IBM INFO PRINT 3000 - Manual (Page 43)

Normal Operation (Ready Status)
Before the printer can begin printing, it must be in Ready status. The printer is in
Ready status when all of the following conditions have been met:
v
The printer is powered on and ready.
v The fuser is warmed up and the printhead is ready.
v The initial microcode load (IML) sequence is complete on the system control
unit.
v The Thread/Align procedure has been successfully completed for duplex mode
operation.
v The transfer station and all gates are closed and latched.
v All supplies are loaded.
v No errors are present.
v Host attachments are enabled.
v All enabled preprocessing and postprocessing devices are powered on and
ready.
v The Ready pushbutton on the Display Touch Screen main window has been
selected.
When the printer is operating normally, the following happens:
v
In simplex mode, forms move:
1.
From the preprocessor or forms input area
2. Through the transfer station and fuser
3. Into the stacker or postprocessor area.
v In duplex mode, forms continue:
1. Past the stacker area of Printer 1 through the Buffer/Flipper Unit
2. Into the Urge Unit in the forms input area of Printer 2, through the transfer
station and fuser
3. Into the stacker or postprocessor area of Printer 2.
v If you are using the on-board stacker, the stacker table slowly lowers as it fills.
v The word Receiving appears on the Display Touch Screen. When Receiving is
on the screen, data is being received from the controlling computer system.
v The Display Touch Screen windows present messages.
Chapter 2. Operator’s Overview
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