Patent ID: 8141773

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers, including: a plurality of transaction function devices, wherein the transaction function devices: include: at least one input device, wherein the at least one input device includes a keypad and a card reader operative to read data on user cards corresponding to financial accounts; a cash dispenser; and at least one printer; at least one display; and at least one diagnostic article reading device; at least one processor in operative connection with at least one data store, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with each of the plurality of transaction function devices, the at least one display, and the at least one diagnostic article reading device; wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the automated banking machine to carry out a plurality of transactions including cash dispensing transactions, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause diagnostic data corresponding to a plurality of conditions associated with at least some of the transaction function devices to be stored in the at least one data store; wherein responsive at least in part to operative connection of a portable diagnostic article including service data that comprises each of a plurality of automated banking machine service manuals, and the at least one diagnostic article reading device, the at least one processor is operative to enable the machine to output through the at least one display, indicia corresponding to at least one condition associated with at least one transaction function device, wherein the indicia corresponds to diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store, and wherein the indicia is prevented from being output when the portable diagnostic article is not in operative connection with the at least one diagnostic article reading device, and to cause output through the at least one display of indicia corresponding to a menu of the service data included on the diagnostic article, wherein the menu includes selectable options, wherein the service data is usable to access service manual data that respectively corresponds to text of the respective service manuals, wherein accessed service manual data is displayable through the at least one display.