Operation - advanced use – Gilson 402 User Manual

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When you select Yes, the file is deleted from the

directory and you see the New-File Directory Screen.
Press ESC to return to the New File Screen, or press

Dir to access the file directory.

Copy a File

This action applies to the file currently selected; so

to copy another file you must first key in the

number of the file to be copied and press ENTER.
Press Copy, the Copy Screen appears.
Key in the file number to which the file currently

selected is to be copied, press ENTER, the Copy

Method Screen appears.
Normally, you select Yes, in which case you are

returned to the File Menu Screen.
When you select No or Prev you are also returned

to the File Menu Screen.
If the destination file already exists (and is not

locked), you are asked to confirm that you wish to

overwrite; select Yes and the Method previously

stored in the destination file is destroyed.

File Directory

The file directory allows you to visualize the file

numbers currently assigned. Press Dir, the file

directory for the first set of file numbers appears (1

to 9). Thereafter, a file directory exists for each

decade (range of ten numbers), for example

Method 10 [-1—5-78-]; in this example, files 11, 15,

17 and 18 exist. You use the Prev and Next keys to

move between decades.
Files may be numbered from 1 to 99; so the last

decade is Method 90. You press the ESC key to

return to the File Menu Screen.

Lock (or Unlock) a File

To prevent changes to a Method, you can lock the

corresponding file. This action applies to the file

currently in memory; so to lock another file you

must first key in the number of the file to be locked

and press ENTER.
Press Lock, key in your code (any number between

1 and 9999), then press ENTER, followed by ESC.

The file is now locked, the Unlock File Screen appears.

Software

New File Directory Screen

New File Screen

Copy Screen

Copy Method Screen

File Directory Screen

Unlock File Screen

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