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Operation
and Configuration
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StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
4.
Operation and Configuration
The Local User Interface (LUI ) consists of a sm all LCD panel
capable of displaying four lines of 20 characters each, and four
control buttons, one near each corner of the display. The buttons
have soft labels in the corners of the display. The figure below
shows the power
-
on screen on the panel.
Figure 4.1 Power
-
on Screen
4.1 System Power-
On
With m echanical installation and electrical connection complete,
turn on the
main
power switch. At power-on, for the first few
seconds, the unit perform s a sequence of diagnostic tests called
Power
-
On Self Tests (POST).
POST also includes a loop back test of
the robot cabling. As the tests are completed, the control panel
displays a sign
-
on message, see figure 4.1.
After successful completion of the POST sequence, the loader will
respond to SCSI selections. Then the system starts a series of
initialization functions, a process that consists of robot calibration
operation and cartridge inventory of magazines and drive. If a
barcode reader is installed and enabled, the barcode labels on the
cartridges will be read when running inventory.
During these operations the loader will continuously show the map
status on the screen, see figure 4.2. The status of all magazine
slots and the drive are initially unknown, and a ‘?’ is displayed for
each slot. As the robot searches the magazine slots for cartridges
during Inventory, the display is updated.
Taking Inventory
Map: ?????
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Figure 4.2 Snapshot while running Inventory
Once the unit has completed the initialization processes, the
Cartridge
Inventory
Status