System Checkout Procedure - IBM 5280 User's Setup Manual

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SYSTEM CHECKOUT PROCEDURE
This procedure is designed to verify correct operation of your IBM 5280
Distributed Data System. If you have a problem or think you have done
something wrong that would prevent successful completion of the procedure,
feel free to set the Power switches to 0 (Off) position, wait a few seconds, set
the Power switches to 1 (On) position, and return to step 1.
1. Power on the system as follows:
a. Caution: Make sure all the locking levers are open on the diskette drives.
Never turn the power on or off when the locking levers are closed.
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b. Set the Power switch to 1 (on) position for all data stations attached to
the controller. (A data station is an IBM 5281 or IBM 5282, the controller
is an IBM 5285, an IBM 5286, or an IBM 5288.)
c. If a printer is attached, set the Power switch to 1 (on) position.
d. If you have communications, make sure the cable to the modem is
connected.
e. Set the Power switch
to
1
(on) position for the controller (an IBM
5285,
IBM 5286, or IBM 5288).
After power has been turned on, all machines in your system will make
noise, and various test patterns will appear on the display screens.