IBM 4247 Model 003, User Manual

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Preface
This guide describes the basic operating procedures for the IBM 4247 Printer
Model 003. This information is useful to those who install or operate the printer, or
for those who supervise printer operations.
You need only basic operating experience to use this printer. This experience
includes an understanding of how printers work, how to connect cables, and how
to select items from an operator panel menu.
How to Use this Guide
The following list describes the contents of each chapter and the appendixes in this
book.
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Chapter 1, “Getting Started”, provides information on setting up the printer and
connecting it to the host computer.
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Chapter 2, “Understanding the Operator Panel”, describes the operator panel
and how to use it.
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Chapter 3, “Checking and Changing Configuration Parameter Values”, describes
the configuration parameters and values and gives you a brief description and
procedure for changing them.
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Chapter 4, “Configuration Storage”, provides information on saving
configuration parameters into a custom set for your printer. The configuration
storage category has eight available custom sets.
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Chapter 5, “Changing Attachment Selection”, provides the procedure for setting
the configuration for printer attachment.
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Chapter 6, “Rear Tractor Use”, describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for rear tractor use.
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Chapter 7, “Twinaxial Configuration”, describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for twinax attachment.
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Chapter 8, “Coax Configuration”, describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for coax attachment.
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Chapter 9, “Parallel and Serial Configuration”, describes the procedures for
checking and changing parameter values for parallel and serial attachments.
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Chapter 10, “Printer Setup”, describes the procedures for checking and changing
the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer setup category.
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Chapter 11, “Printer Adjustments”, describes the parameters for checking and
changing the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer
adjustment category.
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Chapter 12, “Power-On Reset (POR)”, describes the procedure to perform a
power-on reset for your printer.
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Chapter 13, “Display Language”, provides information on the display languages
shipped with your printer.
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Chapter 14, “Send Buffer Reprint Code (Coax)”, describes the procedure to set
the Send Buffer Reprint Code to the printer.
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Chapter 15, “Vital Product Data”, provides information to check and change
some of the vital product data for the printer.
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Chapter 16, “Quit From Menu”, describes the procedure to quit from the
configuration menu and restore the previous configuration menu values.
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