HP 216886-B21 AIT Drive Reference Guide - Page 35

Tape Drive Cleaning Procedure, When cassette cleaning is finished, the drive ejects it.

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Cleaning the AIT Drive Tape Drive Cleaning Procedure CAUTION: Do not use alcohol or a cleaning solution to clean AIT drives. Do not clean read/write heads with a cotton swab. Fibers from a cotton swab can cause permanent damage to the head. 1. Insert the cleaning cassette into the drive. The drive automatically takes the cassette, loads it, and cleans the heads. When cassette cleaning is finished, the drive ejects it. 2. If the tape drive does not eject the cassette and the Status LED is flashing (see Chapter 3, "Operating the AIT Drive," Table 3-2), press the eject button, discard the cassette, and insert a new cleaning cassette. NOTE: Step 2 indicates the cleaning cassette is exhausted. Throw away the used cleaning cassette. After removing the cleaning cassette from the drive, write the cleaning date on the cassette label. This provides a record of how many times the cleaning cassette has been used. The cleaning cassette typically has a life of 35 cleaning cycles. AIT Drive Reference Guide 4-3

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AIT Drive Reference Guide
4–3
Cleaning the AIT Drive
Tape Drive Cleaning Procedure
CAUTION:
Do not
use alcohol or a cleaning solution to clean AIT drives.
Do not
clean read/write heads with a cotton swab. Fibers from a cotton swab can cause
permanent damage to the head.
1.
Insert the cleaning cassette into the drive. The drive automatically takes the
cassette, loads it, and cleans the heads.
When cassette cleaning is finished, the drive ejects it.
2.
If the tape drive does not eject the cassette and the Status LED is flashing (see
Chapter 3, “Operating the AIT Drive,” Table 3-2), press the eject button, discard
the cassette, and insert a new cleaning cassette.
NOTE:
Step 2 indicates the cleaning cassette is exhausted. Throw away the used cleaning
cassette.
After removing the cleaning cassette from the drive, write the cleaning date on the
cassette label. This provides a record of how many times the cleaning cassette has
been used. The cleaning cassette typically has a life of 35 cleaning cycles.