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Parallel Port Address This option specifies the base I/O port address for the parallel port. The settings are 378h, 278h, or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is 378h. The Fail-Safe default setting is not provided.

Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bidirectional data transfer modes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications. The settings are:

Setting

Description

Normal

ThestandardAT-compatibleparallelportmodeisused.

EPP

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel

 

Port (EPP) specification. EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide

 

asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device.

ECP

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended

 

Capabilities Port (ECP) specification. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve

 

data transfer rates up to 2.5 Megabits per second. ECP provides symmetric

 

bidirectional communication.

The Optimal default setting is Normal. The Fail-Safe default setting is not provided.

Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is Extended or ECP. This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port. The settings are DMA CH 1 or DMA CH 3. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are not provided.

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MAN-758 specifications

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