Owner`s manual

B.3 Unloading a Tape
To unload a tape, follow these steps:
1. Press the unload button or execute an appropriate operating system
unload command. The yellow light blinks as the tape rewinds.
2. When the green light turns on and the beep sounds, pull the handle to
the open position. The cartridge will partially eject.
3. Remove the cartridge.
4. Push the handle to the closed position.
NOTE: If all lights blink, the unload has failed.
B.4 Write-Protecting Your Tape Cartridge
Write-protecting a tape cartridgeprevents accidental erasure of information
stored on the tape. To write-protect a tape, slide the tape’s write-protect
switch to the left so that the small orange rectangle is visible, as shown in
Figure B–2.
Figure B–2: Tape Cartridge
B–4 VAX 6000 Series Owner’s Manual