Users Guide

v The Ready/Activity LED (▌6▐ in Figure 8 on page 13) turns ON any time the unit is powered ON and
functional. The Ready/Activity LED flashes whenever there is library. This LED also flashes when the
library is offline.
v The Clean Drive LED (▌7▐ in Figure 8 on page 13) turns ON when a “cleaning required” command is
issued by the drive. The LED turns OFF after a successful drive cleaning operation.
v The Attention LED (▌8▐ in Figure 8 on page 13) turns ON to indicate that a piece of media is
bad/marginal, or invalid. The LED turns OFF when all marginal and invalid cartridges are exported
from the library. The Attention LED also turns ON if Autoclean is enabled and no cleaning cartridge is
in a cleaning position.
v The Error LED (▌9▐ in Figure 8 on page 13) turns ON when there is an unrecoverable drive or library
failure. An error message is displayed on the screen and the LED remains ON until the error state is
resolved.
For information, see “Interpreting front panel LEDs” on page 113.
Input modes
There are several ways to enter values in the different menu items. These values are selectable predefined
values, toggle values (for example, ON/OFF) and numerical values like network addresses.
Selecting predefined values
1. To set the predefined values, press Enter to select the menu item.
2. With the Plus and Minus keys, select one of the various predefined values for that item.
3. As soon as the Operator Panel display shows the correct value, press Enter to apply the value.
Toggling values
Toggle values are used to switch between two different states like ON and OFF.
1. After you navigate to the menu item, press Enter to select the menu item.
2. With the Plus and Minus keys, select one of the various predefined states for that item.
3. Press Enter to apply the new state.
Entering numerical values
Numerical values are needed for network addresses, password entries, and other configuration entries.
1. After you navigate to the menu item, the current value is displayed and the cursor highlights the first
digit of the value that can be changed.
2. For each digit to be changed in the value:
a. Use the Plus and Minus keys to increment or decrement the digit.
b. Press Enter to highlight the next editable digit.
3. Press Enter at the last digit to apply the complete entry. Press Cancel to cancel the whole edit process
and maintain the original value.
Logging in
At power ON or software reset, the library ready screen displays when POST initialization completes
successfully.
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