Manual
Chapter Three - Controls and Indicators
Tandem 5142-xSE Rackmount Tape Subsystems User Guide 12
3.2.1 The Tape LED (number 1 in Figure 8) uses green to show tape activity as follows:
• Slow flashing green means a tape is being loaded or unloaded.
• Steady green means a tape is loaded.
• Fast flashing green means read or write operations are occurring.
3.2.2 The Media Caution LED (number 2 in Figure 8) uses amber to show the following conditions:
• Slow flashing amber indicates that the tape drive heads need to be cleaned, or the tape
cartridge is wearing out.
• Steady amber indicates a hard fault. The subsystem should be replaced. Call Tandem
Nonstop Support Center.
3.2.3 Additional LED patterns
Any
Any
Activity – load
or unload
Activity – read
or write
Cartridge loaded
Cleaning Needed
signal
Fault
Power-on (starts with
two steady lights
Key
Off
Green
Amber
Flash Green
(1/2s on, 1/2s off)
Flash Amber
(1/2s on, 1/2s off)
Fast Flash Green
(1/4s on, 1/4s off)
Figure 9 Additional 5145 LED patterns