Status Indicators; Power; Ready - IBM 3 User Manual

Figure 14. 4247 Printer Operator Panel (Printer With Twinax Attachment)

Status Indicators

The following status indicators appear on the operator panel:
v Power
v Ready
v Processing
v Online (Twinax)
v Format/Online (Coax)
v Attention
v Unit Check.
You can determine printer status by checking these indicators.

Power

If on, the printer has power. If off, the printer does not have power.

Ready

If the Ready indicator is lighted, the printer is ready to print. If Ready is not
lighted, the printer is not ready to print. The printer can receive data when this
indicator is not lighted, but no data can be printed.
The Ready indicator is lighted because of one of the following conditions:
v Successful power-on sequence
v After pressing Start, if the indicator was off because of one of the following
v After pressing Enter or Start to run a test in the Operator Print Tests menu
v After a successful partial reset to ready after pressing Cancel Print to exit the
The Ready indicator is not lighted because of one of the following conditions:
v After pressing Stop
v After detection of an intervention required condition
v After detection of a printer error
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Power

Ready

Processing
Micro
Online
Menu
Scroll Enter
Attention
Display
Micro
Address
Quit
Scroll
Return
Unit Check
conditions:
– An error condition (if the error has been corrected)
– An intervention required condition (if the error has been corrected)
– After pressing Stop
Operator Print Tests
Hex Line Form Start
Print Feed Feed
Park/ Load/ Set Top Stop
Path Eject of Form
Cancel
Print
Test