User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT2500 Mini-Library
DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsytem 4-29
4.11 When to Use the Cleaning Tape Cartridge
Use Table 4-6 to determine when to use the cleaning cartridge.
Table 4-6 When to Use the Cleaning Cartridge
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1. The HC message
displays
The drive head needs
cleaning or the tape is
bad (item 3 in this
table).
Use the cleaning cartridge. Follow
the instructions in this chapter to
insert a cartridge into the magazine
and load into the drive. When
cleaning completes, the cleaning
cartridge unloads from the drive and
returns to the magazine. The LDR
RDY message displays.
2. A data cartridge
causes the HC message
to display frequently
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. The HC message still
displays after you clean
the drive head
Your data cartridge
may be causing the
problem.
Try another data cartridge.
4. The HC message
displays 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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