IBM 5256 User manual
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IBM 5256 Printer
Setup Procedure
GA21-9290-2
File No. S5250/S34/S38-00
Third Edition (July 1979)
This
is a
major
revision
of,
and obsoletes,
GA21-9290-1.
Because
the
changes
and
additions
are extensive,
this
manual
should
be reviewed in
its
entirety.
Changes are
periodically
made
to
the
information
herein;
these
changes
will
be
reported in
subsequent
revisions.
Use
this
publication
only
for
the
purpose
of
setting
up
the
IBM
5256
Printer.
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below.
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Business
Machines
Corporation
1977,
1979
Section
1.
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Safety
Precaution:
The
5256
Printer weighs
approx
imately
36
kilograms (78
pounds).
Never
lift
it
by
yourself.
This
setup
and
checkout
procedure
should
be used
after
your
printer
has been
unpacked and placed
where
you
intend
to
use
it
or
whenever
a
printer
has
been
disconnected
and relocated.
It
is
important
to
ensure
that
your
printer
is
in its
proper
location.
Before
you continue,
look
at
the
back
of
the
printer.
If
you
do
not
have
switches
on
the
back
of
your
printer,
your
printer
must
be
the
only
machine
on a
If
you
have
Address
switches,
which
are
white,
and a
Terminator
switch,
line
or
the
last
machine
on a line.
which
is blue, on
the
back
of
your
printer,
your
printer
can be placed
anywhere
on a line.
Terminator
Switch
4'
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f.~,
_
~
UI;'/)~_
Address Switches
~~
~~~
1
If
in
doubt,
check
with
someone
such as
your
supervisor,
system
operator,
or
manager.
Now
do
the
following
procedure
to
set
up
your
printer
and
make
it
operative.
Setting
Up
the
Printer
1-1
1-2
1.
Tilt
the
printer
up
and
remove
the
two
red
shipping
bolts
on
the
bottom
of
the
printer.
2.
Remove
the
tape
from
the
top
of
the
printer
covers.
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3.
Slide
the
top
cover
open.
Top
Cover
4.
Carefully
remove
the
tape
from
the
print
head.
Then
gently
push
the
print
head
to
the
left
side
of
the
printer.
Print
Head
5.
Close
the
top
cover.
Setting Up the Printer 1-3
1-4
6.
Remove
the
power
cord
from
the
slot
at
the
rear
of
the
machine.
Cut
and
remove
the
plastic
string
from
the
power
cord.
DO
NOT
plug
in
the
power
cord
yet.
Remove power cord
from
under here.
7.
Open
the
carton
that
came
with
the
printer
and
remove
the
maintenance
documentation
from
the
carton.
8.
Put
the
maintenance
documentation
in
the
slot
at
the
rear
of
the
machine.
9.
Remove
the
packing
material
from
around
the
forms
tractor
assembly;
then
remove
the
forms
tractor
assembly.
Setting Up
the
Printer 1-5
10.
Make
SUre
the
CUt
forms
gUide
is
baCk.
CUt Forms GUide
11.
.Insert
the
back
legS
of
the
'Oto
the
back
cOver Slots.
forms
tractor
aSSfJlnbl)l
1-6
12.
Press
down firmly until the back
legs
snap
into place. Then pivot
the forms tractor toward the front
of
the printer until the front
legs
snap
into place.
III)))))
13. Check the final placement by making
sure
the Paper Advance knobs
turn freely
and
the tractor
pins
move.
_
Paper
Advance
Knob
Setti
ng Up
the
Pri
nter
1-7
1-8
14.
If
your printer has a forms stand, place
the
stand
on
the
floor behind
the
printer. You can place a
box
of
forms under
the
forms stand shelf.
Forms Stand
Shelf
for
completed
forms
Box
of
paper
forms
If
you
do
not
have a
forms
stand,
you
can
put
some
forms
on
the
table
behind
the
printer.
15.
load
forms into
the
printer as follows:
a. Slide
the
top
cover
open.
Top
Cover
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