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Epson LT - 286e User Manual

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Install the appropriate keyboard information for the country

in which you’re using your computer

Allow you to start the MS-DOS Shell program.

These instructions ensure that your system starts up properly

each time you boot it from the hard disk. See your MS-DOS

Installation Guide for details.

You’ll also want to add the SETLCD and HDDPSAVE utilities

to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. By adding these utilities, you

can set the backlight period for the LCD screen and the power-

off period for the hard disk each time you power on the

computer. Also, by adding the SETLCD utility to the

AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you can modify the gray-scale modes at

any time.

To modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by SELECT,

follow these steps:

1.

Type

COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT + CON

AUTOEXEC.BAT

and press Enter.

2.

Type

SETLCD

/5

and press Enter. This turns off

backlighting after five minutes. Use any time period you

want (between 1 and 60).

3.

Type

HDDP SAVE

/ 5

and press Enter. This turns off

power to the hard disk if you do not access the hard disk

for five minutes. Use any time period you want (between

1 and 18).

4. Press F6 and then Enter.

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