DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide

Operating the DLT VS80 Tape Drive
44 DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Every time the DLT VS80 tape drive is powered on, it conducts a Power-On
Self-Test (POST) to ensure that the drive is working properly and ready to use.
While POST is in progress, watch the front panel LEDs to see the progress and
results of the test. During POST, the following actions take place:
1. The LEDs turn on all at once and then turn off.
2. The Ready (green) LED blinks during initialization and remains illuminated
after POST.
3. The drive emits a buzzing sound as the drive calibrates the read/write head's
position.
POST is complete only after the buzzing sound stops. POST takes several seconds
to complete, after which the drive is ready to use.
Figure 12: Front panel components
1 External power LED 4 Clean/Media LED
2 Drive error LED 5 Cartridge door
3 Ready LED 6 Unload button
1 2 3 4 5 6