Owner`s manual

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05:~~~~~~~Format Format~disk
Formatting a Floppy Disk
Before the MDF3 can create files on a new disk, it must prepare the disk to accept
the data using a procedure known as “formatting”. Follow the steps below to format
the floppy disk that came with your MDF3.
1.
Enter the UTILITY mode.
Press the UTIL key. The LED
above the key will light.
2.
Select ”05: Format”
Press the FILE DATA [+] key
four times. The following
message will appear in the
LCD.
3.
Press the START/STOP
key.
The LED above the key will
flash, and the following mes-
sage will appear in the LCD:
4.
Insert a disk.
If you have not already done
so, insert the 2HD/2DD disk
to be formatted in the disk
drive.
Note:
If you format a disk that
has been used before, any data
it contains will be erased. Make
absolutely sure that a disk does
not contain any important data
before you format it.