To clean the tape drive, complete the following steps:
1. Make sure that the power is on for the tape drive.
2. If a tape cartridge is in the tape drive, eject and remove the cartridge.
3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge by the outer edges, with the window-side up and the write-protect
switch facing you.
4. Slide the cartridge into the opening on the front of the drive until the loading mechanism pulls the
cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
After the cleaning cartridge has been inserted, the remainder of the cleaning process is automatic. The
tape drive does the following actions:
v Loads the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive.
v Cleans the drive by moving the cleaning tape forward for approximately 30 seconds.
v Unloads the cleaning cartridge when the cleaning operation is complete.
v Indicates a successful cleaning operation by turning off the Cleaning status light (if the Cleaning light
was on prior to the cleaning process. Otherwise, the Cleaning light remains solid to indicate that the
cleaning cartridge is no longer usable. Obtain a new cleaning cartridge and repeat the process.)
Note: If the cleaning operation completes but the Cleaning light remains on, repeat the cleaning
procedure with a new cleaning cartridge. If the light still remain on, contact your authorized service
representative.
If you attempt to use a depleted cleaning cartridge, the drive automatically detects the error and ejects
the cartridge. If the Cleaning status light was on prior to the cleaning process, it stays on; if the Cleaning
light was off, the depleted cartridge causes the light to come on.
If a system error occurs, clean the drive and retry the operation. If the operation fails, replace the data
cartridge, clean the drive again, then retry the operation.
Loading and unloading tape cartridges
Learn about loading and unloading tape cartridges from this drive.
To avoid problems with loading and unloading tape cartridges use only one label on a cartridge. If the
tape cartridge has too many labels or poorly placed labels, the drive-load mechanism might clog.
Loading a tape cartridge:
To load a tape cartridge, complete the following steps:
1. Make sure that the tape device power is on.
2. Grasp the tape cartridge by the outer edges, with the window side up and the write-protect switch
facing you.
Note: Make sure that the write-protect switch is correctly set.
3. Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the device until the loading mechanism pulls
the tape cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
To indicate that the load operation was successful, the ready status light comes on.
Unloading a tape cartridge:
To unload a tape cartridge, complete the following steps:
1. Make sure that the tape device power is on.
2. Press the Unload button. The device rewinds, unloads, and ejects the tape cartridge.
The process might take from 15 seconds to several minutes, depending on the position of the tape and
the amount of data written. During this task, the status lights do the following sequence:
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