Technical information

Cartridge Drive Operator Panel
2-12 Tenth Edition 9871
Table 2-3. 4xxx CD Message Display and Operator Switch Assembly
Item
1
Label Type Function
1
SELECT
Green Light Bar When lit, the transport is selected by the
control unit.
2
OPERATOR
Red Light Bar Flashes on and off when you need to
perform an action.
3
OFFLINE
Yellow Light Bar Lit when the transport OFFLINE switch is
pressed. This places the transport
physically offline.
4 10-character
alphanumeric
display
Displays transport messages. In a host
software component environment, it also
displays host messages.
5
REWIND
Momentary
Switch
Verify that the READY LED is not lit. Then
press this momentary switch to rewind the
tape into a cartridge as far as the logical
BOT (beginning-of-tape). The READY
switch must be pressed and the LED must
light before another cartridge can be
loaded.
In an LSM that is offline, press this switch
and the
UNLOAD switch at the same time,
for two seconds when the transport is
ready, to activate the transport message
display.
When the transport is ready, use the
REWIND and UNLOAD switches to adjust
the intensity of the message display. Press
both switches at the same time and the
display increases to the next level of
intensity every two seconds. The intensity
increments in intervals from off to 25%,
50%, and 100%. Release both switches
when you have the desired intensity.
6
UNLOAD
Momentary
Switch
Verify that the READY LED is not lit. Then
press this momentary switch to rewind a
tape completely into a cartridge, release
the leader block, and raise the transport
elevator so the cartridge can be removed.
The
READY switch must be pressed and
the LED must light before another cartridge
can be loaded.