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Page 1: ... _ IBM 5256 Printer Setup Procedure GA21 9290 2 File No S5250 S34 S38 00 ...

Page 2: ...tion about the system should be made to your IBM representative or to the branch office serving your locality This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Use the Reader s Comment Form at the back of this publication to make comments about this publication If the form has been removed address your comments to IBM Corporation Publications Department 245 Rochester Mi...

Page 3: ...ocation Before you continue look at the back of the printer If you do not have switches on the back of your printer your printer must be the only machine on a If you have Address switches which are white and a Terminator switch line or the last machine on a line which is blue on the back of your printer your printer can be placed anywhere on a line Terminator Switch 4 _ f _ UI _ Address Switches 1...

Page 4: ...1 2 1 Tilt the printer up and remove the two red shipping bolts on the bottom of the printer 2 Remove the tape from the top of the printer covers 0 111 ...

Page 5: ...lide the top cover open Top Cover 4 Carefully remove the tape from the print head Then gently push the print head to the left side of the printer Print Head 5 Close the top cover Setting Up the Printer 1 3 ...

Page 6: ...the rear of the machine Cut and remove the plastic string from the power cord DO NOT plug in the power cord yet Remove power cord from under here 7 Open the carton that came with the printer and remove the maintenance documentation from the carton ...

Page 7: ...t the maintenance documentation in the slot at the rear of the machine 9 Remove the packing material from around the forms tractor assembly then remove the forms tractor assembly Setting Up the Printer 1 5 ...

Page 8: ...10 Make SUre the CUt forms gUide is baCk CUt Forms GUide 11 Insert the back legS of the Oto the back cOver Slots forms tractor aSSfJlnbl l ...

Page 9: ... Then pivot the forms tractor toward the front of the printer until the front legs snap into place III 13 Check the final placement by making sure the Paper Advance knobs turn freely and the tractor pins move _ Paper Advance Knob Setting Up the Pri nter 1 7 ...

Page 10: ...nter You can place a box of forms under the forms stand shelf Forms Stand Shelf for completed forms Box of paper forms If you do not have a forms stand you can put some forms on the table behind the printer 15 load forms into the printer as follows a Slide the top cover open Top Cover ...

Page 11: ...b Push the paper release lever toward the back of the printer c Squeeze the adjusting levers on the right forms tractor and slide it to the right as far as it will go Setting Up the Printer 1 9 ...

Page 12: ...d Tilt the forms guide racl up e Slide the paper over the rollers 1 10 ...

Page 13: ...f Slide the paper down behind the platen g Turn the paper advance knob to move the paper around the platen until some paper appears above the print head Setting Up the Printer 1 11 ...

Page 14: ...h Tilt the forms guide rack down i Open both tractor covers Tractor covers 1 12 ...

Page 15: ... lets the printer detect the end of continuous forms when it occurs Note Leave the paper release lever in the forward position when you are using continuous forms k Pull up enough paper to reach at least the top tractor pin Setting Up the Printer 1 13 ...

Page 16: ...ms tractor and slide it to the left until the right margin holes can be placed over the right tractor pins Make sure the margin holes in each side of the paper are positioned so that the paper is level n Close the right tractor cover Remove any slack or bulges in the paper by sliding the right forms tractor left or right o Close the top cover ...

Page 17: ...Start Feed D D D 2 O System Available Form Feed D 17 Make sure the Status switch is set to Nonnal 4 5 6 OStorage 0 Internal Check Check O GraPhiC Check oAttention oForms O Unit Check 18 Plug in the power cord Line Spacing 0 8 OTransparent Mode Status 8 Cancel Normal Test Setting Up the Printer 1 15 ...

Page 18: ...nd the print head can be manually moved 20 Press each of the following switches to make sure the forms are properly installed and the paper is feeding properly Form Feed Line Feed Start Stop Normally advances the paper one line each time you press this switch unless the number of lines advanced is changed by the host program Advances the paper one line each time you press this switch Causes the Re...

Page 19: ...de GA21 9260 1 Set the Status switch to Test The Data Cleared 7 and Transparent Mode 8 lights go off 4 5 aStorage aInternal Check Check aAttention aForms a Unit Check 2 Press line Feed Power on DOff Power On Stop B 6 7 aGraphic aData Check Cleared Line Spacing 0 aline Sync Line Start Feed 8 aTransparent Mode Status ii Cancel Normal Test 2 aSystem Available Form Feed B 3 Press Start The Ready light...

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Page 21: ... switch to Nonnal The Data Cleared and Transparent Mode lights turn on 6 Set the Power switch to Off If all the steps in this procedure have been completed successfully proceed to Section 2 Setting Up the Printer 1 19 ...

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Page 23: ...rinter Display Station Cables If the cable you are connecting to your printer comes from a 5252 Dual Display Station a 5251 Display Station Model 1 or 11 or a 5256 Printer make sure that the Terminator switch on that machine is set to 2 The following illustration shows where the Terminator switch is located 5252 Dual Display Station 5251 Display Station Model 1 or 11 5256P _ Term inator Switch Con...

Page 24: ...stem 34 or a System 3S If your printer does not attach to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 3S go to the system setup procedure manual and do the checkout procedure listed for the printer If the Rear Access Panel resembles illustration B plug into the lower socket See Figure 1 for directions on plugging the cable in After plugging the cable in proceed to Setting the Swit...

Page 25: ...er from 0 through 6 2 Set the Address switches to the address you have received Use this table to determine the settings 0 of the three Address switches 1 2 3 4 Work Station Addresses 5 6 Invalid 7 3 If your printer attaches to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 3S set the Terminator switch to 1 and proceed to Printer Checkout If your printer does not attach to a 5251 Dis...

Page 26: ...to the Problem Checklist on the last two pages of this section 1 Make sure the Status switch is set to Normal 4 5 OStorage 0 Internal Check Check oAttention oForms O Unit Check Line Spacing D 2 Set the Power switch to On 8 O Transparent Mode Status 8 Cancel Normal Test After approximately five seconds the Power On Line Sync and System Available lights should be the only lights on Power on DOff Pow...

Page 27: ...our printer does have the indicated switches but another work station will not be connected to it make sure that the Terminator switch on your printer is set to 1 If your printer attaches to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 38 setup is complete If your printer does not attach to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 38 go to the system setup proce...

Page 28: ... into the upper cable socket 2 Set the Terminator switch to 2 If your printer attaches to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 3S setup is complete If your printer does not attach to a 5251 Display Station Model 2 or 12 a System 34 or a System 3S go to your system setup procedure manual for completing the printer setup l Upper Cable Socket Terminator Switch ...

Page 29: ...operator might have to run a program that requires printing Configured to recognize the setting of the Address switches A work station without the Cable Thru feature has a work station address of zero 2 Set the Power switch to the Off position and recheck all cable connections to make sure they are properly positioned and tightened 3 Make sure the Status switch is set to Normal continued on next p...

Page 30: ...l other work stations on that line must be set to 2 5251 Display Station Model 1 or 11 5256 Printer L _ _ _ _ _ Terminator Switch The Terminator switches must be set to 2 on these work stations 5252 Dual Display Station A Terminator switch is not required on the last work station If it has a Terminator switch it must be set to 1 5 If the conditions in Printer Checkout still do not appear refer to ...

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