235UTILITY MODE / DISK
The disk format utility must be used to format new floppy disks, or disks that
have been formatted for use with other equipment, before they can be used with the
SY85.
10: DISK FORMAT
[UTILITY] [DISK] [MENU] 10:Format [ENTER/YES]
Press [ENTER/YES] to begin the format operation. Note that formatting a
disk that already contains data will erase all data on the disk!
F1
CS1
F2
CS2
F3
CS3
F4
CS4
F5
CS5
F6
CS6
F7
CS7
F8
CS8
“Now formatting” appears on the display while the disk is being formatted,
and the percent of the disk that has been formatted is shown on the lower
display line.
When the disk has been completely formatted, “Completed!” will appear
briefly on the display.
See page 321 for information on disk error messages.