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About Changing Your System’s Default Settings

About Changing Your System’s Default Settings

How do I change the parallel port type to ECP, EPP, or bi-directional?

You can change the parallel port type using the System Setup utility (CMOS Setup Utility). To access System Setup:

1Click Start in the Windows taskbar and select Turn Off Computer. Select Restart.

2When the Sony screen displays, press the F2 key on your keyboard.

3Select the Advanced tab from the Setup Utility screen.

4Select “I/O Device Configuration” and press Enter.

5Use the arrow keys to highlight Parallel Port Mode and press Enter.

✍You can toggle between the Normal (bi-directional), EPP, ECP, and ECP+EPP options using the directional arrow keys.

6Select the desired setting displays, and press Enter.

7Press the F10 key to Save and Exit.

How do I change the video resolution of my display?

1Click Start in the Windows taskbar and then select Control Panel.

2Select Appearances and Themes, then select “Change the screen resolution.”

3Click the Settings tab.

4Change the Screen resolution and Color quality to the desired levels.

5Click Apply and then click OK.

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