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Checking the parallel port status – Grass Valley Profile CD-ROM Drive User Manual

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PDR100 Troubleshooting

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CD-ROM Instructions

Checking the CD-ROM Device Status In Windows NT 4.0

To check the CD-ROM device status:

1. Start

Control Panel

by selecting

Start | Settings | Control Panel

.

2. Double-click on the

Devices

icon.

3. Scroll down in the list to

Cdrom

and verify that start-up is set to

System

. If it is

not set correctly, perform the following:

a. Select

Cdrom

, then click the

Start-up

button.

b. Select the

System

option.

c. Click

OK

, then

Close.

4. Shutdown and restart Windows NT.

If this procedure did not correct the problem, the PDR100 parallel port may not be
enabled. Continue with “Checking the Parallel Port Status”.

Checking the Parallel Port Status

Use the following procedures to determine if the parallel port is enabled.
Procedures are included for Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. Use one of the following
procedures to check the parallel port status.

Checking the Parallel Port Status In Windows NT 3.51

To check the parallel port status:

1. Open the

Administrative Tools

group.

2. Double click the

Windows NT Diagnostics

icon.

3. Click

IRQ/Port Status

button.

4. Scroll through the

Ports

list and verify the parallel port is listed as follows:

0x378 0x3 \Device\Parallel\Port0

If the parallel port address does not appear in the list, you must verify the
parallel port configuration using “Verifying the Parallel Port Configuration”
on page 52.