Running the setup program, Setting setup – Epson 10020 User Manual

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Running the Setup Program

You can use the Setup program on your Reference diskette to

set (or change) the following for your computer:

Time and date stored in the real-time clock

Primary serial port settings

Secondary serial port settings.

The information you define with the Setup program is scored in

the computer’s CMOS RAM, which is a permanent area of the

computer’s memory because it is backed up by a battery.

Whenever you cum on the computer, it searches the CMOS

RAM for the setup information.

You probably already set the time and date when you first set

up your computer; but the Setup program provides another way
to verify or change these values.

Similarly, you could use the MS-DOS MODE command

instead of Setup to define the serial port parameters. However,
unlike MODE, Setup stores your settings permanently so you

do not have to redefine them every time you load MS-DOS.

Note

If you have already set the date and time and if you are not

using a serial port, You do not need to use the Setup

program.

Starting Setup

Follow these steps co start the Setup program:

1.

Insert the Reference diskette in drive A.

A-6 Changing DIP Switches and Using Setup

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