Technical data

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Status and error messages 4 mm Autoloader
Illegal HW The autoloader has failed to
upgrade the firmware
because the new firmware is
for incompatible hardware.
Obtain a correct version of the
firmware upgrade.
Load Fail A load command has failed,
or a load or change partitions
command has failed to read
the system area of the tape.
Use a new cartridge.
Error X The mechanism has
jammed. X gives the reason
for the jam.
Press the Eject button to
recover cartridge and
magazine. If the problem
persists, notify your corre-
sponding Service and tell
them the value of X.
No EOD mark A READ command has
encountered blank tape, i.e.
no DDS-format EOD pattern
has been recognized.
This is probably a result of a
power failure while writing to
tape.
Tape Position
Lost
A WRITE, READ, SPACE or
REWIND command has failed
to complete. The tape is
positioned on the far side of
the bad groups.
Reposition and try again.
Read Fail A read has failed. Reposition the tape and try
again.
Tape Fault The cartridge in the MTC
drive is faulty, possibly
because the tape has
snapped, or the cartridge has
an invalid pattern of identifi-
cation holes.
Use a new cartridge.
Tape Stuck The cartridge is stuck in the
MTC drive.
Try forcing an eject. See the
section “Forcing ejection” on
page 62. If this fails, notify
your corresponding Service.
Error
message
Meaning Status/action