FTS Process vs.

E-Day Process
Installation Installation

Diagnostics Open Voting

Open Voting Close Voting

Close Voting Transmission

Re-zero Write Protect

1
Hands On Demo…
FTS Process
Installation 1. Retrieve the VCM from its box.

2. Show to the public that the VCM

slots labeled “A” and “B”, where the
Diagnostics main and back-up SD cards are
individually stored, are sealed. These
slots shall remain sealed throughout
the FTS procedure.

Open Voting 3. Place the VCM properly on top of

ballot box.

4. Check if the roll of official thermal

Close Voting paper is properly installed and close
the printer cover.

5. Connect the battery to the VCM DC

Re-zero power port(12VDC).
FTS Process
5. Connect the power adaptor to the
Installation VCM AC power port (20VAC) and plug
the other end to the electrical outlet.

6. Open the envelope that contains

Diagnostics the PINs (found inside the VCM box).
Distribute the PINs to the EB
Members

Open Voting 7. Turn on the VCM, wait until the

VCM displays the message “PLEASE
TAP THE IBUTTON IN THE SLOT”.

Close Voting 8. Place the iButton security key on

the security key receptacle. The
screen displays, “SELECT THE PROFILE
TO AUTHENTICATE”. Choose
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FTS Process
9. The machine will ask for the PIN.
Installation Enter the PIN for the Chairperson.

10. From the Election menu, select

Diagnostics the “UTILITIES” option and choose
“CHANGE SYSTEM DATE AND TIME”.
The system will ask to input the PIN of
the EB Chairperson. Enter the role PIN
of the EB Chairperson.
Open Voting
11. Press the DOWN or UP arrows to
adjust the date and time. Select the
Close Voting “CHANGE” button to reflect the
changes made

12. Press DONE button. Press the X

Re-zero mark in the bottom-left corner of the
screen to return to the Election menu.
FTS Process 1. From the Election menu, Select
DIAGNOSTICS option, scroll down the
Installation screen and select “RUN ALL” to
perform the entire diagnostics
routine.

Diagnostics Diagnostic will execute test with the

ff:
- Speaker
- Headphones (x)
Open Voting - CAST / RETURN Button
- Ethernet Diagnostic (BGAN)
- GSM Transmission Device
- Printer Diagnostic
Close Voting - Testing battery charger
- Touchscreen
- Scanner Diagnostic
- iButton diagnostic
Re-zero - USB Port Diagnostic
- SD Memory Diagnostic
FTS Process
Installation

Diagnostics
2. At the end of the routine, VCM
automatically prints one (1) copy of
diagnostics report. Press X button to
Open Voting go back to the Election Menu.

Close Voting

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FTS Process
1. From the Election Menu screen,
Installation select OPEN VOTING then a message
"INPUT PIN FOR EB CHAIRPERSON TO
CONFIRM THE EXECUTION OF OPEN
VOTING". will be displayed.
Diagnostics
2. Enter the role PIN of the EB
Chairperson. The VCM will display the
Open Voting registration of the EB MEMBERS.

3. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB

Close Voting Chairperson. The VCM will display
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB CHAIRPERSON
NAME”. Enter EB Chairperson Name
and press ASSIGN button.
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FTS Process
4. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB
Installation Poll Clerk. The VCM will display
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB POLL CLERK
NAME”. Enter EB Poll Clerk Name and
press ASSIGN button.
Diagnostics
5. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB
Third Member. The VCM will display
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB THIRD MEMBER
Open Voting NAME”. Enter EB Third Member Name
and press ASSIGN button.

Close Voting 6. Press the check mark (✓) at the

bottom-right of the screen to
automatically print the initialization
report.
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FTS Process 7. The messages "OPEN
POLLS" and "GENERATING THE
REPORT... SAVING THE REPORT...
Installation PRINTING REPORT... " will appear on
the screen while simultaneously
printing the initialization report.

Diagnostics 8. After printing the Initialization

Report, the VCM will display the
message "OPEN POLLS COMPLETED
SUCCESSFULLY"; "THE DEVICE STATE
Open Voting HAS BEEN UPDATED" with DONE
button. Press DONE button.

Close Voting 9. Detach the Initialization Report. The

Chairperson, EB Member and Poll
Clerk, including the representatives of
the political parties, candidates, or
citizens' arms present, shall affix their
Re-zero signatures thereon .
FTS Process
Installation 10. In the Election Menu, press the "GO
TO VOTING" button. The VCM will
automatically print the STATUS REPORT
and will then display the message, "GO
Diagnostics TO VOTING COMPLETED
SUCCESSFULLY."; "VOTING HAS BEEN
ENABLED ON THIS DEVICE." with DONE
button. Press “DONE” button.

Open Voting
11. The VCM is now ready to accept
ballots. At this time, the VCM screen
Close Voting will display the message "TO GET
STARTED, INSERT ONE BALLOT AT A
TIME, IN ANY ORIENTATION INTO THE
SCANNER SLOT".
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 The messages, "DEPOSITING
THE BALLOT IN THE BOX"
and "YOUR VOTE HAS BEEN
After processing, the VCM CAST. THANK YOU FOR
will display the following VOTING" will be displayed in
messages: "YOUR VOTE IS the screen respectively.

The VCM shall interpret the BEING CAST. PLEASE WAIT”.

ballot. The message "YOUR Another message will be
BALLOT IS BEING displayed “YOUR VOTE IS
PROCESSED" will be BEING PRINTED" while
displayed on the screen. simultaneously printing the
voter's receipt.
FTS Process 1. After 10 voters have cast their votes,
perform yhe CLOSE VOTING by placing
the iButton security key on the security
Installation key receptacle.

2. The screen displays, “PLEASE SELECT

Diagnostics THE PROFILE TO AUTHENTICATE”.
Select EB MEMBERS. The VCM will
display “SELECT THE USER TO
AUTHENTICATE:
Open Voting
2. The screen displays, “PLEASE SELECT
THE PROFILE TO AUTHENTICATE”.
Close Voting Select EB MEMBERS. The VCM will
display “SELECT THE USER TO
AUTHENTICATE:

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FTS Process
4. Select EB POLL CLERK and enter the
Installation role PIN of the EB Poll Clerk. The
message "THE USER EB POLL CLERK
WAS AUTHENTICATED SUCCESSFULLY".

Diagnostics 5. The VCM will display again the

previous menu selection. Select the EB
THIRD MEMBER and enter the role PIN
of the EB Third Member.
Open Voting
6. Tap the “CLOSE VOTING” option in
the Election Menu.

Close Voting 7. The VCM will display message

“INPUT PIN FOR EB POLL CLERK TO
CONFIRM THE EXECUTION OF CLOSE
VOTING" Enter the role PIN of the EB
Re-zero Poll Clerk.
FTS Process
8. After which, the VCM will display
Installation message "INPUT PIN FOR EB THIRD
MEMBER TO CONFIRM EXECUTION OF
CLOSE VOTING". Input the EB Third
Member’s PIN.

Diagnostics 9. The VCM displays the screen for the

digital signing of ER:

Open Voting
10. "Press NEXT TO ADD A SIGNATURE
TO THE ELECTION RESULTS. (REQUIRED
SIGNATURES: 1). DIGITAL SIGNATURES
Close Voting ALREADY ADDED: 0” with NEXT button.
The Chairperson shall press "NEXT".

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FTS Process
11. The VCM displays, “PLEASE INSERT
Installation THE MEMORY TOKEN TO BE
REGISTERED.”

12. Tap the iButton key with external

Diagnostics certificate onto the iButton receptacle
and apply pressure thereon to display
the message “READING IBUTTON…
DON’T REMOVE THE IBUTTON AND
Open Voting PLEASE WAIT.”

13. Wait until the VCM displays the

Close Voting message "PLEASE INPUT THE IBUTTON
PIN". The EB Chairperson shall now
enter his/her external digital signature
password. The VCM shall thereafter
Re-zero display the message "DIGITAL
SIGNATURE SUCCESSFULLY ADDED".
FTS Process
14. The VCM will again display the
Installation screen where it prompts to add digital
signature to the election results. Tap
YES button to repeat this step until all
the EB Members digitally signed the
Diagnostics ERs.

15. The VCM displays a message

“CHANGING THE VOTING MACHINE
Open Voting STATE TO CLOSED.”

16. The VCM changes its status to

CLOSED.
Close Voting

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 After the digitally signing the election results, the
VCM will automatically prints eight (8) copies of the
National Election Returns and eight (8) copies of the
Local Election Returns (ER) consecutively.

Printing the
Election
Returns with Detach the election returns and place them in the
envelope provided for the purpose.
NO
Transmission
After printing the eight (8) copies of National returns
and eight (8) copies of Local returns, the system will
display message “DO YOU WANT TO TRANSMIT THE
ELECTION RESULTS?” with "NO" or "YES" options.
Choose "NO".
 VCM will then print the twenty-two (22) copies of
National returns and twenty-two (22) copies of Local
returns. (For purpose of FTS there were will be NO
printing of additional 22 copies of ERs.

- Open the thermal printer cover and wait until the

VCM will display “THE REPORT COULD NOT BE
NO PRINTING PRINTED, PRESS ‘’RETRY” BUTTON”. To CANCEL the
OF 22 COPIES printing process, press “SKIP” button.

OF ELECTION
RETURNS Press “SKIP” button to cancel the printing of the
National Election Returns.

Press “SKIP” button to cancel the printing of the Local

Election Returns.
 After skipping the printing of 22 copies of
ERs VCM will automatically print the
Statistical Report.
PRINTING OF
STATISTICAL
REPORT After printing the VCM Statistical Report,
the system will display message “CLOSE
POLLS COMPLETED WITH WARNINGS. THE
REPORT COULD NOT BE PRINTED. THERE IS
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR TALLY.”
with DONE button. Press DONE button to
return to the Election menu.
FTS Process
1. Chairperson shall now Re-zero the
VCM. From the Election Menu, the
Installation Chairperson shall
select "UTILITIES" then choose the "RE-
ZERO" option

Diagnostics 2. The message "INPUT PIN FOR RE-

ZERO'" will be displayed on the screen.
The Chairperson shall then input the
re-zero PIN.
Open Voting
3. The message, "YOU ARE ABOUT TO
Close Voting DELETE 10 BALLOTS. ARE YOU SURE T
PROCEED?" with NO and YES buttons,
press the YES button.

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FTS Process
4. While the VCM is re-zeroing all data,
Installation it will display the message "ENSURING
THAT VOTE COUNTERS ARE SET TO
ZERO..."

Diagnostics 5. The VCM shall then print the RE-

ZERO REPORT.

Open Voting 6. After the printing of Re-zero report,

the message "THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO
SHUTDOWN. TO SHUT DOWN THE
Close Voting SYSTEM PRESS THE 'OK' BUTTON. RE-
ZERO HAS BEEN COMPLETED
SUCCESSFULLY " will be displayed. Press
OK button to shut down the VCM.
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ELECTION DAY
PROCESS
 E-Day Process
1. Retrieve the VCM from its box.
Show to the public that the VCM slots
labeled "A" and "B", where the main Installation
and back-up SD cards are individually
stored, are sealed.

2. Place the VCM on top of the ballot

Open Voting
box.

3. Open the thermal paper printer Close Voting

cover and ensure that the roll of
official thermal paper is properly
installed. Close the thermal paper
printer cover. Transmission
4. Connect the battery to the VCM DC
power port(12VDC).
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 E-Day Process
5. Connect the power adaptor to the
VCM AC power port (20VAC) and plug
Installation
the other end to the electrical outlet.

6. Open the envelope that contains

the PINs (found inside the VCM box).
Open Voting
Distribute the PINs to the EB
Members

7. Turn on the VCM, wait until the

Close Voting
VCM displays the message “PLEASE
TAP THE IBUTTON IN THE SLOT”.
Transmission
8. Place the iButton security key on
the security key receptacle. The
screen displays, “SELECT THE PROFILE
TO AUTHENTICATE”. Choose
Chairperson
Write Protect
 E-Day Process
9. The machine will ask for the PIN.
Enter the PIN for the Chairperson. Installation
10. From the Election menu, select
the “UTILITIES” option and choose
“CHANGE SYSTEM DATE AND TIME”. Open Voting
The system will ask to input the PIN of
the EB Chairperson. Enter the role PIN
of the EB Chairperson.
Close Voting
11. Press the DOWN or UP arrows to
adjust the date and time. Select the
“CHANGE” button to reflect the
changes made Transmission
12. Press DONE button. Press the X
mark in the bottom-left corner of the
screen to return to the Election menu. Write Protect
 E-Day Process
1. From the Election Menu screen,
select OPEN VOTING then a message
"INPUT PIN FOR EB CHAIRPERSON TO
Installation
CONFIRM THE EXECUTION OF OPEN
VOTING". will be displayed.

Open Voting
2. Enter the role PIN of the EB
Chairperson. The VCM will display the
registration of the EB MEMBERS.
Close Voting
3. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB
Chairperson. The VCM will display
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB CHAIRPERSON Transmission
NAME”. Enter EB Chairperson Name
and press ASSIGN button.

Write Protect
 E-Day Process
4. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB
Poll Clerk. The VCM will display Installation
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB POLL CLERK
NAME”. Enter EB Poll Clerk Name and
press ASSIGN button.
Open Voting
5. Press “ASSIGN” button beside the EB
Third Member. The VCM will display
“PLEASE ENTER THE EB THIRD MEMBER
NAME”. Enter EB Third Member Name Close Voting
and press ASSIGN button.

6. Press the check mark (✓) at the Transmission

bottom-right of the screen to
automatically print the initialization
report.
Write Protect
7. The messages "OPEN E-Day Process
POLLS" and "GENERATING THE
REPORT... SAVING THE REPORT...
PRINTING REPORT... " will appear on Installation
the screen while simultaneously
printing the initialization report.

8. After printing the Initialization Open Voting

Report, the VCM will display the
message "OPEN POLLS COMPLETED
SUCCESSFULLY"; "THE DEVICE STATE
HAS BEEN UPDATED" with DONE Close Voting
button. Press DONE button.

9. Detach the Initialization Report. The Transmission

Chairperson, EB Member and Poll
Clerk, including the representatives of
the political parties, candidates, or
citizens' arms present, shall affix their Write Protect
signatures thereon.
 E-Day Process
10. In the Election Menu, press the "GO
TO VOTING" button. The VCM will
automatically print the STATUS REPORT Installation
and will then display the message, "GO
TO VOTING COMPLETED
SUCCESSFULLY."; "VOTING HAS BEEN
ENABLED ON THIS DEVICE." with DONE Open Voting
button. Press “DONE” button.

Close Voting
11. The VCM is now ready to accept
ballots. At this time, the VCM screen
will display the message "TO GET
STARTED, INSERT ONE BALLOT AT A Transmission
TIME, IN ANY ORIENTATION INTO THE
SCANNER SLOT".

Write Protect
 VOTING
PROCESS…

Note:
- Check the thermal paper every 70
VVPATs replace if needed.
- Monitor the voter on detaching the
VVPAT in the VCM
 E-Day Process
1. Place the iButton security key on the Installation
security key receptacle.

2. The screen displays, “PLEASE SELECT Open Voting

THE PROFILE TO AUTHENTICATE”.
Select EB MEMBERS. The VCM will
display “SELECT THE USER TO
AUTHENTICATE: Close Voting

2. The screen displays, “PLEASE SELECT

THE PROFILE TO AUTHENTICATE”. Transmission
Select EB MEMBERS. The VCM will
display “SELECT THE USER TO
AUTHENTICATE:
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 E-Day Process
4. Select EB POLL CLERK and enter the
role PIN of the EB Poll Clerk. The
message "THE USER EB POLL CLERK Installation
WAS AUTHENTICATED SUCCESSFULLY".

5. The VCM will display again the

previous menu selection. Select the EB Open Voting
THIRD MEMBER and enter the role PIN
of the EB Third Member.

6. Tap the “CLOSE VOTING” option in Close Voting

the Election Menu.

7. The VCM will display message

“INPUT PIN FOR EB POLL CLERK TO Transmission
CONFIRM THE EXECUTION OF CLOSE
VOTING" Enter the role PIN of the EB
Poll Clerk.
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 E-Day Process
8. After which, the VCM will display
message "INPUT PIN FOR EB THIRD
MEMBER TO CONFIRM EXECUTION OF
Installation
CLOSE VOTING". Input the EB Third
Member’s PIN.

9. The VCM displays the screen for the

Open Voting
digital signing of ER:

Close Voting
10. "Press NEXT TO ADD A SIGNATURE
TO THE ELECTION RESULTS. (REQUIRED
SIGNATURES: 1). DIGITAL SIGNATURES
ALREADY ADDED: 0” with NEXT button. Transmission
The Chairperson shall press "NEXT".

Write Protect
11. The VCM displays, “PLEASE INSERT
E-Day Process
THE MEMORY TOKEN TO BE
REGISTERED.” Installation
12. Tap the ibutton key with external
certificate onto the iButton receptacle
and apply pressure thereon to display Open Voting
the message “READING IBUTTON…
DON’T REMOVE THE IBUTTON AND
PLEASE WAIT.”
Close Voting
13. Wait until the VCM displays the
message "PLEASE INPUT THE IBUTTON
PIN". The EB Chairperson shall now
enter his/her external digital signature
Transmission
password. The VCM shall thereafter
display the message "DIGITAL
SIGNATURE SUCCESSFULLY ADDED".
Write Protect
 E-Day Process
14. The VCM will again display the
screen where it prompts to add digital Installation
signature to the election results. Tap
YES button to repeat this step until all
the EB Members digitally signed the
ERs. Open Voting
15. The VCM displays a message
“CHANGING THE VOTING MACHINE
STATE TO CLOSED.” Close Voting

16. The VCM changes its status to

CLOSED. Transmission

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Printing the Election Returns
After the digitally signing the
election results, the VCM will
automatically prints eight (8)
copies of the National Election Detach the Election Returns.
Returns and eight (8) copies of
the Local Election Returns (ER)
consecutively.

Keep all copies of the ER in the

Sign the Election Returns envelope provided for the
purpose.
1. After printing the eight (8) copies of
E-Day Process
National returns and eight (8) copies of
Local returns, the system will display Installation
message “DO YOU WANT TO TRANSMIT
THE ELECTION RESULTS?”
with "NO" or "YES" options.
Choose "YES".
Open Voting

2. The VCM will display "PLEASE INSERT

THE GSM TRANSMISSION DEVICE". Close Voting

If using the modem:

• Open the cover of the VCM Transmission
transmission port.
• Insert the Modem into the
transmission port.
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 E-Day Process
If using the BGAN:
• Connect the power adaptor to the
Installation
BGAN.

• Connect the power cable to an Open Voting

electrical outlet. If needed, use the
electrical extension cord. (Backup
battery power is available if there is
no electricity) Close Voting
• Using the RJ45 LAN cable, connect
first end to the BGAN and insert the
other end to the Ethernet port of Transmission
the VCM.

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 E-Day Process
• Place the BGAN to an outdoor
location with a clear sight facing the
Installation
sky and aligning it accordingly.

• Turn on the BGAN by pressing the

power on button.
Open Voting

NOTE: For an acceptable service to start,

minimum signal strength of 45dBHz is
required. Close Voting
If the transmission device allocated is
BGAN, press the > mark at the bottom
right of the screen. The message Transmission
“PLEASE MAKE SURE THE
NETWORKING CABLE OR MODEM
DEVICE IS CONNECTED” will be
displayed. Write Protect
 E-Day Process
3. Once the VCM detects the presence
of a transmission medium, it shall
automatically transmit the data.
Installation

Open Voting
4. Once the VCM successfully
transmitted the results, it will display
the message "THE RESULTS WERE
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSMITTED TO Close Voting
MBOC/CENTRAL/KBP SERVER" and will
automatically generate, save and print
the TRANSMISSION REPORT.
Transmission

5. Detach and keep the Transmission

Report in the envelope for the purpose. Write Protect
 PRINTING OF REMAINING ERs, STATISTICAL
REPORT

After which the VCM will Once the printing the 22

print the additional copies of the National and
twenty-two (22) copies of Local ERs is completed, the
National and Local VCM will automatically print
the Statistical Report.
Returns.

Once printing is completed, the

VCM will display the
message "CLOSE POLLS The VCM will return to the
COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY". Election Menu and is now in
"VOTING PROCESS HAS BEEN CLOSED STATE.
COMPLETED", with DONE
button. Press DONE button..
 If transmission is not successful,
perform thedevice
➢ Check transmission following procedures:
if properly connected then re-transmit
the results.
➢ From the Election Menu screen, press "RETRANSMIT RESULTS", a
message will appear "DO YOU WANT TO TRANSMIT THE ELECTION
RESULTS?". With "YES" and "NO" options. Press "YES".
➢ The VCM will display "PLEASE INSERT THE GSM TRANSMISSION
DEVICE". If the transmission device allocated is BGAN, press the >
mark at the bottom right of the screen.
➢ The message “PLEASE MAKE SURE THE NETWORKING CABLE OR
MODEM DEVICE IS CONNECTED” will be displayed.
➢ Then the screen will display the selection of the servers to transmit,
select "ALL SERVERS" button to re-transmit the results to C/MBOC,
Central and Transparency (Results and VVPAT) Servers.
➢ The VCM will print Transmission Report and verify the results if all
servers have the status “THE RESULTS WERE SUCESSFULLY
TRANSMITTED”.
 Printing of Audit Logs
○ From the Election menu footer, press “REPORTS”.
Reports screen will be displayed.
○ Click the down arrow on the right side to reveal "PRINT
AUDIT LOG" button. Press the "PRINT AUDIT LOG"
button.
○ Date and Time range will be displayed. Check the date
and time on the screen.
○ To change the date and time, press on the Check Box
beside the Start/End, input the correct date and time and
then press the check "✓" button on the lower right of the
screen to start printing.
○ After printing, a message will appear “AUDIT LOG REPORT
COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY” with DONE button. Press
DONE. The VCM will return to the REPORTS sub-menu.
○ Press the X mark to return to the Election Menu.
○ Press the X mark to go to the Home screen.
 E-Day Process
1. From the Home screen, the
Chairperson shall tap the ibutton to the Installation
ibutton key receptacle and enter the
role pin of the EB Chairperson.

2. Select the “WRITE-PROTECT DATA” Open Voting

option.

3. The VCM will display message

Close Voting
“INPUT PIN FOR EB CHAIRPERSON TO
CONFIRM THE EXECUTION OF WRITE-
PROTECT DATA.” Input the role PIN of
the EB Chairperson.
Transmission

Write Protect
 E-Day Process
4. The VCM prompts the user to
confirm the lockup of the external SD
memory with message “THE WRITE- Installation
PROTECTING PROCESS CANNOT BE
REVERSED. DO YOU WANT TO
CONTINUE?” with “YES” or “NO”
options. Press “YES” to confirm the Open Voting
lock-up of the SD memory.

5. Wait until the VCM will display the Close Voting

result of the operation.

6. Press “OK” button to shut down the

VCM.
Transmission

Write Protect
 CONCLUSION

DISCONNECTING THE DISCONNECTING THE DISCONNECTING THE DISCONNECTING THE

BATTERY FROM THE BATTERY CABLE FROM POWER CABLE OF THE POWER CABLE FROM
VCM. THE BATTERY. VCM FROM THE THE VCM.
ELECTRICAL OUTLET.

DISCONNECTING THE CLOSING AND SEALING RETRIEVE AND KEEP

TRANSMISSION THE PRINTER THE POLL WORKERS
MEDIUM. COMPARTMENT USING PINS
THE TIE WRAP.