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Hardware Installation
Parallel Port
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The 25-pin connector is for connecting an external parallel port. The
parallel por t connects your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP,
ECP and EPP.
Setting
SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)
ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)
EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)
Function
Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
faster than the SPP’s data transfer
rate.
Allows bidirectional parallel port op-
eration at maximum speed.
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