Acorn Communicator Filestore Manager's Guide

Connecting up Once you've sited FileStore near mains power and an Econet socket box, you
should connect the units together, as follows.
—Connect FileStore to the Econet socket box, using the supplied Econet
cable, which plugs into the socket at the rear of FileStore labelled
ECON ET.
— If you have a hard disc unit, place this on top of the FileStore, then
connect it to FileStore by using the wide, flat cable supplied. This may be
plugged into either of the matching sockets at the rear of the hard disc
unit, and into the socket at the rear of FileStore labelled FILESTORE
BUS.
— If you have a printer that you want to connect to Filestore, plug its cable
into the socket at the rear of FileStore labelled PRINTER.
—Check that the power switch at the rear of FileStore (and hard disc unit, if
you have one) is set to OFF, then plug the mains cable into a convenient
mains socket.
REMEMBER, if you have trouble pushing a plug into its socket, you are
either trying to push it into the wrong socket, or are trying to push it in the
wrong way up.
Getting FileStore Getting FileStore ready for use is very straightforward and can even be
ready tackled in a number of separate stages, if more convenient:
Stage 1: Preparing discs.
Stage 2: Copying the Master library disc.
Stage 3: Extra steps in a complex system.
Preparing discs FileStore stores information for users on discs. The main FileStore unit uses
3.5 inch floppy discs, which you can insert and remove. The optional hard
disc unit uses a disc with a much greater capacity for information, which is
sealed permanently inside the case.
Copying discs
The discs supplied with FileStore are ready for use. However, to protect you
from accidents, you should make copies of the Master library disc and use
those, keeping the supplied Master library disc safe. A few minutes spent
44 Appendix 1: INSTALLING FILESTORE