Fault Correction Procedure
245
136 PLATEN INVALID
PARAMETER
SEE SETUP GUIDE
No
Fatal firmware error on
the controller board.
Contact your IBM service
representative.
137 SHUTTLE INVALID
COMMAND
SEE SETUP GUIDE
No
Fatal firmware error on
the controller board.
Contact your IBM service
representative.
138 SHUTTLE INVALID
PARAMETER
SEE SETUP GUIDE
No
Fatal firmware error on
the controller board.
Contact your IBM service
representative.
139 SHUTTLE OVERSPEED
SEE SETUP GUIDE
No
Fatal firmware error on
the controller board.
Contact your IBM service
representative.
990 MACHINE CHECK
N/A
Host status message.
No action necessary.
NON–VOLATILE MEMORY
FAILED
No
Non–volatile memory
fault.
Contact your IBM service
representative.
NOTE:
You
can still print, but you
cannot save configuration
changes as the NVRAM is
defective.
A97 GRAPHIC CHECK
ERROR
PRESS STOP THEN START
Yes
Printer has received a
non–printable character.
Press
Stop
then
Start
.
ENERGY SAVER MODE
ACTIVE
N/A
Status message: printer
is in low–energy idle
state, all fans and higher
voltages are off, only
+5Vdc logic circuits are
active.
No action necessary.
NOTE:
If the printer was in
NOT READY state when
the energy saver mode
was activated, it will remain
in the NOT READY state
until the
START
key is
pressed.
HAMMER COIL BAD
#, #, #
No
Malfunction of one or
more hammer coils.
(You can continue to print
with degraded print
quality.) Contact your IBM
service representative.
NOT READY
N/A
Printer state message:
printer is offline, not in
communication with
host.
No action necessary.
Table 11: Fault Messages
Fault Message
Operator
Correctable?
Explanation
Solution
Summary of Contents for 6400 Series
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Page 3: ...6400 Line Matrix Printers S544 5640 01 Setup Guide Cabinet and Pedestal Models...
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Page 86: ...86 Chapter 2 Test The Printer...
Page 208: ...208 Chapter 4 RibbonMinder Menu...
Page 224: ...224 Chapter 5 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface...
Page 262: ...262 Appendix B Printing Speed...
Page 268: ...268 Appendix C Compatibility and Limitations...
Page 286: ...286 Appendix D Physical and Logical Unit Types...
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