Using the Epson MENU Utility

Your Equity LT-286 comes with a utility by Epson called MENU. With this program you can display a menu of utilities and select the one you need. MENU is easy to use because it lets you execute several commands without having to remember the exact format for each one.

To access the MENU utility, log onto the directory that contains the file MENU.EXE. Type MENU at the command prompt and press

Enter.

You see this main menu:

EXIT

File Utilities

Disk Utilities

Mode Settings

Help

Enter DOS Command

To select an option, use the arrow keys to highlight your selection, then press Enter.

Most options contain submenus; keep highlighting your selection and pressing Enter until you have selected the desired operation.

MENU Utility Options

The MENU utility offers five options. Here is a description of what each option does. Step-by-step instructions for using each option are provided in your MS-DOS manual.

File Utilities

Lets you back up and restore files,

 

replace files, compare files, change

 

file attributes, copy files, and copy

 

directories. This option does the work

 

of these MS-DOS commands:

 

BACKUP, RESTORE, REPLACE,

 

FC, ATTRIB, and XCOPY.

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