Exabyte 1X7 LTO Compact Loader User Manual


 
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CHAPTER 5—AUTOLOADER OPERATION
2.
2.2.
2. Press or until the Command menu appears:
3.
3.3.
3. Press to see the menu selections, then press or until the following
screen appears:
4.
4.4.
4. Press . A confirmation message appears:
If the cleaning cell is empty, you are prompted to insert a cleaning cartridge.
Follow the on-screen instructions to insert a cleaning cartridge.
Note: If you have not activated the cleaning cell, an error message appears.
Activate the cleaning cell, as described on page 33, and begin the
cleaning process again.
5.
5.5.
5. Press to begin the cleaning operation (or to cancel the operation).
The autoloader moves the cleaning cartridge to the tape drive and loads it.
After the cleaning is complete (in less than a minute), the tape drive ejects
the cleaning cartridge. If the cleaning was successful, the autoloader returns
the cleaning cartridge to its cell.
6.
6.6.
6. Confirm that the cleaning completed successfully by looking at the
operator panel. The cleaning message should be gone. If the cleaning was
not successful, a message explaining the failure appears on the screen. You
may be prompted to insert a new cleaning cartridge.
7.
7.7.
7. Press (as needed) to return to the Home screen.
S e l e c t a C o m m a n d
C l e a n D r i v e ?
S t a r t C l e a n i n g
D r i v e N o w ?
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! Important
If there are no more cleaning cycles remaining on the cleaning
cartridge, the tape drive ejects the cartridge immediately without
performing the cleaning. Remove the cleaning cartridge from the
autoloader and use a new one. Do not rewind and reuse the
material in a cleaning cartridge. Reusing the material may
redistribute contaminants previously removed from the tape
path.