User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT4500 Mini-Library
DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsytem 4-33
4.12 When to Use the Cleaning Tape Cartridge
Use Table 4-12 to determine when to use the cleaning cartridge.
Table 4-12 When to Use the Cleaning Cartridge
If …… It means …… And you should ……
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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