User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT2000 Basic Tape Drive
DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem 3-23
3.8 Using the Cleaning Tape Cartridge
Use Table 3-8 to determine when to use the cleaning cartridge.
Table 3-8 When to Use the Cleaning Cartridge
If …
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… It means …
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… And you should …
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1. Use Cleaning Tape
lights (Figure 3-6)
The drive head needs
cleaning or the tape is
bad (see item 3)
Use the cleaning cartridge.
Follow the instructions in
Section 3.7 for loading a
cartridge into the drive.
When cleaning completes,
the beeper sounds for you to
remove the cleaning
cartridge.
2. A data cartridge
causes Use Cleaning
Tape to blink
The data cartridge
may be damaged
Back up this data onto
another cartridge. Discard
the old cartridge, which may
be damaged. A damaged
cartridge may cause
unnecessary use of the
cleaning cartridge.
3. Use Cleaning Tape
still lights after you
clean the drive head
Your data cartridge
may be causing the
problem
Try another data cartridge.
4. Use Cleaning Tape
lights after you load
the cleaning cartridge
Cleaning has not been
done and the
cartridge is expired
Replace the cleaning
cartridge.
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The cleaning cartridge expires after about 20 uses.
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