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Chapter 5: Operation
After initialization, the drive is in one of the states shown in Table 5-3.
Table 5-3 Drive States
Drive State Indicator Displays and Actions
No cartridge present Yellow Tape in Use LED turns off; green Operate Handle LED turns on.
Handle unlatches; drive beeps momentarily.
You can raise the handle and insert a cartridge.
Cartridge present, handle down The drive loads the cartridge. The drive is ready for use.
Cartridge present, handle up (not
recommended)
No cartridge present, handle could be up
(not recommended)
Yellow Tape in Use LED turns off; green Operate Handle LED flashes. When you
lower the handle, the cartridge loads.
Drive detects error condition All right or left panel LEDs blink repeatedly.
Try to unload the cartridge and reinitialize the drive by pressing the Unload
button, or power-cycle the drive (turn the drive power off and then on again).
The right or left panel LEDs stop blinking and the drive attempts to reinitialize.
If the self-test is successful, the LEDs remain on, and then turn off.