Options

       At  the	OPTION menu  (graph+"O") you  can install  ORACLE at  your 
       wishes. There are few sub-menus like:

       o Chips
	 Select the output_hardware-chips to use.
       o Amplifier
	 Adjust the output volume to stereo as you wan'it.
       o Enviroment
	 Several installation buttons are found here (see other pages)



				      Chips


       Here you can swith 4 types of hardware chips ON or OFF.

       o MSX Music	(also known as "FM-PAC")
       o MSX Audio	(also known as "Music Module")
       o Sample 	(the ADPCM channel of MSX Audio)
       o PSG		(The standard MSX sound chip)

       Each type has his own control-switch.
       Do I need to explain more? Don'think so!


				    Amplifier

       This  option is	used to set a correct BALANCE between the selected 
       hardware chips (see "Chips").
       Each type has its own volume limit which is set at max #3F.

       Since  my  MSX  Audio  output  is  louder than my MSX Music and the 
       PSG overrules everything I have set the volumes as follows:

			       MSX Music #3F
			       MSX Audio #37
			       Sample	 #3F
			       PSG	 #27

				   Enviroment

       Here are five sub menus:

       o Track setting
       o Interface
       o Screen
       o Printer
       o Boot 'n' run

       The INTERFACE  section contains 3 other submenus and is intented to 
       setup the user-communication with Oracle.


				 Track settings

       In  this section you can alter the Track format as you like it when 
       giving  a  NEW  command.  A  maximum  of 32  (#20) channels  can be 
       selected, with a maximum resolution of 16 (#10) rows per pattern.
       o Default rows.
	 Total rows used at pattern.
       o Total channels
	 Amount of channels used at pattern.
       o Channel defision
	 Set/Reset output_chips per channel.
       o Preset
	 Already 8 presets are included. 

			     Interface -> Dir Window

       At this	section you  can set  different modes  concerning the Disk 
       operations.

       o Autoload
	 Load any file (looks at the filetype in header!)
       o Auto prepath
	 Set the correct path for each filetype
       o Update prepaths
	 When chanching from directorie, the path for the current filetype
	 will be updated. 


			       Interface -> Editor


       The following  options are  for any Editor (e.g. Pattern/Instrument 
       editor):

       o Position_Editor return with pat (On/Off)
	 Set  ON  if  you want	to link  the position_edit  cursor to  the 
	 pattern_edit position.

       o Position_Editor hide unused positions (On/Off)
	 When OFF, the pos.editor shows all 256 positions else if will
	 only display the positions marked by the SONGLENGTH.

       o Update instr.list after instrument edit (On/Off)
	 If  On,  the  INSTRUMENT/DRUM	LIST  will  be	updated after  the 
	 corresponding editor has been accessed.

       o Total channels to display (1-9)
	 Looks very clear to me (can also be set with [SPACE] + [1]/[9])

       o Empty effect display characters.
	 Here you can decide which character you want to see when a step 
	 does not use the effect collumn. Standard is shows to zerroes.




				Interface -> File

       Options concerning file loading/saving.
       o Link info file to track
	 When ON, all instrument names etc. will be saved along with the
	 track file.
       o Add extention.
	 Adds the extention for each filetype to a filename that's been
	 given (see Extention list).
       o Extention list
	 Here you can set all extentions for each filetype.
       o Update instrument libraries.
	 Copy data & names to instrumen libs after track has been loaded.

				     Screen

       Install the screen as you'd like it.
       o Text RGB
	 Set colours for main text.
       o Background RGB
	 Set colours for main background.
       o Bar text RBG
	 Set colours for highlighted text.
       o Bar background RGB
	 Set colours for highlighted background.
       o Character set.
	 Load another character set.

				     Printer

       A few installation modes for your printer (used at Print Block).

       o Formfeed
	 Throw papier out of the printer after one pattern is printed.
       o Continue print
	 A beep is heard after each pattern. Press a key to continue.
       o Print untill pattern break
	 Does not print rows after a Pattern_break effect is done.
       o Setup string
	 Printer initial codes can be set here.


				  Boot and Run

       While booting Oracle some options are performed.

       o Help
	 Start with "information" file when starting up.
       o Open last track
	 Will automaticaly open the last track you saved.
       o Converters resident.
	 Set the FST/MB converters in memory/ramdisk.