User manual FREECOM CABLE II PARALLEL

[. . . ] Before installing the drive, please read through the following points regarding its compatibility with your system. GB FREECOM Technologies GmbH Berlin, Germany www. freecom. com Warning !The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. If this is the case, the user has to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. FREECOM Technologies is not liable for any damages that may occur from the use of a FREECOM system. [. . . ] (For advanced features see section 3. 2 "First Aid. . . " of this manual). After restarting your computer, additional boot messages are displayed which are generated by the device drivers for the device you have just installed. The device driver for the device is placed in the CONFIG. SYS file which creates a message that can vary (example): PW-CD: PW-CD: PW-CD: PW-CD: PW-CD: Freecom CD-ROM Device Driver Rev. K-936DOS Copyright (C) Freecom Technologies 1995-1998 Mode is E0 at port address 378h Drive: Toshiba CD-ROM XM-6202B 1110 CD-ROM drive installation successfully completed GB 2 Note: If a different driver message is displayed, this does not necessarily indicate that an error has occurred. Please refer to the chapter 3 "Trouble Shooting" only if the text contains the word "ERROR" or "WARNING". 9 FREECOM Cable II Parallel GB 3 CHAPTER 3: Reference section 3. 1 Advanced settings in the FREECOM configuration under Windows 95/98, Windows ME and Windows NT 4. 0 "FREECOM Configuration" will automatically configure the FREECOM drive to your PC. When installing the device for the first time, the setup program automatically detects the type of parallel port in your PC and configures the optimum data transfer mode for the parallel port. Normally, this is the optimum setting which eliminates the need for making this setting manually. In the event that you wish to have a different setting, you can call up the "FREECOM Configuration" as follows: Click the Windows "Start" button and then click "Program", "FREECOM Cable II Parallel". You will see that the settings for the parallel port transfer mode as well as the parallel port address are set to "automatic". The values detected by the configuration program are shown in the first three lines of the upper section. Status messages: 'Driver' 'Drive' 'Connection' Device driver version Drive designation Connection information (parallel port mode, EPP write mode"(R/W)", port address and possibly interrupt) or possibly errors. To set the parallel port mode or address manually, simply click the desired settings. Status lines Settings 10 Advanced settings in the FREECOM configuration Automatic detection Automatically detects the transfer mode. unidirectional (also: SPP) standard parallel port mode, the more reliable but slower transfer mode works in most cases. bidirectional For bidirectional mode (also SPP) Standard EPP For computers with EPP (EPP = Enhanced Parallel Port). Choosing non-standard modes (for computers with special parallel ports) - Computers with National Semiconductor (NS) parallel port - other computers with EPP Switching off EPP detection When booting the computer, the EPP search routine is disabled. Use this option if you are encountering problems with automatic detection. IRQ (not in SPP) Here you can specify the Interrupt of your parallel port. A properly functioning interrupt optimizes drive and system performance. If you experience difficulties with your printer, disable this option. - For example "7" or "5": Interrupt number of the parallel port Note: The "FREECOM Configuration" configures the device to the parallel port of the PC. In case you wish to change the basic settings (address, IRQ, mode) of the parallel port in your PC, you can do so in the so-called BIOS of your computer. Settings in the PC's BIOS The most common way to enter the BIOS of a PC is to press the "DEL"-button while the computer is booting and a message appears on the screen: "To enter SETUP press DEL. . . ". Please, check the PC´s manual or the manual of the mainboard for details. [. . . ] Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Control Panel". Click the tab "Device Manager" and then click "Disk Drives" or "CD-ROM" if your FREECOM drive is a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CDWriter or CD-ReWriteable drive. Double-click the FREECOM drive, and then the tab "Properties" - "Settings". (The currently assigned drive letter as well as the reserved drive letters will then be displayed). [. . . ]