User manual
Tandberg Data
Maintenance
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StorageLoader Installation and User Manual
c.
a cartridge in the slot defined as the cleaning slot.
If all of the above fails, the loader will display a dialog
asking the operator for the slot to fetch the cleaning
cartridge
from.
3.
While the cleaning operation is on
-
going, the display
shows the drive status “Drive Cleaning”. When the
operation is completed the cartridge is automatically
moved back to the slot where it was fetched from.
If a data tape is erronously inserted via
the loader “Clean
Now” menu, this is detected by the loader when the drive
identifies it as a non
-
cleaning tape. The cartridge is returned
to it’s original slot and an error message is displayed.
Some drive families and types have means of checking if the
cleaning cartridge is expired. If an expired cleaning cartridge
is inserted in such a drive this is detected by the loader and
an error message is displayed after the tape has been
returned to it’s original slot.
Note:
All cleaning cartridges wear out. If
the drive does not
support expiration detection, the operator must keep
track of cleaning cycles manually and discard expired
cartridges.
Note:
Pressing the standby button while the drive is cleaning
will not abort the cleaning operation in the drive.
How
ever the cleaning cartridge is left loaded in the
drive. When the loader is brought out of standby mode,
the drive is reset as part of the initialization process.
The drive will re
-
discover the cleaning cartridge and
run another cleaning sequence. The clea
ning cartridge
is left in the drive and must be unloaded by the
operator by using the unload command from the front
panel menu.
6.1.2
Removing the Cleaning Cartridge
1.
Determine whether a cartridge is loaded into the drive.
If
so, unload it.
2.
Remove the magazine with the cleaning cartridge from the
unit.
3.
Remove the cleaning cartridge from the magazine.
4.
Insert any desired data cartridge into the slot vacated by
the cleaning cartridge.
Note:
The Cleaning Slot must be disabled (
set to 0) in the
Setup menu to make use of a data cartridge in this slot.
5.
Insert the magazine into the unit.