Note

If you plan to connect a color monitor or an external 5 1/4-inch diskette drive to your computer, do so at this point. For instructions on connecting the monitor, see Appendix A.

For instructions on connecting an external diskette drive, see the instructions that came with the drive you purchased.

If you connect either of these devices to your Equity LT-286, be sure to set the computer’s DIP switches correctly before using the computer. See “Setting the DIP Switches,‘+ below.

5 Setting the DIP Switches

The Equity LT-286 has two sets of DIP switches. These are small, on/off switches that provide your computer with information about itself each time you turn the computer on. A DIP switch is either on (up) or off (down). To change a setting, use a hard, thin object, such as a small screwdriver.

One set of DIP switches is located just above the keyboard; the other is on the back panel of the computer. The set above the keyboard has four switches that control the LCD screen. The set on the back panel has six switches that control the diskette drive, the

parallel and serial interface configuration, the character set, and the

presence or absence of an external video controller card.

Read this section to make sure the current DIP switch settings match your system setup.

Note

The DIP switches on the back panel should be changed only while the computer is turned off. Otherwise, the new settings do not take effect until the computer is turned off and then on again. (There is one exception: switch 4 on the back panel may be changed while the computer is running.)

The DIP switches above the keyboard may be changed while the computer is running. However, do not change these switches while running the setup program.

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