Epson 10020 User Manual

Note

Another way to change the real-time clock's time and date

is with the MS-DOS (version 3.3 or later) TIME and DATE

commands. See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for

instructions.

The primary and secondary serial port settings let you change

the default values for the serial port(s) in your computer. If you
are using the built-in serial port or an additional serial port you
have installed in the computer, use these options to set or
change the parameters required by the port to send and receive

data.

For example, if you have a serial printer attached to the built-in

serial port, you can use the Primary serial port option to match

the computer’s parameters to the printer’s settings. This

eliminates the need for you to use the MS-DOS MODE

command to set up the serial port when it is needed. (See the

MS-DOS Reference Manual for more information on the

MODE command.)

The primary serial port is the one that MS-DOS recognizes as
COM1 and is usually the built-in serial port. The secondary

serial port is COM2 and this is usually an additional 

provided by an option card.

Note

You can reverse the assignments so the built-in port is

secondary and the optional port is primary by changing the

DIP switches on the computer and on the optional port. See
"Setting the DIP switches," above, for more information.

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