User Guide

3 Test and Diagnostics 3.25 Log Utilities
3.25 Log Utilities
3.25.1 Function Description
This function logs error information generated while a test is in progress and stores the
results in RAM. This function can store data on a floppy disk or output the data to a display
or a printer.
If the power switch is turned off, the error information will be lost. The error information is
displayed in the following order:
1. Error count (CNT)
2. Test name, Subtest number (TS-No)
3. Pass count (PASS)
4. Error status code (STS)
5. FDD/HDD or memory address (ADDR)
6. Write data (WD)
7. Read data (RD)
8. HDC status code (HSTS)
9. Error status name (ERROR STATUS NAME)
3.25.2 Operations
Selecting 5 and pressing Enter in the DIAGNOSTIC MENU logs error information into
RAM or onto a floppy disk. The error information is displayed in the following format:
0003 ERRORS
CNT TS-No PASS STS ADDR WD RD HSTS [ERROR STATUS NAME]
001 FDD 01 0000 110 24015 00 00 FDD-CRC ERROR
002 FDD 01 0001 110 30108 00 00 FDD-CRC ERROR
003 FDD 03 0003 110 23106 00 00 FDD-CRC ERROR
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