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Section
2.
Controls
and
Indicators
KEYBOARD
CONSOLE
The
function controls
are
located
on
the panel
above
the
keyboard
(Figure
3).
Punch/Verify
This
mode
switch
makes
the
IBM
129
operate
in
either
punch
mode
or verify
mode.
A
change
in
the
setting
of
this
switch
is
effective
only
if
the
column
indicator reads
01,
and
the card
bed
is
clear.
(This switch
is
not
installed in
the
Model
2 print-punch.)
Column
Indicator
The column
indicator
shows
the position
of
input storage
that receives the
next
character.
The column
indicator
shows 00
when
REC
ADV/CARD FEED
is
set
to
MANUAL
and
input storage
is
complete;
it
shows 88
when
a
field
or
record
must
be
reverified in verify
mode;
it
shows
CC
when
a
correction card
should
be
punched
in verify
mode;
and
the
column
indicator
advances
to
01 of
the
next record
when
REC
ADV/CARD FEED
is
set
to
AUTO,
or
when
the
column
indicator
is
at
00
and manual program
selection
is
made.
AUTO
SKIP/DUP
When
this
switch
is
ON,
any
field in
the input storage unit
programmed
for
auto
skip or
auto
dup
(auto
verify)
is
performed
at
electronic speed.
When
the switch
is
OFF,
these functions
are
not
operative,
and
information
from
the
keyboard can be
recorded
or
verified in
these
fields.
If
dup
or
ver-dup
is
attempted
in
the
first
record
after a
power-on
operation
or a
clear
operation, before
valid
information has
been keyed
or read into
output
storage,
the
keyboard
locks.
In verify
mode,
a
red
verify
light also
turns
on
if
a
compare
error
exists.
In these cases the
keyboard
may
be unlocked
by
switching
AUTO
SKIP/DUP
to
OFF,
then
pressing
CHAR
BKSP.
VERIFY
This
light
indicates errors
during
verify
and
self-check
operations.
See
"VER
RES"
and
"VER CORR"
in
Section
2
and
"Self-checking
Number
Feature"
in
Section
7.
This
light
is
labeled
VERIFY,
SC,
or
SC/VER
depending
on
the
model and
feature
combination.
REC
ADV/CARD
FEED
This
switch
provides
automatic
program
selection
and
automatic
card feed
with
these positions:
AUTO:
As
soon
as
column 80
is
keyed,
the
machine
proceeds
to
column
01 of
the
next
record,
under
control
of
PROGRAM
MODE.
(Correction
in
punch
mode
of
the
last
manually
keyed
column
is
not
possible
when
REC
ADV/CARD FEED
is
set
to
AUTO.)
Both
automatic
program
selection
and
card feeding
occur during
the
change
from column 80
to
01
MANUAL:
After
column 80
is
keyed,
the
machine
stops
at
column
00;
the
operator
must
either
set
REC
ADV/CARD
FEED
to
AUTO,
or
press
PROG
SEL,
then
press a valid
program
number
(0-6) to
advance
the
column
indicator to
01
for
the
next
record.
The
preceding
card
is
not
punched
until
the
column
indicator
advances
to 01.
With
REC
ADV/CARD FEED
set
to
MANUAL,
correction
of the
last
manually keyed
column
of
the record
is
possible.
Press
FEED
if
a
card feed
is
desired.
PROGRAM MODE
(Rotary
Dial)
This
dial
switch can suspend
programming
(level),
select
data
read,
select
statistics
punch,
select
program punchout,
or
make
program
levels
1-6 effective.
The
switch
must
be
set
to
a
program
level
(1-6)
during
a
program
load
operation.
Switch
position
is
for
80
single-position
alpha
fields;
at
that
setting
manual
skip
action
advances
the
column
indicator
one
column
each time
SKIP
is
pressed.
Figure
3.
Function
Controls
Controls
and
Indicators
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