IBM 3211 Printer
Source: GA24-3543
IBM
3211 Printer Component
Description and Operator's Guide
Page
5-42
I
Sense
Byte
0
Bit
Pos Name
1 Intervention
Required
(Not Ready)
2 Bus-out
3
Equipment
Check
Data Check
Error-Recovery Summary
i Sense Byte 1
i Bit
i Pos Name Probable Cause
Print
Quality
Forms
Ch~ck
Invalid command
Platen fai
led
to advance
! Ribbon
motion
& ribbon
: skew
I
Jam
or
torn
forms
,
Channell
& end of forms
Channell
&
stacker
full
No Interlock Swing gate
not
latched
Bits Condition Carriage stop/release
off
Train not positioned
i
Stop
key activated
I
vac, uum check
End of forms
Stacker
full
J
wrtte after single cycle
Train overload
I 0
Command
PLB parity check
i Retry I
I 1 Print Check: I Hammer fire check
I
Sync
check
Coil
protect
1
2 Print !Platen failed
to
advance
Quality Platen failed
to
retract
I Ribbon
motion/skew
I 3 Line ! Carriage failed
to
move
Position Carriage sequence
I Carriage
stop
I 6 Mechanical I Time-out
motion
lCancel
!
~
r:~net
Check
~
~~~
:;::::
~g~B
i Position
o
Command
:Parity check UCSB
Retry
Buffer Parity
3 Line
Positiofl
'Parity check FCB
Check
,
No
Write
!ParitY
check UCS 8
i Bits
Command
!
I Complete I
,
No UCSB Read Parity check UCSB
Bits Cummand
FCB Read !Parity check FCB
i
Command;
I PLB Read
II
Parity check PLB i
i
Command
~--L-oa-d-C-h-ec-k~:!---------+!IU-C-S-B-------~
'FCB
Channel
9
j'
Normal occurrence
1
5
CMD
Interface disconnect
Suppressed