Epson QX-10 - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1
Getting Started
Getting started with your QX-10™ won’t take very long at all.
Even though there’s a good deal of material to go through, this
chapter is simple and straightforward. In fact, you’ll probably be
up and running in half an hour or less! In that short time you’ll
learn everything you need to know about unpacking your QX-10,
connecting its different units, powering it up, caring for disket-
tes, and inserting them correctly. Let’s get going!
Unpacking
When you opened the carton marked OPEN ME FIRST, you
found this and other manuals and some diskettes. (You should
also have three other cartons.)
Before unpacking the cartons, make sure the location you’ve
selected for your QX-10 fits the following criteria:
1. A flat, hard surface. Soft surfaces like beds and carpeted floors
can hinder the free air circulation that the QX-10 needs. They
also attract static electricity, which can erase floppy disks and
might wreak havoc on some of the QX-10’s circuitry.
2. Free air circulation. In a typical arrangement, the QX-10
measures about 21 inches wide and 24 inches deep (it takes
up slightly more desk space than a typical typewriter). Air
should not only be allowed to circulate under the system, but
behind it as well. Clear a few inches behind the QX-10 for the
ventilation system to work best.
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