IBM 4247-V03, Maintenance Information

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Table 5. MAP 0121: Attachment (continued)
Step Questions/Actions Yes No
2.
The following items are listed with the most probable failing
item first. Check the first list item and test the printer. If the
printer still fails, continue with the next list item.
a. Check the host cable connection(s).
b. Printer Configuration. To print the configuration
information:
1) Turn off the printer.
2) Load the printer with at least 22 inches (55.9 cm) of
blank, fanfold forms in the same tractor the customer
is using.
3) Turn on the printer.
4) Press the Stop key to make the printer Not Ready
(only the Power LED is lighted).
5) Press the Test key. The message '4247 OPERATOR
TESTS' appears.
6) Press the Micro
↓
key until the
Printer
Configuration
test is displayed below
4247 OPERATOR
TESTS
.
7) Press the Enter key and wait for the configuration to
print.
8) Verify the configuration information matches the host
settings.
c. Ensure the host system and program are still running.
d. Ensure that cable length restrictions are not exceeded.
Refer to the signal cable ordering information in
IBM 4247 Model V03: User’s Guide for attachment cable
information.
Is the problem corrected?
Run T&D in Automatic Mode
to verify correct printer
operation (see Running the
test and diagnostic (T&D)
programs). Go to step 3.
3.
Are you here because of a twinax or a coax attachment
failure? Go to step 4. Go to step 5.
Chapter 1. Diagnosing problems
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