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Chapter
6
Fault Messages
Fault
Message
012 STRUCTURED FLD ERROR
021 BUFFER OVER
VERIFY CONFIGURATION
024 SERIAL PARITY ERROR
025 SERIAL FRAMING ERROR
VERIFY CONFIGURATION
026 HEX DUMP MODE
029 8344 DIAGNOSTIC FAILED
031 END OF FORMS TIMEOUT
LOAD FORMS
032 FORMS JAMMED TIMEOUT
CLEAR AND RELOAD FORMS
034 RIBBON STALL TIMEOUT
CHECK RIBBON
041 BUFFER OVERFLOW
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Operator
Explanation
Correctable?
No
Applications software
has violated structured
data field parameters.
Yes
Receive overrun.
(Serial interface)
Yes
Parity error. (Serial
interface)
Yes
Framing error. (Serial
interface)
N/A
Printer attach status
message.
No
Link-level code test
detects hardware
failure.
Yes
A timeout message is
sent to the host if
paper is not loaded 10
minutes after Stop was
pressed to clear the
paper out fault.
Yes
A timeout message is
sent to the host if no
paper motion has
occurred for 10
minutes after Stop was
pressed to clear the
jam fault.
Yes
A timeout message is
sent to the host if no
ribbon movement has
occurred for 5 seconds
if Stop was not pressed
to clear the fault.
Yes
Host sends data after
the printer buffer is full.
(Serial interface.)
Solution
Contact your system
administrator.
Check printer serial
port configuration
setup. Ensure that baud
rate matches both host
and printer settings.
Check printer serial
port configuration
setup. Ensure that
parity setting matches
both host and printer
settings.
Check printer serial
port configuration
setup. Ensure that it
matches host setting.
No action necessary.
Contact IBM service.
Load paper. See
Operator's Guide for
procedure.
Clear paper jam and
reload paper. See
Operator's Guide for
procedure.
Make sure the ribbon is
not twisted and the
forms thickness lever is
set to match thickness
of media being used. If
fault reoccurs, contact
IBM service.
Check printer serial
port configuration
setup. Ensure that the
Data Terminal Ready
setting matches both
host and printer
settings.
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