Technical data

DAT 72 (DDS Gen5) 36/72 GBYTE
Cleaning notes
The read/write heads of the DAT drive must be cleaned regularly to ensure that no errors occur
during data processing.
!
● Do not carry out preventative cleaning.
● Wait until the drive requests cleaning:
● The drive should be cleaned immediately following the request.
● Never use an audio cleaning cartridge. Use only cleaning cartridges designed for a
DAT 72 drive.
● Do not carry out wet cleaning!
Cleaning must be carried out immediately when a TapeAlert message appears on the screen or the
CLEAN indicator on the DAT drive flashes slowly.
The cleaning intervals are primarily dependent on how many cartridges you read/write in the DAT
drive.
Please note the following basic rule:
Cartridges Cleaning
DDS-3, DDS-4, DAT 72 every 50 hours
Or
Number of cartridges per day Cleaning
1 cartridge
2 cartridges
3 cartridges
4 or more cartridges
Once a week
Twice a week
Three times a week
Every day
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Never rewind a cleaning cartridge!
One cleaning cartridge lasts for up to 50 cleaning operations, depending on size. After that
the cleaning cartridge cannot be reused!
1
► Insert the cleaning cartridge into the
drive.
The drive automatically cleans the read/write
heads when the cartridge is pulled in. The
cleaning cartridge is then automatically
ejected.
1 = drive bay
► Make a note of the cleaning date on the cleaning cartridge label so that you know how many
times the cartridge has been used.
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