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Section 1. Basic Unit
2.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
2.1.1 Shipping Material
1. Visually check for any machine damage before signing
the bill of lading. If machine is severely damaged, notify
your branch office before continuing the installation
procedure.
2. Using packing/unpacking instructions (part 7331107),
locate and remove spacers, washers, and screws on base
rubber mounts. Also, remove the two screws in the base
pivot brackets to allow tilting of the base for servicing.
. Check for loose cables, connectors, and components.
. Adjust line cord to keep excess cord off the floor.
. For Model C machines, refer to Field Engineering
Theory—Maintenance, IBM 29 Card Punch Features/29
Interpreting Card Punch, Model C, Form 223-2926.
2.1.2 Power
1. Compare voltage requirements with those supplied.
Chapter 5 shows powerand receptacle requirements.
2. Turn power on and observe the punch drive for smooth
operation.
2.1.3 Keyboard Operations
1. Set the following switches:
Starwheels raised.
Punch/interpret — PUNCH (ModelC).
Auto skip/dup — OFF.
Auto feed — OFF.
Print — OFF.
.
Left-zero print — OFF.
2. Put cards in the hopper.
3. Press release key:
a.
Column indicator revolves 80 columnsandreturns
to column 1.
b.
No cards feed from the hopper.
4. Press register key. Card feed cycle occurs, but no cards
feed from the hopper.
5. Press and hold feed key. Two cards feed from the
hopper.
6. Press A through Z and 0 through 9 keys.
a.
Press each key twice to detect binding keystems.
b.
Hold numeric key while keying numbers.
7. Release and register second card.
8. Set print switch to on position and press all special
character keys.
9. Operate the clear switch. Both cards should feed to the
stacker. No cards feed from the hopper.
Chapter 2. Console and Maintenance Facilities
10. Compare holes in the cards:
a.
Holes in the cards should compare with the keys
pressed in steps 6 through 8.
b.
Machine with print feature prints special char-
acters in corresponding columns.
11. Check registration by using a card gage.
2.1.4 Program and Function (Model A)
1. Set the following switches:
a. Auto skip/dup — OFF.
b. Program select — ONE.
c. Auto feed — ON.
d. Print — ON.
e. Left-zero print — ON.
2. Install Model A program card (Figure 2-1) on drum,
install drum in machine, and lower the starwheels.
3. Feed two cards from the hopper.
1.4.1 First Card
2
1. Press O through 9 keys.
2. Press skip key. The cards move to column 34.
3. Backspace to column 14 to check that registration is
maintained for 20 columns of backspacing.
4. Press dash key. If machine has X-skip feature, program
drum skips to column 34; if not, press skip key and
program skips to column 34.
. Press all alphabetic character keys (A through Z).
. Press skip key. Program drum should be at column 80.
7. Multipunch 0 through 9 in column 80. Multipunch key
must be pressed and held while keying-in 0 through 9.
.1.4.2 Second throughFifth Cards
. Set auto skip/dup switch to on position.
2. Set left-zero print switch to off position. A "0" should
be punched but not printed in column 1.
3. Press dup key. Machine duplicates card and program
drum skips to column 80.
4. Press space key.
1.4.3 Sixth Card
2
1. Set auto skip/dup switch to off position.
2. Set program select switch to TWO.
3. Press program two key.
4, Press dup key (duplicate to column 11).
5. Press skip key (skip to column 34).
6. Press dup key (duplicate to column 60).
7. Press skip key (skip to column 78).
8. Press and hold alpha key; press Z, A, and Q keys.
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