User's Guide

42 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
If an error is detected, the front panel indicators display the following:
Indicator State, Character, or Message
Status LED
Amber, flashing
Single-character display
7
LCD
Error!
Media Problem
and your LTO standalone will exit Maintenance Mode.
To resolve the error, refer to Table 4-2 Error Codes, elsewhere in this chapter.
Fast R/W Diagnostic
Use this function to determine whether the drive can properly load and unload cartridges, and read and write data.
To select the Fast R/W Diagnostic, perform the following steps:
1. Verify that the drive is in Maintenance Mode shown when the Status LED is solid amber.
2. Press the Unload button once per second until the front panel indicators display the following:
Indicator State, Character, or Message
Status LED
Amber, solid
Single-character display
F
LCD
Maint Mode: Select
Fast R/W Diagnostic
3. Press and hold the Unload button for two seconds to select Fast R/W Diagnostic.
After a short time the front panel indicators display the following:
Indicator State, Character or Message
Status LED
Amber, solid
Single-character display
C, flashing
LCD
Fast R/W Diagnostic
Load Scratch Tape
4. Within 60 seconds, insert a scratch data cartridge that is not write-protected into the drive (or the drive will exit
Maintenance Mode). Refer to Convert FMR Tape to Scratch Tape elsewhere in this chapter for the description of a
valid scratch data tape.
Caution
Insert only a scratch data cartridge for these tests. Data on the cartridge will be
overwritten.