x2

 

The preload card mentioned above is the card used at shipment.

If you wish to load your own data, or if there is no preload card, switch off the power to forcibly end the test mode and then switch the power on again, and load your data from a floppy disk.

 

Flo Disk Drive Test

 

This test checks the READ, WRITE and COMPARE functions of the floppy disk drive.

 

Turn the power on while pressing both [ENTER] and [1].

 

When the menu screen appears, press [0] to enter the Floppy Disk Drive Test mode.

 

Insert a blank floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and press

[ENTER] to start testing the floppy disk drive.

(It takes about four minutes to complete this test.)

When the result is normal, 'Completed' is displayed on the LCD.

When an error is found, the LCD blinks and an error message is displayed.

 

Error messages durin FDD test

 

[Test step]

 

[LCD indication]

 

During format type check

 

During disk formatting

 

During verifying after formatting

 

error(1),(2),(4)

ENTER To Cont.

 

error(1),(2),(3) @Format

 

error(1),(2)

@Format Verify

 

error number:

(I) Drive Not Ready

(2) Data Error

(3) Write Protected

(4) Disk Type Error

(5) No File

(6) Verify Error

 

During the writing to all sectors

 

error(1),(2),(3) @Write

 

During the reading to all sectors

 

error(1),(2) @Read

 

During initialization of the boot sector

 

error(1),(2),(3) @Write Boot

 

During file writing

 

error(1),(2),(3),(4) @Write Verify

 

During verifying after reading the file

 

error(1), (2), (4),(5), (6) @Verify