THE KEYBOARD TEST When you sel ect this test , you wo rk with two keyboards -the one under your fing ertips and a test keyboard on the sc re en. When you press a ke y, a cor respond 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 them 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 the 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 automatical ly tests itself each time you turn the 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.) 11