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Computer Interface, see HASCI
Humidity, excessive, avoiding, 2
If connector cable doesn’t go in
easily, 27
If diskette doesn’t seem to go into
drive correctly, 15
If option card doesn’t go in
smoothly, 32
INSERT DISKETTE message, 9,
15, 40
Interface, light pen, 23
Internal self-diagnostic test, QX-10, 9
IN-USE light on disk drives, 10, 15
Joystick, installing, 23
Keyboard, 19-20
changing the angle of, 7-8
dedicated keys on, 19-20
HASCI, 19
opening, 40
red light on, 9
Keyboard cable, 6
connecting, 6
Keys, dedicated, 19-20
Kilobyte, definition, 18
Light pen, definition, 23
Light pen interface, 23
Location for QX-10, requirements,
l-2
Magnetic field,
effect on diskettes, 14
sources of, 14
Main unit,
connecting to monitor, 6
red light on, 9, 40
what it looks like, 3
Memory,
CMOS, 22
QX-10, 18-19
Microprocessor, QX-10, 17-18
as computer’s brain, 17
780C, 17
Modem(s),
connecting to QX-10, 25
definition, 25
direct-connect, installing, 23
single-line, 22
Monitor, video, 20-21
character mode of, 21
connecting to main unit, 6
dedicated RAM memory of, 20
graphics mode of, 21
knob to control screen bright-
ness, 4
opening, 40
port to connect cable, 4
socket to connect cable, 4
special features of, 21
two modes of, 20
type fonts, 21
Monitor cable, 4-6
DIN plugs of, 5
Monitor outlet, round, 3
OPEN ME FIRST, carton marked, 1
Operating system,
CP/M, 19
definition, 19
TPM-II, 19
Option cards, 23
access slot, removing, 32-33
compared to external devices, 27
definition, 23
devices controlled by, 23
how to hold, 31
inserting, 32
installing, 27-34
problems with, 39
removing, 34
removing cover for, 28-29
removing shipping brace, 30
replacing the cover for, 33
selecting correct slot, 31
slots for, 40
well for, 30
with own outlets, 27, 31
Outlet, grounded, required for
QX-10, 2
Parallel port, 22, 26
definition, 22
devices connected to, 22
Peripheral cards, see option cards
Pixels, definition of, 21
Port(s),
definition, 25
external device, 26
light pen, 26
parallel, 22, 26
serial, 22, 26
using, to connect external devices
to QX-10, 25
Power cord,
connecting to QX-10, 3, 4
unplugging, when power switch
is on, 8
when plugged in, opening the
case, 8, 40
Power switch,
location of, 4
switching on and off, 8, 34
using, when diskettes are in
drives, 8
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