Epson Equity II - Manual (Page 14)

The Front Panel
Figure l-3 shows the front panel with the covers open to reveal the
computer’s DIP switches and the keyboard cable socket. To open the
covers, press down gently on each of the small handles and pull out.
Standard floppy disk drive
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Disk drive Power/speed
Disk lock/release button LED lamps
LED lamp
Optional’ Reset DIP Volume’ Keyboard
disk drive button switches knob cable socket switch
Figure l-3. Front panel
The front panel components work as follows:
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Power switch. Use the power switch to turn the computer on and off.
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Power/speed LED lamp. A light indicates the power is on. When it is
green, the computer is running at the faster execution speed. When it
is red, the computer is running at the slower execution speed.
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Standard floppy disk drive. The top drive on the Equity II is a 360KB
floppy disk drive that uses double-density, 360KB diskettes.
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Disk lock/release button. Press this button to lock a diskette in
place. Press it again to eject a diskette.
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Optional disk drive. Your Equity II may have a second floppy disk
drive (360KB or 1.2MB) or a 20MB hard disk drive (as shown in
Figure l-3) in this slot. If your Equity II has only one disk drive, a
panel covers this empty slot.
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Disk drive LED lamps. A red light indicates that the drive is being
accessed. To avoid losing data, never remove the diskette or turn off
the computer when the drive’s LED lamp is
on.
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