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Introduction Installing Drivers and Utilities Using the INSTALL Program AutoDesk Products

Installing the Drivers Configuring Your Auto Desk VGA Environment Using FASTACAD.BAT Configuring VGA Colors Configuring AutoCAD, Versions 9,10,11 Configuring AutoCAD, Version 12 Configuring AutoShade with RenderMan Configuring AutoDesk 3D Studio

Framework II

Copying Framework II Drivers.

Installing the Drivers Framework III GEM,Version 3.x

Creating a GEM Driver Pack

Installing the Drivers

Configuring GEM for the New Drivers

IBM OS/2, Version 2.0

Installing the Drivers

Configuring OS/2 for the VGA Drivers Lotus l-2-3 or Symphony, Version 2.x Lotus l-2-3,Version 3.x Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0

Installing the Drivers

Configuring the Drivers

Modifying the SYSTEM.INI FiIe

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Installing the Drivers Configuring the Drivers

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The Utility diskettes included with your system contain special VGA (video graphics array) drivers and utilities for your computer’s built-in VGA adapter. This booklet describes how to install and use these drivers and utilities.

Since software programs can run on different types of display adapters with different types of monitors, the VGA drivers

identify your display adapter and monitor for the software. These drivers are files your software uses to communicate with your display adapter and monitor.

A utility is a program that supports the processes of a computer. The utilities on your diskettes let you change the screen resolution and enhance your system operation by controlling the screen refresh rate or setting various video modes. You can also use the CLMODE utility to see how much video memory is installed in your computer.

Your computer’s built-in VGA adapter is 100% compatible with IBM VGA. This adapter allows you to use the computer with

Epson®VGA monitors, other brands of VGA monitors, and VGA compatible, multifrequency monitors that use analog input. The drivers and utilities described in this guide work with any of these monitors.

Standard VGA monitors display resolutions up to 640 x 480,

and you do not need to install the drivers or utilities for your

monitor to operate properly with your application programs at

this resolution. Also, your system supports the VESA standard

1.20. If you have programs that use VESA, install the VESA

drivers that came with these programs.

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However, you need to install these drivers if you want to use resolutions over 640 x 480 or take advantage of the following special features:

Interlaced and non-interlaced resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in graphics modes with up to 16.8 million colors in 640 x 480 resolutions; check the table on page 3 for resolutions and colors supported for your applications

132-column text mode in 16 colors

High speed video memory interface

16-bit data path to video memory and hardware registers

Video adapter control of graphics cursor movement.

Note

You can use Epson’s VGA drivers and utilities only with the computer’s built-in VGA adapter. If you have installed an optional display adapter card, use

the drivers

and

documentation that came with it.

These programs are designed for systems running MS-DOS or OS/2. If you are using another operating system, see the documentation that came with it for information about the

VGA drivers you can use.

Your computer comes with either 512KB or 1MB of video memory installed on the system board. If your system has 512KB, you can upgrade the video memory to 1MB by installing four additional video memory chips. (See Chapter 2 of the

User’s

Guide for installation instructions.) The resolutions your system can support for each application depend on the size of your video memory.

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The following table lists the applications for which high resolution VGA drivers are provided, as well as the supported resolutions and colors for each application. Those drivers requiring 1MB of video memory are identified in the last column.

Supported applications

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Supported applications (Continued)

In addition to the drivers for the applications listed above, the Utility diskettes include INSTALL programs to help you install the drivers on your hard disk.

The Utility 1 diskette contains VGA drivers for MS-DOS based applications. The Utility 2 diskette contains drivers and utilities for Windows 3.0 and 3.1. The Utility 3 diskette contains VGA drivers and utilities for the OS/2 environment.

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You’ll also find the following utility programs:

CLMODE

SetRES.

The CLMODE utility allows you to see the amount of video memory you have installed, determine the video modes you want to use, and change the vertical refresh rates. The SetRES utility allows you to change your screen resolutions from within the Windows environment.

You may want to install these utilities even if you are not installing any of the VGA drivers. See page 48 for more information.

Installing Drivers and

The information in this guide is organized alphabetically by application program or operating environment. To install a particular driver, look up your application or environment in

the table of contents; then turn to the appropriate section for instructions. When you are instructed to run the INSTALL program, see the section below.

Note

Each of the Epson VGA drivers is designed to work with a specific version of software. Make sure the driver you select is compatible with the version of software you are using, or you may get unpredictable results.

Utilities

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Using the INSTALL Program

The INSTALL program on your Utility 1 diskette provides an easy way to install the VGA drivers and utilities for your MS-DOS based applications. You can choose to install of the drivers at once or select individual sets of drivers to install.

Note

You do not need to use the INSTALL program on the Utility 1 diskette to install the 0S/2 and Windows drivers. See “IBM OS/2, Version 2.0” on page 25 or “Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0” on page 31 for installation instructions for these drivers.

Follow these steps to run INSTALL:

Insert the Utility 1 diskette in drive A.

Type

and press to log onto drive A.

Type the following and press to start the installation

program:

INSTALL

You see the Cirrus Logic copyright screen.

Press . The INSTALL program prompts you to select the drive where you want to install the drivers.

Press again to accept the default or use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the drive you want to select and press

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You see this driver selection screen:

6. Use the arrow keys to highlight the

Press the space bar to mark the driver for installation.

Press to install your selections. As

driver

you want to select.

the programcopies

each of the drivers you selected, it displays default directories for each application.

Press to accept the default or delete the displayed directory and type the directory containing your application. If the file or directory already exists, the INSTALL program asks you if you want to copy the new drivers over existing files.

As the INSTALL program copies the drivers, it displays the files it is copying. When all the selected drivers are installed, you see the following prompt:

The

GD5422

display drivers installation is complete. Press

10. Press a

any

key to continue...

key to return to your operating system.

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AutoDesk Products

The Utility 1 diskette includes VGA drivers for the following AutoDesk programs:

AutoCAD and AutoCAD/

AutoShade

AutoShade with RenderMan

AutoSketch

3DStudio.

The AutoDesk drivers are fast display list drivers (DLDs) that accelerate the redraw, pan, and zoom functions of AutoDesk products. The drivers support extended VGA modes in 16 and

256

colors. If you have 1MB of video memory, these drivers

support resolutions of 1024 x 768 in 256 colors. (See the table on

page 3 for supported resolutions, colors, and memory

requirements for AutoDesk products.)

Your system comes with two sets of display list drivers: the DLD386-VGA and the DLD-VGA. The table below lists the capabilities supported by each driver set; you can use it to determine which one you want to install.

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AutoCAD driver set capabilities

You need to perform several steps to use your VGA drivers with your AutoDesk programs. Each of these steps are described in more detail in the following sections.

Install the drivers using the INSTALL program

Configure your environment using the DLDSETUP program

Execute the FASTACAD.BAT file before you start your AutoDesk application

Configure the driver for the colors you want using COLORl6.EXE and COLOR256.EXE

Reconfigure your AutoDesk applications using the appropriate display device.

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Installing the Drivers

If you have not already installed your AutoDesk product, follow the instructions in your AutoDesk documentation to install it. Select a standard VGA driver and make sure the application is functioning properly before you install these drivers.

Note

The AutoDesk drivers share memory with AutoCAD. If you notice significant hard disk activity while you are using the

AutoDesk drivers, you probably need to install additional RAM.

To install the drivers, run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the AutoDesk drivers to your hard disk.

Select the drivers that correspond to the AutoDesk products you are using.

Configuring Your AutoDesk VGA Environment

Follow these steps to configure your AutoDesk environment using the DLDSETUP program:

Log on to the directory where you’ve stored your AutoDesk drivers.

Type DLDSETUP and press The program displays a welcome screen for DLDSETUP.

Press any key, then follow the instructions on the screen to select the options you want to use.

When you respond to the final prompt, the program creates the file FASTACAD.BAT in your current directory.

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Using

FASTACAD. BAT

You need to run the FASTACAD.BAT file before you start your

AutoDesk application.

YOU can type

ASTACAD

and press

before you run the application for the first time.

You can also modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that it

automatically runs FASTACAD. For MS-DOS 3.2 or earlier, place the command “FASTACAD” as the last command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and make sure the directory containing FASTACAD is in your path. For later versions of MS-DOS, use the command “CALL FASTACAD” anywhere in the

AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

You can also place the commands within the FASTACAD file directly into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or include them in a batch file which also starts your AutoDesk application.

Configuring VGA Colors

You can modify all your screen colors, including menu colors,

text colors, dialog box colors, and drawing colors using the CustomColors utilities COLOR16.EXE and COLOR256.EXE. These utilities are on your Utility 1 diskette.

CustomColors allows you to select the colors you want to display in your AutoDesk product using a simulated screen, complete with all possible objects.

Note

You must run DLDSETUP before you can configure your VGA colors.

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Follow these steps to set up the colors you want your AutoDesk product to display on your monitor:

Log onto your AutoDesk product program directory.

Type

COLOR16

COLOR256

to define colors for 256-color mode. You see a

to define colors for N-color mode or type

screen simulating the AutoDesk application screen. The menu at the bottom of the screen indicates the functions you can perform within this utility.

Use the table below to set your AutoDesk application colors.

Defining AutoDesk application colors

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When you select Save from the menu, the program creates the file DLDCOLOR.DAT in your AutoDesk program directory.

Configuring AutoCAD, Versions 9, 10, 11

The first time you use AutoCAD with a DLD-VGA driver, you

must change the AutoCAD display device configuration. Follow these steps:

Select option 5,

2. Select option 3, Configure Video Display.

Select one of the following display devices:

AutoCAD configuration display devices

Once you have configured AutoCAD, you can use AutoCAD commands to better control display list processing, as shown in

the following table.

Configure

AutoCAD from the main menu.

DLD commands

DLDDLMODE

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DLD commands (continued)

These commands work only with AutoCAD 386.

Configuring

When you install the VGA drivers for AutoCAD, version 12, there are a few extra steps you have to perform after you run

AUTOCAD,

Version 12

DLDSETUP:

Log onto the directory where you started DLDSETUP.

Copy the file DLDVGA.EXP to RCPANA.EXP.

Copy the file DLDVGA256.EXP to RCPANA1.EXP.

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Use an editor that can save files in ASCII format to edit the FASTACAD.BAT file. Change all occurrences of DLDVGA.EXP to RCPANA.EXP. Also change any occurrences of DLDVG256.EXP to RCPANAl .EXP.

Add the DLD software to your ACADDRV environment. For example, if your AutoCAD is installed in the C:\ACAD directory and the DLD386-VGA files are installed in C:\ACAD386, type the following command and press

SET ACADDRV=C:\ACAD\DRV;C:

\ACAD386;

If you’re using a batch file to start AutoCAD, also change the SET command line in your batch file.

Configure your AutoCAD, version 12, by selecting

DLD386-VGA as your display device.

Configuring AutoShade with RenderMan

The first time you use AutoShade with a DLD386VGA driver, you must follow these steps to change the display device configuration:

Log onto the AutoShade program directory.

Type the following and press to start the AutoShade program:

SHADE /R

3. Select P386 AutoDesk Device Interface as the display driver.

4. Select P386 AutoDesk Device Interface as the

rendering driver.

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If you are running the display and rendering screen on the same monitor, select Single Monitor.

Configuring AutoDesk 3D Studio

Before you can use 3D Studio, you’ll need to edit the 3DS.SET file in your 3DS directory. Follow these steps:

Make a copy of the original 3DS.SET file and name the copy 3DS.OLD.

Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a file in ASCII format to edit the 3DS.SET file.

Remove the semicolon in front of the DEFAULT-DISPLAY line and change the text to the following:

DEFAULT-DISPLAY=RCPADI

Remove the semicolon in front of the MAIN-DISPLAY line and change the text to the following:

MAIN-DISPLAY=RCPADI

If you selected the 256 color driver, remove the semicolon in front of the MATERIAL-DISPLAY line and change the text to the following:

MATERIAL-DISPLAY=RCPADI

Save this file as an ASCII file.

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Framework II

The following table lists the driver filenames for the available Framework II text and graphics resolutions.

Framework II driver files

Filename

AVGAFW2 1. SC

AVGAFW22.SC

AVGAFW23.SC

AVGAFW24.SC

AVGAFW25.SC 800 x 600 graphics

Desktop format

132x25

132x43

132x25

132x43 800X600

Zoom format

640X480

640x480

800X600

If you have not yet installed Framework II, follow the instructions in your Framework II documentation to install it with a standard VGA display driver.

Framework II requires that you install drivers from the root directory of a diskette. To install the drivers for Framework II, you’ll need to do the following:

Copy the files to the root directory of a diskette

Install the drivers using the Framework II Setup program.

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Copying Framework II Drivers

Follow these steps to copy the Framework drivers to the root directory of a diskette:

Use the INSTALL program on the Utility described on page 6 to copy the drivers to the diskette. When the program prompts you to supply a drive and directory, type a directory on your hard disk where you can easily locate them to copy them to a diskette; for example:

C : \TEMP

Select the Framework Il drivers and respond to the prompts

as they appear on the screen. The program displays the

names of the drivers as it copies them to your hard disk.

Insert a formatted diskette in drive A.

Use the MS-DOS COPY command to copy the drivers from your hard disk to the root directory of the diskette in drive A; for example:

COPY C:\TEMP\AVGAFW2*.SC A:\

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Installing the Drivers

Follow these steps to install the Framework II drivers:

Log onto your Framework II program directory.

Type

SETUP

program.

At the Welcome menu, select

setup program and press

Select Current directory and press

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and press to run the Framework II Setup

All other uses of the

When press

you see the

main

menu, select

Configuration

and

From the change config

Hardware

Then select Screen Driver

Select I want to enter my own driver filename

and press

uration menu, select Primary

and press

Type

the filename of the driver you want to use and press

(The table above lists the driver filenames. Make

sure you include the. SC extension.)

10. Type M to return to the main menu.

11. At the

mainmenu, select Save All

New

Settings

and

press

12. You see a prompt instructing you to insert your Setup diskette in drive A. Instead, insert the diskette containing the drivers on the root directory.

13. Press

the space bar. The Setup program saves the current

configuration.

14. Select option ( 2 ) to copy the files to your hard disk, then press any key.

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Framework III

The table below lists the driver filenames for the available Framework III text and graphics resolutions.

Framework III driver files

If you have not yet installed Framework III, follow the instructions in your Framework III documentation to install it with a standard VGA display driver. Then follow these steps to install the new drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy

the Framework III drivers to your hard disk. INSTALL

allows you to copy the drivers to your Framework III

program directory.

Log onto your Framework III directory.

Type SETUPFW and press to run the Framework III

Setup program.

At the Welcome menu, select

setup program and press

Select Current directory and press

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All other uses of the

From the configuration options menu, select Hardware and

press

Then select Screen Driver and press

9. Select The screen driver here

and press

need isn't listed

10. Select I want to enter my own driver filename

and press

11.

Type the filename of the

driver you want

to use and press

(The table above lists the driver filenames. Make

sure you include the SC extension.)

12. Type M to return to the main menu.

13. At the main menu,

selectsave All New Settings

and

press

14.

When you

find your Drivers Disk?,

see On which disk drive will Setup

type c and press

15. Select option (2) to save the new settings in your FWSETUP file.

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GEM, Version 3.x

The table below lists the driver filenames for the resolutions available for GEM.

GEM driver files

Filename

SDA600.VGA

SDA768.VGA

Resolution

800X600

1024 x

768

If you have not yet installed GEM, follow the instructions in

your GEM documentation to install it with the standard EGA

(IBM Enhanced Card and 16-Color Display) driver.

GEM requires that you install drivers from the root directory of

a diskette in drive A. To install the drivers for GEM, you’ll need

to do the following:

Create a GEM driver pack

Install the drivers using the INSTALL program

Configure GEM for your new driver.

Creating a GEM Driver Pack

Follow these steps to create a GEM driver pack:

Insert a blank diskette in drive A.

Format the disk using the MS-DOS FORMAT command. You’ll see a prompt for the volume label.

Type the following volume label name and press :

GEM DRIVRPK

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Use the MS-DOS COPY command to copy the following files from the GEM/3 system master diskette to the GEM DRIVRPK diskette you just formatted:

GEMVDI.EXE

MDGEM? . SYS

Installing the Drivers

Follow these steps to install the drivers onto your GEM driver pack diskette:

Insert the Utility 1 diskette in drive A.

Follow the instructions on page 6 to run the INSTALL program. When it prompts you to select a drive and directory, type a directory on your hard disk where you can easily locate the files to copy them to a diskette; for example:

C:\TEMP

Select the GEM/3 driver from the list of display drivers and respond to the prompts as they appear on the screen. The program displays the names of the drivers as it copies them

to your hard disk.

Insert your GEM DRIVRPK diskette in drive A.

Use the MS-DOS COPY co your hard disk to the root directory of the diskette in drive A; for example:

COPY C:\TEMP\*.* A:\

mmand

to copy the drivers from

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Configuring GEM for the New Drivers

Follow these steps to configure GEM to use the new VGA drivers:

Insert the GEM/3 System Master Disk in drive A.

Log onto drive A.

Type the following and press to start the GEM/3

3. Setup program:

GEMSETUP

Follow the instructions on the screen until you see Change existing configuration.

Select

OTHER (DRIVER PACK

You’ll be prompted to

insert a screen driver into drive A.

Insert the GEM DRIVRPK diskette you created in drive A.

6. You’ll see the two drivers listed below:

Cirrus Logic VGA 16 Color 800 x 600 Cirrus Logic VGA 16 Color 1024 x 768

From this list, select the driver you want to use.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the

8. installation.

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IBM OS/2, Version 2.0

The OS/2 2.0 driver supports 800 x 600, 16-color resolution and

1024 x 768, 16-color resolution.

lnstalling the Drivers

If you have not yet installed OS/2, follow the instructions in your OS/2 documentation to install it. Configure OS/2 for a standard VGA monitor. Then follow these steps to install the driven

In OS/2, open a DOS session by opening the DOS Pull Screen icon from the OS/2 Command Prompts folder located in

the OS/2 System folder.

At the DOS prompt,

Type the following command and press

COPY

DISPLAY.DLL IBMVGA.DLL /B

Return to your OS/2 desktop.

type CD \OS2\DLL

and press

Insert the Utility 3 diskette in drive A.

Open the Device Driver Install icon in the System Setup folder located in the OS/2 System folder.

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Select

INSTALL from theOS/22.0 Device Driver

window. You see the following list of drivers:

See your monitor’s documentation to determine its capabilities.

Select the driver you want from the list and select OK

Select Exit, then Yes.

Configuring OS/2 for the VGA Drivers

Installation

Follow these steps to configure OS/2

Open the OS/2 System Editor icon from the Productivity folder located in the OS/2 System folder.

Select Open from the File menu.

Select CONFIG.SYS from

Select

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Find from

Type VVGA.

does

not use

Select the Wrap option.

the Edit

SYS

in the

the

Case sensitive option.

for your drivers:

the root directory.

menu.

Find: edit box. Make sure your search

7. Select Find.

When you see

Highlight the comman

WGA. SYS

, select cancel.

line and select copy from the Edit

menu.

10.

Insert another line at the end of this command line.

11. Select Paste from the Edit menu to copy the previous command line.

12. Type

13. Change WGA . sYs in the new comman

REM

at the beginning of the original command line.

d line to

CLVSVGA. SYS.

14. Select save from the File menu.

15.

Exit the editor.

When you restart your system, it uses the new drivers.

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Lotus I-2-3 or Symphony, Version 2.x

The drivers for version 2.x of Lotus l-2-3 support the text modes and graphics resolutions listed in the table below.

Lotus 1-2-3 or Symphony, version 2.x driver files

Filename

TC132X25.DRV

TC132X43.DRV

AVGAGR.DRV

Resolution

132 x 25, 16-color text

132 x 43, 16-color text

800 x 600, 16color graphics

If you have not yet installed Lotus l-2-3 or Symphony, follow the instructions in your Lotus documentation to install it. Then follow these steps to install the drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy

the Lotus drivers to the Lotus program directory on your hard disk.

Log onto your Lotus program directory.

Type INSTALL and press to run the Lotus installation

program.

From the main menu, select

Thenselect

Add new drivers to library

Advanced

options

and press

When the program finishes adding drivers to the library,

select Modify current driver set and press

Select Text display to

Graphics

and press

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display

modify the text mode or

to modify the graphics resolution

Select the driver you want to install from the displayed list and press .

Select Return

10.

11.

the Installation menu, select Save

At the prompt type,

to menu and press

changes.

the name

you

want to use

set and press

Exit the Lotus Install program.

12.

13.

When you start Lotus l-2-3 or Symphony, type 123 or

SYMPHONY,

followed by the name of the driver set you

want to use, and then press

lotus 1-2-3, Version 3.x

The table below lists the driver filenames for the text modes

and graphics resolutions available for lotus 1-2-3, version 3.X.

Lotus 1-2-3, version 3.x driver files

for the driver

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If you have not yet installed Lotus l-2-3, follow the instructions in your Lotus documentation to install it. Then follow these steps to insyall the drivers:

1.2.Log onto your Lotus program directory.

Type the following and press to rename the INSTALL.DDF file:

RENAME INSTALL.DDF INSTALL.OLD

Run the INSTALL program on the Utility 1 diskette, as

described on page 6, to copy the Lotus l-2-3, Version 3.x driver files to the LOTUS3x program directory on your hard disk.

Log onto your Lotus program directory again.

Type INSTALL and press to run the Lotus installation

program. Select

Change selected equipment

and press .

Selecteither

DCF to modify

Select Change Video Display

You see a list of choices for the display types provided with the l-2-3 distribution package as weII as the drivers you copied from the Utility 1 diskette.

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Modify

Current

DCF or Choose another

and press

and press .

Select the l00-column (800 x 600 resolution) or the 128-column (1024 x 768 resolution) display you want and press .

10. You see a list of different spreadsheet screen resolutions. Select one of the following want to use and press

drivers for the resolutions you

GD542x 100 Column Display (800 x 600

resolution)

GD542x 128 Column Display (1024 x 768

resolution)

11. Select

Save Changes

and press

Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0

If you have not yet installed Windows 3.0, follow the instructions in your Windows documentation to install it with the standard VGA driver. Then use the instructions in the following sections to install the new drivers.

Installing the Drives

You must on the Utility 2 diskette and the Windows Setup program.

Follow these steps:

install

Within Windows, select

the drivers using both the INSTALL program

Run from

the file

Program Manager.

Insert the

Type the following command and select

Utility 2 diskette in drive A.

menu in the

or press

A:\INSTALL

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When the INSTALL program asks you to identify your

Windows directory, press to accept the default or delete the default and type the path for your Windows directory.

Select OK

or press The program copies the Windows drivers and the SetRES utility to the program directory and creates a SetRES utility icon in your Windows program manager.

When you see the message telling you that the drivers and utility were successfully added, select

or press

Nate

You’ll need to use the Utility 2 diskette again when you configure Windows 3.0 to use the drivers.

Configuring the Drivers

Once you have used the INSTALL program to copy the drivers

to your Windows program directory, follow these steps to configure the drivers:

End your Windows session and exit to MSDOS.

Log onto your Windows program directory.

Type

SETUP

At the System Information screen, select

From the Display menu, select

provided by a hardware manufacturer)

The program prompts you to insert your display driver

diskette in drive A. Insert the Utility 2 diskette in drive A.

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and press

Other (Requires disk

Display

and press

Type the following path

display the Windows 3.0 drivers

and press

A: \WIN30

You see a list of available drivers and their resolutions:

Cirrus 54xx v1.1, Multi-res 16 colors Cirrus 54xx v1.1, Multi-res 256

Select the driver you want and press

The Setup program prompts you to insert the Cirrus Logic

colors

GD5422 Windows 3.x Fonts Diskette. Keep the Utility 2 diskette in drive A, but enter the path for the system subdirectory on the diskette, as in this example:

A: \SYSTEN

10.

As you continue with the setup process, you’ll see a prompt to insert the Cirrus Logic GD5422 Windows 3.0 Driver Diskette. Keep the Utility 2 diskette in drive A, type the following path, and press :

A:\WIN30

11. After the program has copied the files, select the option

Accept the configuration shown above

and press

. You’ll see a prompt asking if the Setup program can update your CONFIG.SYS file or your CONFIG.WIN file or if it should make no changes.

12. Select

No changes

and press

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Modifying the SYSTEM.INl

File

You can configure the VGA drivers for Windows 3.0 by changing your SYSTEM.INI file. Once you have changed the file, you can use the SetRES utility, described on page 52, to change your resolution.

Follow these steps to change your SYSTEM.INI file:

Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a file in ASCII format to edit the SYSTEM.INI file

Find (

CLVGA]

in the SYSTEM.INI file. If a [CLVGA] section

is not in the file, you must add one to the end of the file.

Use the following table to edit your SYSTEM.INI file. Locate the resolution you want in the left column, then enter the text from either the X-color column or the 256-color column, depending on the driver you selected when you configured the drivers.

Windows 3.0 VGA driver configurations

Save the file in text-only format as you exit the program.

When you restart Windows, you

you want using the SetRES utility, described on page 52.

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can

select the resolutions

Microsoff Windows, Version 3. 1

You must install the VGA drivers for Windows 3.1 using both the INSTALL program on the Utility 2 diskette and the

Windows Setup program.

Installing the Drivers

If you have not yet installed Windows 3.1, follow the instructions in your Windows documentation to install it. Select

VGA as the default display device. Then follow these steps to install the new drivers:

Within Windows, select Run from the file menu in the

Program Manager.

Insert the Utility 2 diskette in drive A.

Type the following command and select

A:\INSTALL

When the INSTALL program asks you to identify your Windows directory, press to accept the default or delete the default and type the path for your Windows directory.

or press

Select

or press The program copies the Windows

drivers and the SetRES utility to the program directory and

creates a SetRES utility icon in your Windows program

manager.

When you see the message telling you that the drivers and utility were successfully added, select

or press .

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Configuring the Drivers

Once you have used the INSTALL program to copy the drivers

to your Windows program directory, follow these steps to

configure the drivers:

Open the Windows Setup icon.

2. Select options.

3. Select change system settings.

4. Select Display.

From the Display menu, select

provided by a hardware manufacturer).

When the program prompts you to insert your display driver

diskette and displays the path A : \, insert the Utility 2 diskette and press

You see a list of drivers:

Other (Requires disk

Select the driver

you

want

able to use the SetRES utility, select cirrus

Multi-Resolution.

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and press If you want to be

542x

8. When you see Accept the configuration as shown above, press

Follow the rest of the instructions on the screen and in your

Windows documentation to complete the installation.

To change your VGA resolution, you can run the Setup program from within Windows or you can run the SetRES utility described on page 52. To use the SetRES utility, however, be sure you have selected the MultiResolution driver from

the Windows Setup program.

Microsoft Word, Version 5.0

The driver for Word 5.0 supplied with your computer supports both high resolution text and graphics.

If you have not yet installed Word 5.0, follow the instructions in

your Word documentation to install it with the standard VGA driver. Then follow these steps to install the new driver:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver file to the Word program directory on your hard disk.

Type

WORD

and press to start Word.

3. Select Options.

4. Highlight the display mode option.

Press to see a list of display modes. The table below

lists the available options and the display modes they

produce.

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Word 5.0 display mode options

Highlight the resolution you want to use and press . Word returns to the editing screen using the display mode

you selected.

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PCad

Drivers for PCad are available in the resolutions shown in the table below.

PCad driver files

Filename

D800.DRV

D1024.DRV

Resolution

800 x 600. 16 colors

1024 x 768, 16 colors

If you have not yet installed PCad, follow the instructions in your PCad documentation to install it with the IBM VGA 640 x 400, E-color resolution. Then follow these steps to install

the new drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver files to the PCad program directory on your hard disk.

Log onto your PCad program directory.

Type the following and press to make a backup copy of your PCADDRV.SYS file before you modify it:

COPY PCADDRV.SYS PCADDRV.OLD

Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a file in ASCII format to edit the PCADDRV.SYS file. Change

the driver filename listed in the DISPLAY command line to

the name of the driver file you want to use. (See the table

above for the filenames.)

For example, if you want to install the 800 x 600 driver and

you used the default pathnames when you installed PCad,

change the command line to look like this:

DISPLAY C:\PCAD\DRV\DBOO.DRV

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Save

the file in text-only format as you exit the program.

Ventura Publisher

The table below lists the available resolutions for Ventura Publisher.

Ventura Publisher driver files

Filename Resolution SDA600.VGA

DSA768.VGA

800 x 600, 16 colors

1024 x 768, 16 colors

If you have not yet installed Ventura Publisher, follow the instructions in your Ventura documentation to install it, specifying the Hercules driver. Then follow these steps to install the new drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the drivers.

Ventura Publisher requires that you install drivers from the root directory of a diskette in drive A. When the INSTALL program prompts you to select a drive and directory, type a directory on your hard disk where you can easily locate the drivers to copy them to a diskette; for example:

C : \TEMP

Select the Ventura Publisher driver from the list of display drivers and respond to the prompts as they appear on the

screen. The program displays the names of the drivers as it

copies them to your hard disk.

Insert a formatted diskette in drive A.

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Use the MS-DOS COPY command to copy the drivers from your hard disk to the root directory of the diskette in drive A; for example:

COPY C:\TEMP\*.*

Log onto drive A.

Type the following and press :

A:\

VPDRV2-0

Respond to the prompts as they appear on the screen.

When you see the list of available drivers, select the driver you want to install:

Cirrus Logic VGA 800x600 16 of 256K

colors

greys

Cirrus Logic VGA 1024x768 16 of 256K colors or greys

Ventura Publisher is now configured for the selected screen resolution and 16-color graphics.

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-VersaCAD 386

If you have not yet installed VersaCAD 386, follow the instructions in your VersaCAD documentation to instaIl it, then use these steps to install the VGA drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver files into your VersaCAD program directory.

Log onto your VersaCAD program directory.

Type the following and press :

AVGAP.EXE

This co

mmand

loads a protected-mode TSR driver for

VersaCAD 386. When it is loaded, you see this message:

GD540x/GD542x 800x600x16 (protected mode) graphics driver installed. Version 1.00 Interrupt 6B Hex

Cirrus Logic Inc. All

rights reserved.

Make a copy of the original VersaCAD 386 configuration file,

ENVIRO

Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a file in ASCII format to edit the

.CFG,and name the copy

NVIRO

ENVIRO.OLD.

CFG

file. Add the following statements at the end of the screen parameters section:

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Type

ENVIRO

EXE

and press . You’ll see a

configuration menu.

7. Select [S] Screen Configuration.

Press the space bar or until you see the following:

Cirrus Logic GD54Ox, GD542x, 800x600

Press to accept this option.

10. Continue pressing until you see the following message across the bottom of the screen:

[N) Next Menu [X) Exit [exc] Aborts all

change.

11. PressX.

When you run VersaCAD 386, the program uses the 800 x 600 resolution in 16-color mode.

VersaCAD 2D

If you have not yet installed VersaCAD 2D, follow the instructions in your VersaCAD documentation to install it, then use these steps to install the VGA drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver files into your VersaCAD program directory.

Log onto your VersaCAD program directory.

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Type the following and press

AVGA2D.EXE

This command loads a protected-mode TSR driver for VersaCAD 2D. When the program is loaded, you see this

message:

Make a copy of the original VersaCAD 2D configuration file,

ENVIRO.CFG,

Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a

file in ASCII format to edit the

and name the copy

ENVIRO

ENVIRO.OLD.

. CFG

file. Add the

following statements at the end of the screen parameters

section:

Type

ENVIRO.

configuration menu.

Select

[S] Screen Configuration.

Press

Cirrus Logic GD540x, GD542x, 800x600

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EXE and press . You’ll see a

the space bar or until you see the following:

Press to accept this option.

10. Continue pressing until you see the following

message across the bottom of the screen:

[N] Next Menu [X] Exit [exc] Aborts all

change.

11. PressX.

When you run VersaCAD 2D, the program uses the 800 x 600 resolution in X-color mode.

WordPerfect, Version 5.0

The WordPerfect 5.0 driver can run the program in 800 x 600,

16-color graphics mode.

If you have not yet installed WordPerfect 5.0, follow the instructions in your WordPerfect documentation to install it. Then follow these steps to install the new driver:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to the driver files to the WP driver subdirectory on your hard disk.

copy

Log onto your WordPerfect program directory.

Type WP

Hold down and press to display the Setup menu.

Select Display.

At the Display menu, select

and press to start WordPerfect.

Graphics

Screen Type.

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Select the following driver:

GD542X

Press to exit. Your selection is saved and used for the print preview and graphics functions of WordPerfect.

WordPerfect, Version 5. 1

The WordPerfect 5.1 drivers can run the program in the following resolutions:

800 x 600, 16-color graphics

1024 x 768, 16-color graphics

132 x 25, 16-color or monochrome text

132 x 43, 16-color or monochrome text.

If you have not yet installed WordPerfect 5.1, follow the instructions in your WordPerfect documentation to install it with the 16X-color VGA screen type. Then follow these steps to install the new drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver files to the WordPerfect program directory on your hard disk.

Start WordPerfect as you normally do.

Hold down and press to display the Setup menu.

4. Select Display.

5. Select Graphics Screen Type.

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Select one of the following drivers:

GD542x 1024 x 768 GD542x 800 x 600

7. Now select Text Screen Type.

Select one of the following text modes:

GD542x color text mode GD542x monochrome text mode

Then select one of the following resolutions:

132 x 25 132 x 43

10. Press to exit. Your selection is saved and used for displaying text and the print preview and graphics

functions of WordPerfect.

WordStar

The WordStar driver supports 132-column text in 16 colors.

If you have not yet installed WordStar, follow the instructions in your WordStar documentation to install it, then use these steps to install the VGA drivers:

Run the INSTALL program, described on page 6, to copy the driver files to your WordStar program directory.

Log onto your WordStar program directory.

Make a copy of the original WordStar file FONTID.CTL and name the copy FONTID.OLD.

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Use a text editor or word processing program that can save a file in ASCII format to edit the FONTID.CTL file. Change

the CRT-TYPE line in this file to the following:

CRT-TYPE=CL800.WGD

When you start WordStar, the program uses the display driver in the page preview mode.

VGA Utilities

Your system comes with the following VGA utilities:

CLMODE sets various standard and extended video modes

SetRES sets resolutions, font sizes, and colors for Windows

applications.

The CLMODE utility allows you to define the type of monitor you are using and to set the video modes supported by the VGA adapter. This utility also determines the vertical refresh rates available with your monitor.

lnstalling CLMODE

Follow these steps to install CLMODE on your hard disk:

Insert the Utility 1 diskette in drive A.

Log onto drive A.

Type the following command and press :

INSTALL

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4. Select cirrusLogic GD5422 Utilities.

The INSTALL program copies the CLMODE utility into the directory C:\CLUTIL.

Using CLMODE

You can use the CLMODE utility either from the CLMODE window available in MS-DOS or by typing CLMODE command options at the command prompt.

CLMODE Window

To use the CLMODE window, type CLMODE at the command

prompt. The screen displays the available menu options. If

need help using the utility, select

Help.

The utility provides

you

help information on the following functions:

Monitor type

Video modes

Mouse

Keyboard

CLMODE utility (About).

To exit the CLMODE utility, hold down and press or select Exit.

CLMODE Commands

At the command prompt, you can set the monitor type, the

video mode and the refresh rate using CLMODE commands.

CLMODE commands have the following format:

CLMODE

[ [modenuml [+*-I [m[montyp)) refresh))

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The CLMODE command options have the following meanings:

C/MODE options

If you

want to select

mode 3 with high VGA refresh for a Super VGA monitor, for example, you would type the following at the command prompt and press :

CLMODE 3+ m2+

Type s as a command line option to display the current CLMODE

settings.

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The following table lists common monitor types you can use for the montype option.

CLMODE monitor types

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The SetRES utility allows you to change the screen resolution, the number of screen colors and the font size for Windows 3.x applications.

Before you can use the SetRES utility, you must install the Windows VGA drivers as described on pages 31 and 35. As the INSTALL program copies the drivers, it also installs the SetRES utility in your Windows program directory and creates a SetRES utility icon in your Windows program manager.

To start the SetRES utility, open the SetRES icon. You see the following screen:

Select the resolution, font size, and number of colors you want

to use and select

or press .

If you don’t know the video modes available on your system, use the CLMODE utility to see your options.

Once you have changed options using the SetRES utility, you need to restart Windows for the new settings to take effect.

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Epson Endeavor User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Using the INSTALL Program

AutoDesk Products

Installing the Drivers

Configuring Your AutoDesk VGA Environment

Configuring VGA Colors

Configuring AutoCAD, Versions 9, 10, 11

Configuring AutoShade with RenderMan

Configuring AutoDesk 3D Studio

Framework II

Installing the Drivers

Framework III

GEM, Version 3.x

Creating a GEM Driver Pack

Installing the Drivers

Configuring GEM for the New Drivers

IBM OS/2, Version 2.0

Configuring OS/2 for the VGA Drivers

lotus 1-2-3, Version 3.x

Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0

Configuring the Drivers

Installing the Drivers

Configuring the Drivers

Microsoft Word, Version 5.0

PCad

Ventura Publisher

VersaCAD 2D

WordPerfect, Version 5.0

WordStar

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