User's Manual
Chapter 3 Operating the Autoloader
Using Cartridges
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Logout 3
To log out of the autoloader:
1 From the main menu, scroll to
Commands, and then press Enter.
2 From the
Commands submenu, scroll to Log Out, and then press
Enter. Session Complete displays on the LCD.
Using Cartridges
Typically, when you first install the autoloader, you load your cartridges
into the magazines and then load the magazines into the autoloader.
However, you can insert and eject cartridges individually using the
mailslot, or you can eject a magazine, manually load and unload
cartridges, then load the magazine back into the autoloader. The
autoloader automatically detects the presence of a cartridge in the
magazine slot.
If you try to perform an illegal operation, the autoloader refuses to
perform the operation. For example, if you try to load a cartridge through
the mailslot to the drive, but the drive already contains a cartridge, the
mailslot does not unlock. If you try to unload a cartridge from the drive
Note: You can also press
Escape to log out. Continue pressing
Escape as required until the main screen displays.
Note: On the front panel menu, whenever you see
Enter or Eject, it
means the cartridge enters and leaves the autoloader through
the mailslot. Whenever you see
Load or Unload, it means the
cartridge is loaded into or unloaded from the tape drive.