Manual for MZ-5500/5600

Manual for MZ-5500/5600

Brand: SHARP

Category: Office Equipment

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 6:47 p.m.

Warranty Information

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The MZ-5500 series is a 16-bit personal computer featuring the Intel 8086 CPU. It emphasizes man-machine interface with a mouse, bit-map display, and multiwindow function. It includes standard RAM (128KB or 256KB expandable to 512KB) and video RAM (96KB expandable to 192KB). It supports up to two 320KB mini-floppy disk drives, with CP/M-86 and MS-DOS available as options.

The MZ-5600 series is an upgraded model, offering 8MHz/5MHz CPU speed selection, 640KB floppy disk drive, and a 10.7MB hard disk drive. It ensures software compatibility with the MZ-5500 series and provides enhanced processing and graphic speeds. Various operating systems and BASIC versions are available as options.

Troubleshooting and error codes

8MHz mode: 1; 5MHz mode: 0
3
3
3
30
PB
15
15
XACK or 1
XACK
XACK
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