In reality, there are other factors that affect parallel transfers.
PARALLEL PORT SOFTWARE
If the device is not working at this time, refer to the hardware manufacturer of the parallel port device for configuration information.Įxport Control and EULA Use of any software made available for download from this system constitutes your acceptance of the Export Control Terms and the terms in the Dynabook end-user license agreement both of which you can view before downloading any such software.At face value sending 8 bits at once seems faster than sending just one at a time.
PARALLEL PORT WINDOWS
PARALLEL PORT PC
If printer and cable work on another computer, take PC to a " Toshiba Authorized Service Provider" for service.
If the printer does not print, verify that the printer and cable work.Press "Enter" on each screen until message for "printer test in progress" is displayed. The next 15-20 screens will display video tests.For the message "Test the FDD," press "N" "Test the HDD," press "N" "Test the printer," press "Y" "Compatible with IBM," press "Y".A message will display to run the Toshiba's Diagnostics.At the "C:\DOS>" prompt, type "TDIAGS" and press "Enter" to start Toshiba's Hardware Diagnostic program.Restart Windows 95 and press the "F8" key to access "Windows 95 start-up menu." Choose "Safe mode command prompt only".If printer works, then the process is complete. If the printer prints garbage data or does not print, then follow the next step.Click "Yes" for test page and click " finish". In the "Available ports" screen, highlight "LPT1" and click "Next".Highlight the manufacturer and model of printer and click "Next"."Local printer" will be highlighted, click "Next". Double click Add Printers icon to reconfigure the printer.Single click Printers icon and press the DEL key on the keyboard to delete the printer icon. Once Windows 95 restarts, click Start/Settings/Printers.Restart Windows 95 to redetect parallel port. Click "Remove" and "OK" to remove from Device Manager.Double click "Ports (COM and LPT)" and single click "Parallel Port (LPT1)".If the printer prints, then the procedure is completed. If the printer prints garbage or does not print, follow the next steps. Once Windows 95 restarts, a " new hardware" message will display for the Parallel port.In the field "Printer Port Type," change the setting from "ECP" to "Standard Bi-directional".Click "Hardware Options" and click the "Parallel/Printer" folder.If the computer does not have TAP, click Start/Programs/Toshiba Utilities/Hardware Setup.
Click the "Miscellaneous folder." In the field for "Parallel Port Mode," change the setting from "ECP" to "Standard Bi-directional." Click "OK" and restart Windows 95.If the computer does not have TAP (Toshiba Access Panel), skip steps 1-3. If the device attached to the Parallel Port is not a printer skip steps 2-24.Note: The following procedure is for any device attached to the Parallel Port (printers, scanners, tape drives, floptical drives, NIC Cards and Parallel Port CD-ROMs.) The following procedure will enable Bi-directional communications utilizing the Parallel Port. Parallel port Network Interface Cards (NIC) not configured properly Resolution.The printer prints garbage or prints half a page.