Atari 130XE User Manual

THE KEYBOARD TEST
When you sel ect this test, you wo rk with two keyboards -the one
under your fingertips and a test keyboard on the sc
re en. When you
press a ke
y, a correspond in g key on the sc reen flashes in in verse
video
(a blue character on a white background), and a note sounds.
The space bar and special-function keys are
already in in verse v id eo,
so pressing any of th em cha
ng es the matching key on the screen to
normal v id eo. The []lillj] and I Control I keys flash only when they are
pressed
simultaneously with another key.
KEYBOARD TEST
m IHI m iI IHl tl [lHil ill
~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ~ 0' ( > ~
m IlWERTVUIOp -= rn
DASI>FGH-lKL;+*C!l
II1!llI Z Mev B N H, . / II1!llI
'"1:r·I!1_;r.l ; ~
~ OR ~ TO EMIT
Look at the keys on th e top row of the test screen keyboard. Each key
except th e 4 numbered keys represent s a key on your keyboard.
Reading
from left to right, the keys in the top row include I Reset I, []!illIJ ,
I Select I, I Option I. four numbered keys, ~, In verse Video, and I Break I.
There are two keys that do not fl ash or sound and that terminate the
test when they are pressed:
~ returns you to the Self-Test menu;
I Reset 1 returns you t () BASIC. Th e I Break 1 key does not function in the
Se lf Test and evokes no response when pressed. If any key, except
the
I Break 1 ke y, does not flash on the screen when you press a key,
the key is not work
in g
In addition to the optional Se lf Test, your ATAR I 130XE automatically
tests itself each time you turn th e co mputer on. If the computer's
circuits fail the test, your scree n will display the words MEMORY
TEST, along with red and green squares and rectangles. As long as
you experi
ence trouble-free operation , running the Self Test every few
months
should be sufficient.
LOADING SOFTWARE CARTRIDGES
To load a software program that you have purchased, make sure that
the
computer is turned off, hold the cartr idge so that the label is
facing up, push the
cartridge firmly into the Cartridge slot on the back
of the computer, and turn on the
computer. If you have already been
using another so
ftwar e program, turn off the computer, remove the
first
cartridge , insert the new cartr idg e, wait several seconds, and turn
on the
computer again. (For more information about software
cartridges, see Using Software.)
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Atari 130XE Specifications

General

Brand	Atari
Model	130XE
Category	Desktop
Language	English