 2HD type floppy disk for 1.44 MB/18 sectors.
Creating directories during formatting
The following directories will be created on the floppy disk automatically when the floppy disk is
formatted.
• TA_WAVE: Directory for measured binary data (BIN)
• TA_SETUP: Directory for set-up information
• TA_TEXT: Directory for measured text data (TEXT)
• TA_MISC: Directory for screen image data including set-up information (IMAGE)/statistical
computation text data (STAT)
Note
• Floppy disks formatted in a format type other than those specified above cannot be used with this
instrument.
• If an error message is displayed after formatting, the floppy disk may be faulty.
• All the data stored on the floppy disk will be deleted when the floppy disk is formatted.
CAUTION
Never remove the floppy disk while the access indicator is blinking. Failure to do so
may damage the magnetic head of the floppy disk drive or destroy the data saved on the
floppy disk.
9.2 Formatting a Floppy Disk