Handling Attachment Card - IBM 3 User Manual

6. Remove the three plastic shipping blocks (packing) from each side in the front
Figure 2. Front Tractor Packing

Handling Attachment Card

Attention: Do not remove the attachment card from the protective package until
instructed to do so.
Static electricity, though harmless to you, can damage sensitive attachment-card
components. Use the information in this section to avoid damaging an attachment
card.
v Limit your movement. Your movement can create static electricity that, when
v Handle the attachment card only by the edges and prevent others from making
v Before removing the attachment card from the protective package, ground the
v When you are instructed, remove the attachment card and install it directly into
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tractor area.
Packing
released to the attachment card, can damage the electronic components on the
attachment card. Sliding your foot across carpeting is an example of how you
create unwanted static electricity.
direct contact with it.
package to exposed metal at the back of the printer. This will release any static
charge that may have developed on the package or on your body. Hold the
package against the metal for at least two seconds.
the attachment card slot without setting it down. If you have removed the
attachment card from the protective package and cannot immediately insert it in
the printer, place the protective package on a flat surface, and set the attachment
card on top of the protective package.