Technical data

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Loading/unloading the magazine and cartridges 4 mm Autoloader
Loading cartridges into the autoloader
You can load magnetic tape cartridges in either of two ways:
● Using the buttons on the front panel of the autoloader or
● Controlled by the host software
I Any cartridge which is not DDS Media Recognition System will be
treated as write-protected.
Unloading the magazine and cartridges
When you press the Eject button on the front panel of the autoloader, the
cartridge is unloaded, i.e. moved from the MTC drive mechanism and replaced
in the magazine:
– The tape is rewound to the beginning of media (BOM) and unthreaded.
– The changer mechanism returns the cartridge to the magazine.
– The magazine is ejected.
The cartridge can also be unloaded by a command from the host. The same
procedure is followed but the magazine is not ejected at the end.
I The Eject button can be disabled by the software to prevent unauthorized
users from operating the autoloader.
Forcing ejection
Before you force ejection of a cartridge from the autoloader, read the following
caveats:
V You can lose data if you force an eject. Also, forced ejection may interrupt
drive activities, leaving the tape invalidly formatted.
Never use forced ejection as a quick way of obtaining a cartridge. Only
force an eject as a last resort to recover a cartridge when all attempts to
eject the magazine and cartridges in the normal way have failed.
However, if you need to unload a cartridge, even at the risk of losing data,
proceed as follows:
Ê Hold the Eject button down for at least 5 seconds.
The LCD will display Force Eject.