Commodore 16 User manual

Hlliillll

III III

■III

■1

III

OWNER'S

GUIDE

STATEMENT

"This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy.

not

properly

instaT"1

and

used

strict

accordance

with

the

manufacturer's

instructions,

this

equipmen.

may

interfere

with

radio

and

television

reception.

This

machine

has

been

tested

and

found

comply

with

the

limits

tor

Class

computing

device

accordance

with

the—

specifications

Subpart

Part

the

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

providf"

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

residential

installation.

you

suspect

interference,

you

can

test this

equipment

turning

off

and

on.

you

dete^_^

mine

that

there

interference,

with

radio

television

reception,

try

one

th«

following

measures

correct

It:

•

reorient

the

receiving

antenna

__^

•

move

the

computer

away

from

the

receiver

•

change

the

relative

positions

the

computer

equipment

and

the

receiver

•

plug

the

computer

into

a different

outlet

that

the

computer

and

the

receiver

are

different

branch

circuits

necessary,

consult

your

Commodore

dealer

an experienced

radio/television

technT'

cian

for

additional

suggestions.

You

may

aiso

wish

consult the

following

booklet.

which

was

prepared by

the

Federal

Communications

Commission

"How

Identify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems".

This

booklet

available

from

the

U.S.

Government

Printing

Office,

Washington.

D.C.

20402,

Stock

Nfe^

004-000-00345-4."

You

should

use

only the

cables,

accessories,

and

peripherals

recommended

Com

modore

for

your

Commodore

16.

All

cables,

including

the

cables

for

the

television

hookup,

serial

port,

video

port,

Datassette,

and

joysticks,

are

specially

shielded,

accordance

with

the

regulations

the

Federal

Communications

Commission.

Failure'to'

use

the

appropriate

accessories

and

cables

will

invalidate

the

FCC

grant

Certifica-

tion,

and

may

cause

harmful

radio

interference.

—

COMMODORE

OWNER'S

GUIDE

FRIENDLY

INTRODUCTION

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COMMODORE

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Commodore

Business

Machines,

Inc.

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INFORMATION

THIS

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TRANSMITTED

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ELECTRONIC.

MECHANICAL,

PHOTOCOPYING,

RECORDING

OTHERWISE.

WITHOUT

THE

PRIOR

WRITTEN

PERMISSION

COMMODORE

ELECTRONICS

LIMITED.

Commodore

BASIC

3.5

1984

Commodore

Electronics

Limited,

all

righis

reserved.

"-—

Copynahi

1977

Microsoft,

all

riahls

reserved.

TABLE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION

Setting

SECTION

Looking

the

Keyboard

SECTION

Using

Software

SECTION

Learning

the

BASICs

Numbers

and

Calculations

Programming

Sound

and Music

Graphics

and

Color

SECTION

ETC.

Peripherals

Book

List

Introduction

The

Commodore

16 personal

computer

your

pass

port

the

Information

Age. With

the

Commodore

16.

you

have

the

ability

quickly

process

many

kinds

information

—

personal,

educational,

scientific,

finan

cial.

And

with

the

Commodore

you

can

present

this

information

almost

any

form

—

words,

numbers,

pictures

sound,

any

combination

these

forms.

You

can

use

your

Commodore

number

ways.

You

can

select

from

many

easy-to-use

software

products

that

are

available

cartridge,

tape

and

disk.

You

can

also

create

and

store

your

own

pro

grams.

either

case,

the

full

processing

power

the

Commodore

your

disposal.

Using

This

Guide

start

using

your

Commodore

16,

these

steps:

•

Unpack

all

the

equipment

and

set

according

the

directions

given

Section

Setting

Your

Computer.

•

Plug

the

Commodore

Tutor

Cartridge

which

will

give

you

complete

"hands-on"

training

all

keyboard

functions.

(Note:

Information

what

this

cartridge

covers

presented

Section

this

Guide,

Looking

The

Keyboard.

You

can

refer

the

printed

version

the

instructions

when

you

are

away

from

the

keyboard,

when

you

have

another

cartridge

plugged

in.)

Read

Section

Using

Software.

This

section

tells

you

how

use

software

that

packaged

any

the

three

basic

packaging forms

—

cartridge,

cassette

tape,

and

disk

—

well

the

units

needed

use

cassettes

and

disks.

When

you have

completed

this

section,

you

will

ready

use

the

—

Commodore

software

packages

available

your

local

dealer.

You'll

able

use

software

even

without reading

the

rest of

the

Guide.

you

are

interested

programming

the

Commodore

yourself,

you

will

want

read

Sec

tion

Learning

the

BASICs.

This

section

describes

the

Commodore

16's

computational

capabilities

and

introduces

the

advanced

BASIC

programming

language

that

built

into

your

computer.

The

sophisticated

sound,

music,

color,

and

graphics

capabilities

the

Commodore

are

also

intro

duced

this

section.

For

detailed

descriptions

all

these

topics,

see

the

Commodore

Intermediate

User's

Manual.

Consult

the

appendices

for

additional

helpful

infor

mation,

including

information

equipment

that

can

expand

the

Commodore

16's

capabilities

even

more,

and

list

books

you

may

find

helpful.

You'll

soon

see

that

you

can

begin

use

your

Commodore

soon

you

have

set

and

connected

all

the

equipment.

How

far

and

how

fast

you go

from

here

you.

You

are

control.

-A

unpacking

your

Commodore

setting

your

Commodore

.Troubleshooting

chart

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