User`s manual

THE FRONT PANEL
AXIS AX-3 Cobra+ Technical Reference 141
APPENDIX A
THE FRONT PANEL
The front panel of the protocol converter family of protocol converters has three
indicators (POWER, SYSTEM and PC SHARE) and a rotary switch.
The front panel of the Axis 330 Cobra protocol converter has two indicators (POWER
and SYSTEM) and a rotary switch.
The switch is used for accessing certain functions. In normal print operation it should
be set to the device address.
The POWER Indicator
The indicator (green) is lit when the protocol converter is switched on.
The SYSTEM Indicator
The indicator (green) is lit when the protocol converter is connected to the IBM
system. It can also flash under the following conditions:
• Flash during three seconds at power up.
• Flash in test mode (see below).
• Rapid flash during test function execution.
Note: 1. If the power up flashing continues, a hardware error has occurred.
The PC SHARE Indicator
Does not apply to the Axis 330 Cobra.
This indicator (yellow) is lit during a PC printout. Any job from the host will be put on
waiting during the PC printout and for subsequent delay time set by parameter #039
(PC-Host Time-out).