Compaq StorageWorks TL881/TL891 Family MiniLibrary System Reference Guide (July 2000)

Tape Drives and Cartridges
F-9
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Table F-5
Cleaning Cartridge Guidelines
Problem Cause Solution
The Use Cleaning Tape LED
Lights.
The drive heads need cleaning
or the tape is defective.
Try another tape. Use the
cleaning cartridge if the LED
stays on. The cleaning operation
begins automatically as soon as
the cartridge insert/release
handle is closed. When cleaning
is complete, the internal beeper
sounds to tell you to remove the
cleaning cartridge.
A particular cartridge causes the
Use Cleaning Tape LED to turn
on frequently.
The data cartridge might be
defective.
Back up this data on another
cartridge, then discard the old
cartridge. A damaged cartridge
might cause unnecessary use of
the cleaning cartridge.
The Use Cleaning Tape LED
turns on after you clean the
drive heads and reload your data
cartridge.
Your data cartridge might be the
problem.
Try a different data cartridge.
The Use Cleaning Tape LED is
on after you load the cleaning
cartridge.
Cleaning has not been done. The
cleaning cartridge might have
expired.
Replace the cleaning cartridge
with a new one. If the Use
Cleaning Tape LED stays on, the
tape drive might be defective.