Device P~Sitionin.g; Alternate Channel In Control; Attention; Seek Incomplete - Honeywell 6000 Series Reference Manual

Device Positioning
The addressed device was busy positioning. This substatus will be returned only for
Request Status and Reset Status instructions. •
Alternate Channel in Control
This substatus is sent to the EUS attetnpting to gain control of the device or to a
Release, Reserve Device, or Set Standby instruction directed to a device reserved bY,a
different channel (dual channel operation).
ATTENTION
The Attention status indicates a condition that :may require manual intervention.
Write Inhibit
This substatus is sent to the EUS when a write-type instruction is issued to a file that
is write inhibited.
Seek Incomplete
The access mechanism of the addressed device has failed to position after a determined
period of tiIne. The controller has attetnpted to correct the condition three times with
Restore and Seek sequences.
Device Inoperable
The device is online but is operating in a fault condition and must be investigated. The
fault condition indicates the illegal combination of conditions within the device.
Device in Standby
The device is in a standby state; that is, the spindle motor has been turned off and
heads retracted.
De'\iice Offline
The addressed device is offline (power off) or not connected to the subsystem. The
OPI line is down from the device.
DATA ALERT
An error was detected during execution of the last instruction on that I/O channel. Any
new instruction, except Request Status, will reset the Data Alert status.
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