Owner`s manual

Page 6-3Preventive Maintenance
For the AM-625, AM-626, and AM-627 streaming tape drives, follow these cleaning
procedures: The head is a brass-colored metal square that can be seen in the tape slot.
Use a line-free cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol (at least 91% strength) to rub the
surface of the head. Then rub the head with a dry swab to prevent residue buildup. Do
not use 70% rubbing alcohol.
DAT DRIVE CLEANING
If excessive magnetic dust and debris collects on one or more of the heads, magnetic
media may become unreadable and unwriteable. This situation may occur infrequently,
or not at all, depending on the media used.
Whenever the tape cartridge status light flashes, you should clean the drive heads with
a cleaning cartridge.
As routine maintenance, the drive heads should be cleaned after every 50 hours of
operation.
To clean the heads on the DAT drive, use a DAT cleaning cartridge designed for your
drive. The cleaning cartridge contains the correct recognition holes to allow the DAT
drive to recognize that it is a cleaning cartridge.
Follow these general guidelines to use the cleaning cartridge:
1.Insert the cleaning cartridge into the DAT drive. The drive will immediately detect
that this is a cleaning cartridge.
2.The drive will load and run the cartridge in about 10 seconds, then it will be
ejected.
MAIN ENCLOSURE
The computer main enclosure is sturdy painted sheet metal and plastic. Clean it as you
would any other painted surface, using a gentle detergent. Remember, however, that if
any liquid makes its way inside the enclosure, severe damage to the computer could
result. So, a light dusting is the safest cleaning procedure, and probably all the main
enclosure will require.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03