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Setting the dip switches – Epson I+ User Manual

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Setting the DIP Switches

The DIP switches on the Equity I+ are set to provide your system

with information about itself. Each time you turn on your system, it checks
the DIP switch settings to determine the keyboard type, coprocessor status,

memory size, monitor type, number of floppy disk drives, and the typo of

interfaces being used. The DIP switches are located underneath the cover on
the front of your main unit, below the disk drives, as shown in Figure 1-11.

Figure 1-11. Location

of

DIP switches

Your Epson dealer should have set these switches for you. However, read

this section to be sure the settings match your system configuration. If you

upgrade your computer later (by adding a hard disk drive for example) you

may need to alter the DIP switch settings.

Note: Set the DIP switches only while your computer is off. Software pro-

grams check the settings each time you turn on the system, so do not

change the settings while a program is running.

The Equity I+ has two sets of DIP switches; set 1 contains eight switches

which control the computer’s internal operations, and set 2 contains four

switches which control the parallel and serial ports. A label inside the DIP
switch cover show; the functions of each DIP switch and the factory settings.
See Figure 1-12.

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