IBM Infoprint 6500-v05, Maintenance Manual

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Display Messages
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024 SERIAL PARITY ERROR The printed output may contain
random ? (question mark)
characters. 1. Make a configuration printout. Verify that the printer matches host
serial configuration settings for Data Protocol, Baud Rate, Data
Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Data Terminal Ready, and Request to
Send. Set printer serial interface parameters to match those of the
host.
2. Send a print job to the printer. If the message appears, replace
the serial data cable.
3. Send a print job to the printer. If the message appears, go to
Communications Failures , page 211.
4. If the printer is in a twinax environment, check the error log for
024 errors and inspect the customer’s cable hook-ups. Connect
all communications cables correctly.
5. Send a print job to the printer. If the message appears, replace
the twinax auto-termination cable (“T” connector).
6. Send a print job to the printer. If the message appears, replace
the coax/twinax multi-platform interface. (Refer to the
Coax/
Twinax Multi-Platform Interface Feature Installation and
Operation Guide, Form Number S246-0149.)
025 FRAMING ERROR
VERIFY CONFIGURATION The printed output may contain
random ! (exclamation point)
characters. 1. Make a configuration printout. Verify that the printer matches host
configuration settings for Data Protocol, Baud Rate, Data Bits,
Stop Bits, Parity, Data Terminal Ready, and Request to Send. Set
printer serial interface parameters to match those of the host.
2. Send a print job to the printer. If the message appears, go to
Communications Failures , page 211.
026 HEX DUMP MODE Printer attach status message. No action required.
027 COMMUNICATIONS CHECK
CALL SYSTEM OPERATOR Enable poll timeout. The printer
was not enabled for one minute
over a coax interface Power off and unplug the printer. Check data cable connection and
host system. (Refer to line problem determination procedures, as
recommended by the host system.)
Table 3. Message List
Operator Panel Message Explanation Corrective Action