Figure 1-5. Format of ETM's Second Line Using Manual TCMD as an Illustration.

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Figure 1-5.

Format of ETM's Second Line Using Manual TCMD as an

Illustration.

Punch Card TCMD

The punch card system is the preferred format for activities who have the

capability to prepare and transmit TCMD data.

To successfully complete this

portion of the subcourse, you must know where prime data and trailer line data

appear on the punch card.

Prime Data

First, you must ensure that your personnel have entered the correct codes on the

punch card worksheet, before forwarding it to the data processing unit.

Remember, the punch card has 80 numbered columns across the top. Also, the prime

data entered in blocks 1 through 17 and blocks 22 through 24 of the manual TCMD

consists of 80 characters. These characters fit exactly across the card column

(cc) of the punch card.

To help you see the transfer of information more

clearly, the shaded areas of Figures 1-7 through 1-13 illustrate the part of the

punch card that records data from the first line of the manual TCMDs. You can

use these figures to check the punch cards of your personnel for correct entries.

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