Technical information

Cartridge Drive Operator Panel
2-14 Tenth Edition 9871
9490 and SD-3 Operator Panel
9490 and SD-3 CTUs have a panel above the transport which integrates the
display, switches, and indicators into a single unit.
It has all of the switches and indicators of the 4xxx drives, but has two
additional indicators.
9840 and T9940 Operator Panel
9840 and T9940 drives have an operator panel below the cartridge slot. This
panel contains the display, four indicators, and four switches.
Refer to the 9840 Tape Drive User’s Reference Manual, 95739, or the T9940
Tape Drive Operator’s Guide, 95989, for additional information.
Indicator Description
CLEAN
Indicates when the transport needs to be cleaned. A
cleaning cartridge should be loaded at the next
opportunity.
The indicator goes off when the cleaning cycle is
complete.
CRTG LOADED
Indicates a cartridge tape is loaded in the transport
Item Description
activity
When on constantly, indicates tape is loaded and the drive is
ready. When flashing, tape is moving in the drive.
clean
Indicates when the drive needs to be cleaned. A cleaning
cartridge should be loaded at the next opportunity.
IPL
Pressing this switch causes an IPL and resets the drive.
Menu
Pressing this switch accesses the menu system, the menus,
and submenus.
power
When on constantly, indicates power on and IPL completed
successfully.
service
When on constantly, indicates a hardware error was
detected and the drive is not functional.
Select
Pressing this switch while in the Main Menu selects the
displayed choice or advances to a sub-menu.
Unload
Pressing this switch rewinds tape in the cartridge and ejects
the cartridge from the drive.