Manual for 400/600/6000

Manual for 400/600/6000

Brand: Honeywell

Category: Other

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:45 p.m.

Manual Publish Date: 1973-12-01

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The Honeywell Series 400/600/6000 Information Processing Systems offer versatile card subsystem equipment. Card readers process alphanumeric or binary punched cards at speeds of 900-1200 cards per minute, handling various card types and formats, and operating simultaneously with the central processor. Card punches record information from the central processor onto cards at speeds of 100-300 cards per minute, supporting alphanumeric or 12-row binary formats and operating concurrently with other system components. Both systems feature error checking and status reporting for reliable operation.

Troubleshooting and error codes

Status Substatus Status at Initiation Status at Termination
Punch Request Reset Status Punch Status Instructions Status Instructions
CHANNEL READY 0000
ATTENTION Hopper/Stacker Alert 0010 1xxxx1
Manual Halt 0xxx1x
Chad Box Full 0xxlxx
Feed Failure 0x1xxx
Card Jam 01xxxx
DATA ALERT 0011
Transfer Timing Alert 000xx1
Transmission Parity Alert 000x1x
Punch Alert 0001xx
INSTRUCTION REJECTED 0101
CHANNEL BUSY 1000
CHANNEL ABSENT 1001
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