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Running an Internal Test

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Operating the Jukebox Table 3-3 Operating the Jukebox Running an Internal Test Internal Tests Test Name Description Internal Tests are normally for service use only. Some of the following tests can corrupt your data if not completed properly. Those tests are noted with a "Used by service..." alert. Do not run these tests. If you are in contact with your service representative, you may be requested to run one or more of the remaining tests as part of the early phases of a diagnostic procedure. Also, you may receive a control panel message to "RUN ISTAT TEST" which, the troubleshooting table explains, means to run the INIT ELEM STATUS test. It is for these two, limited situations that the instructions for running internal tests is included in this user guide and why the tests are described. EXCHANGE DEMO Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if the jukebox contains disks with file system data on them. This test moves randomly-chosen optical disks to random storage slot locations. This test displays FAIL if there are no disks in the jukebox or if all storage slots are full. For best results, the jukebox should contain as many disks as there are drives, plus two additional disks. The transport and mailslot must be empty. INIT MECHANICS Runs the FIND PLUNGE HOME, FIND VERTICAL HOME, FIND XLATE HOME, and INIT ELEM STATUS tests. Each test is run one time per test loop. INIT ELEM STATUS Physically scans the entire unit to determine which storage slots contain disks and if the drives contain disks. NOTE: This test appears as "ISTAT TEST" in all control panel error messages. Chapter 3 3-29

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Chapter 3
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Operating the Jukebox
Running an Internal Test
Operating the
Jukebox
Table 3-3
Internal Tests
Test Name
Description
Internal Tests are normally for service use only.
Some of the following tests can corrupt your data if not completed properly.
Those tests are noted with a
Used by service...
alert. Do not run these tests.
If you are in contact with your service representative, you may be requested to
run one or more of the remaining tests as part of the early phases of a diagnostic
procedure. Also, you may receive a control panel message to
RUN ISTAT
TEST
which, the troubleshooting table explains, means to run the
INIT
ELEM STATUS
test. It is for these two, limited situations that the instructions
for running internal tests is included in this user guide and why the tests are
described.
EXCHANGE
DEMO
Used by service personnel only. Do not run this test if
the jukebox contains disks with file system data on
them.
This test moves randomly-chosen optical disks to
random storage slot locations. This test displays
FAIL
if there are no disks in the jukebox or if all storage slots
are full. For best results, the jukebox should contain as
many disks as there are drives, plus two additional
disks. The transport and mailslot must be empty.
INIT MECHANICS
Runs the
FIND PLUNGE HOME, FIND VERTICAL
HOME, FIND XLATE HOME
, and
INIT ELEM
STATUS
tests. Each test is run one time per test loop.
INIT ELEM
STATUS
Physically scans the entire unit to determine which
storage slots contain disks and if the drives contain
disks.
NOTE: This test appears as
ISTAT TEST
in all
control panel error messages.