User's Guide

Chapter 3 Basic Library Operations
Loading a Cartridge
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To close the library door, push the door closed until it latches.
The door will lock automatically after approximately five
seconds.
The library executes a scan magazine function. Upon
completion,
Eject/Unlock?
is displayed. If the optional bar
code reader is present, labels are read.
Loading a Cartridge
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The
LOAD?
option controls the loading of any cartridge into a tape
drive.
You can activate the library via the SCSI bus, or via the OCP.
If the tape drive does not contain a cartridge, the
LOAD?
option
loads a cartridge from the user’s selected slot.
To load a cartridge from a magazine slot into a drive:
1
Press
SELECT
until
LOAD?
is displayed.
2
Press Enter.
Load Slot 0?
is displayed.
Press
ENTER
to load a cartridge from slot 0 into a drive.
Load
Slot 0? To Drive 0?
is displayed.
To load the slot 0 cartridge into a different drive, press
NEXT
until the desired drive number is displayed.
3
Press
ENTER
.
Load Slot x? To Drive 0?
is displayed.
To load the cartridge into drive 0, press
ENTER
.
To load the cartridge into a different drive, press
NEXT
until
the desired drive is displayed.
Note:
You can operate the library with one or both magazines
installed. If one magazine is installed, it may occupy either
magazine bay. However, both library doors must be closed
during library operation.