Technical information

Operating in Manual Mode
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An example of the location displayed is:
In the example, the cartridge is in LSM 01, Panel 02, Row 11, Column 4.
Manually Mounting a Cartridge
Before starting any of these operations, you must take precautions against ESD.
Note: Even a small electrostatic discharge could damage an electrical
component inside the library. A damaged component might not fail
immediately, but over time, it will become worse, possibly causing an
intermittent problem.
When the operating system sends a mount request for a volume residing in a
manual mode LSM, the transport/drive display shows the location of the
cartridge.
Note: Do not enter the LSM until you are familiar with the procedure described
in “Entering the LSM” on page 3-17.
To mount the cartridge into a transport:
1. Activate the transport display. See “Resetting the Transport Display” on
page 3-29 for instructions.
2. Locate the cartridge and remove it from the cell location.
3. Inspect the cartridge for damage. See “Inspecting a Cartridge” in
Appendix A, “Cartridge Tape Information.”
WARNING:
BODILY INJURY. The transport elevator lowers automatically. KEEP
FINGERS OUT OF TRANSPORT WHEN MOUNTING A CARTRIDGE.
4. Make sure that the transport
READY LED is lit.
Note: The 9840 and T9940 drives do not have this LED.
5. Insert the cartridge into the transport with the customer label on top and the
VOLSER toward you as shown in Figure 3-22 on page 3-33.
Note: If the 4xxx transport does not load the cartridge, verify the elevator
is down, and press the
REWIND switch to activate the transport.
6. Observe the drive display. It should show either Ready F (cartridge is
write protected) or Ready U (cartridge is unprotected).
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