User`s guide

LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive User’s Guide 36
Chapter 4
4Operation
This chapter describes how to operate the LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive.
Topics covered in this chapter are:
• Understanding the Front Panel Display
• Using LTO Tape Cartridges on page 38
• Cleaning the Tape Drive
on page 41
• Performing an Emergency Reset and Cartridge Eject
on page 42
Understanding the Front Panel Display
As shown in figure 12, the LTO-3 Half-Height Tape Drive front panel
display has four LED indicators that reflect the operating condition of the
drive:
The green POWER LED is on whenever power is applied to the drive.
The green ACTIVITY LED, the orange ERROR LED, and the amber
STATUS LED are either on steady or blinking at different rates in various
combinations to indicate the various drive conditions as shown in table 4
.