User guide

4-1 Operating and Cleaning the Drive
Compaq SLR Tape Drive User Guide
Chapter 4
Operating and Cleaning the
Drive
This chapter contains guidelines for operating and cleaning the Compaq SLR
Drive and includes information on the following topics:
■ Operation
❏ Front panel indicators
❏ Front panel controls
❏ Handling and storing a cartridge
❏ Loading and unloading a cartridge
❏ Retensioning a cartridge
❏ Using the cartridge’s write protect switch
❏ Enabling data compression
■ Cleaning
❏ Cleaning guidelines
❏ Cleaning procedure