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Section
3.
Operator Procedures
POWER ON
The
IBM
129
is
powered on
by
the mainline
switch, located
under
the
reading
board
at
the
right side
of
the
lower
cabinet. Flip
up
the mainline switch to turn
power
on.
The
machine
is
automatically
set
to
program
level
when
powered
on, regardless
of
the
dial
setting
of
PROGRAM
MODE.
The
same
mainline switch
flips
down
to
turn off
power.
All
programs and
data
are reset
to
blanks
when
power
is
turned
off.
Program
level
control
is
80
single-position
fields
(alphabetic
shift).
Program
levels
1-6,
at
this
time,
are
controlled
as
80
single-position
fields
(numeric
shift).
Program
selection
is
possible,
although
program
levels 1-6
are
identical,
until
programs
are
stored
into
program
storage.
Punching and
verifying
can
be done under program
level
or
under program
level
1-6
control.
However,
the
first
operation normally performed,
after
power
is
turned on,
is
to
store the
programs
desired
in
program
levels 1-6.
New
program
cards
may
be punched,
before
any
programs
have
been
stored,
by
using
the
"Punch
a
Record/Card"
procedure
in this
section.
STORE
A PROGRAM (PROGRAM
LOAD)
The
desired
program
cards
must be
read into
program
storage
to
allow
program
control to
be
active
during
keying:
1
Operate
CLEAR
switch
if
card
bed
is
not
clear.
2.
Set
AUTO
SKIP/DUP
to
OFF.
3.
Set
PROGRAM MODE
to desired
program
level (1-6).
4.
Manually
insert
program
card
at
punch/read
station
(punch
or verify
mode),
or feed
one
card
from
the
hopper
to
the
pre-register
position
(punch mode). Card
must not
be
registered.
5.
Press
READ.
Repeat
steps 3
through
5 for
each
program
card
to
be
stored.
Each program
load operation
reads
program
card
data
into the selected
program
storage
level,
stacks the
card
in
the
stacker,
and
sets
the
machine
to
column
01 of
that
program
level.
Programs remain
in storage until a
new
program
is
read into
a
program
level
or
until
a
power
off/on
operation
resets
them.
Note:
A
blank
card
may
be
read into
any program
level
to
replace the original
program;
the
resulting
program
provides
80
single-position
fields
in
the
numeric
shift.
In
punch
mode, up
to
six
program
cards
may
be
placed
in
the
hopper,
fed
singly,
and program loaded
by
repeating steps 3
through
5
PUNCHOUT
(STORED
PROGRAM)
To
check
that a particular
program
has
been
stored
at a
specific
level,
punch
out
the
program
on
a
blank
card:
1
Operate
CLEAR
switch
if
the card
bed
is
not
clear.
2.
Set
PUNCH/VERIFY
switch
to
PUNCH.
3.
Set
AUTO
SKIP/DUP
to
OFF.
4.
Set
REC
ADV/CARD FEED
to
MANUAL.
5.
Set
PROGRAM MODE
to
PROG
PCH.
6.
Insert a
blank
card
at
the
punch
station,
or feed
a
blank
card
from
the
hopper.
7.
Press
REG
(to
register
a card).
8.
Press
REL
(sets
column
indicator to 00).
9.
Press
PROG
SEL
followed
by
a
data
key
(1-6)
for
program
level
desired.
Punchout
follows,
and
the card
is
ejected.
The machine
is
set
in
that
program
level at
the conclusion
of
program
punchout. Repeat
steps
6 through
9
for
each
program
to
be
punched.
Notes:
1.
This procedure could
be
used,
if
necessary, to provide a
set
of
program
cards
for
another
operator,
if
the
originals are
not
available
for duplication.
2.
In
checking
a
program,
sight
-check the cards
by
viewing
a
light
source
through
the holes
when
the
two
cards are
held
together. In
this
way
the cards
are
physically
checked
for
accuracy.
3.
All
program
cards
are
automatically printed
(Models 2
and
3)
during
a
program punchout
operation
regardless
of
the
PRINT
switch
setting.
4. If
data
key
is
pressed
after
PROG
SEL,
a
blank
card
results.
5.
Program punchout
may
be
done
at
any
time.
6.
If
data cards
are
punched
with
PROGRAM MODE
set at
PROG
PCH
(not a
normal
procedure),
and
REC ADV/
CARD
FEED
is
set
to
AUTO,
the.
machine
is
in
program
level
after
the
first
card
is
punched.
Operator Procedures
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