User Guide

Operating the ValueLoader
Operator’s Panel Overview
24 ValueLoader LTO Tape Autoloader User Manual
LED Indicators 2
The Operator’s Panel includes four LED indicators that provide a
variety of information as detailed in table 2
.
Table 2 LEDs
LED Color Description
Ready/Activity Green Illuminated when power is on.
Blinks whenever there is tape drive or
ValueLoader robotics activity.
Clean Drive Amber Illuminated when the tape drive needs to be
cleaned. Turns off when cleaning is successfully
completed.
See Cleaning the Tape Drive
on page 32.
Media Attention Amber Illuminated when a media-related error occurs.
This type of error may occur if an invalid cartridge
type is inserted or if data is written to a tape
cartridge while the drive’s read/write heads are
dirty. The offending cartridge is indicated by an
“!” in the cartridge inventory display for the
corresponding slot. Exporting the indicated
cartridge will clear the error condition. See
Exporting Cartridges
on page 29.
If media-related errors occur on multiple known
good cartridges, consider cleaning the tape drive.
See Cleaning the Tape Drive
on page 32.
If a particular cartridge causes repeated media-
related errors, that cartridge may be defective or
invalid.
Error Red Illuminated when an unrecoverable tape drive or
ValueLoader error occurs. A corresponding error
message appears on the LCD screen. See
ValueLoader Error Codes
on page 59 for more
details.