Installation and Operating Guide

36 Operation and Maintenance
Removing the Magazine from the VLS
Before physically removing the magazine from the carrier, you must first initiate the
UNLOAD procedure.
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Make sure there is no cassette in the drive. If there is, go to the next procedure,
Removing the Magazine while a Cassette is in Drive
Note
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Press
ALT
and then
UNLOAD
and wait until the unload procedure is finished. (If
the carriage is not in the unload position, it will move to the right. In addition, the
grippers on the pick arm will close.)Press the Magazine Release on the carriage.
See Figure 13. The magazine will release from the holding pins.
Magazine
Release
Catch
Figure 13. The Magazine Release
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Grab the thumb handle on the magazine and pull the right side of the magazine
toward you. The magazine will come out at a 30-40 degree angle.