Acer user manual Printer parallel port settings For FotoPrisa 300P

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5.1.3Printer (parallel) port settings (For FotoPrisa

300P)

FotoPrisa 300P is designed to work with your computer in all parallel port modes, but is optimized for ECP-mode connection with the parallel port of your computer. If the FotoPrisa Printer is not working under ECP mode with your computer, the printer will not be able to output images in 300x600 dpi.

Generally, there are presently four parallel connection protocols adopted by the industry: EPP, ECP, Bi-Directional and SPP.

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Enhanced Capability Port) are high-speed parallel transmission protocols (about 600KB/sec to 1MB/sec) supported by almost all Pentium or higher-level models. Bi-Directional and SPP (Standard Parallel Port) have lower transmission speed (about 100KB/sec to 200KB/sec) but they are supported by all 386 or higher PCs.

How to check and change the parallel port mode of your computer

In order to obtain the highest printing speed and efficiency, we suggest that you change the parallel port mode into ECP in the BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) of your computer. You can follow the steps below to change the parallel port settings in the BIOS:

1.Restart your computer and pay attention to the self-test message on the screen that directs you to press certain hot key to enter BIOS:

If the BIOS manufacturer of your PC is	Then press the following hotkey
AMI	“Delete”
Award	“Delete”
Phoenix	“F2”
Acer	“Ctrl+Alt+Esc”

2.Try to find the setting option of the parallel port (or printer port).

3.Change the parallel port setting to ECP.

4.Save the setting change and exit BIOS.

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