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Problems During Machine, EC, or MES Installation
When installing a 3745, the

3745 Installation Guide

, SY33-2067 should be used. When installing an EC or
an MES, the supplied instructions should be used. It is possible that the task or diagnostic you were
asked to perform during the installation detected an error, and you were requested to start troubleshooting
using this manual.
The primary purpose of this manual is to resolve problems that occur in an operational environment after a
successful installation. That is, the machine has worked previously and is now failing.
At installation time, or after an EC or MES is installed, it is possible that errors may occur due to condi-
tions which would not exist in an operational environment.
Cables plugged incorrectly
Terminators missing
Mismatch between CDF and machine configuration
Mismatch between line characteristics and setups
Wrong address set
Top card connectors incorrectly installed
Loose cards.
During your path through the MIP, you should remember these possibilities and, when the failing area is
identified, check with the aid of the

3745 Hardware Maintenance Reference

, SY33-2066 and YZ pages
that these conditions do not exist prior to changing FRUs.
Now, starting at the top of the “Selection Table,” work down until you find an entry that matches the
symptom detected during the installation.
Be sure to read “Exchange Precautions” on page 4-1 before removing any FRUs from this
machine.
Selection Table
If You Have a: Then Go to:
Reference code (see the "3745 Problem
Determination/Analysis Guide", Alarms) “Using Reference Codes” on page 1-14.
3745 control panel code reported “3745 Control Panel Codes” on page 1-15.
3745 Power Symptoms “3745 Power Symptoms” on page 1-12.
IOC bus symptoms “MAP 0100: IOC Bus Trouble Shooting” on page 2-1.
3745 console symptom “3745 Console Symptoms” on page 1-10.
3745 control panel symptom “3745 Control Panel Symptoms” on page 1-11.
General verbal symptom “General Verbal Symptoms” on page 1-8.
Error detected by diagnostics on the 3745 “Diagnostic and Exchange Result Analysis 0000” on
page 4-99.
3745 console message displayed Most messages are self explanatory. If needed go to the
"3745 Problem Determination Guide", "3745 Service Func-
tions", or "Advanced Operation Guide".
CDF undefined error Correct the CDF using the manual update function (option
S). Refer to the
IBM 3745 Communication Controller
Service Function
, SY33-2069.
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