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Table F-2, Cleaning Cartridge Guidelines, Problem, Cause, Solution

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Tape Drives and Cartridges F-7 Table F-2 Cleaning Cartridge Guidelines Problem The Use Cleaning Tape indicator Lights. A particular cartridge causes the Use Cleaning Tape indicator to turn on frequently. The Use Cleaning Tape indicator turns on after you clean the drive heads and reload your data cartridge. The Use Cleaning Tape indicator is on after you load the cleaning cartridge. Cause The drive heads need cleaning or the tape is defective. The data cartridge may be defective. Your data cartridge may be the problem. Cleaning has not been done and the cleaning cartridge has expired. Solution Use the cleaning cartridge. The cleaning operation begins automatically as soon as the cartridge insert/release handle is closed. When cleaning is complete, the internal beeper sounds to tell you to remove the cleaning cartridge. Back up this data on another cartridge, then discard the old cartridge. A damaged cartridge may cause unnecessary use of the cleaning cartridge. Try a different data cartridge. Replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one.

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Tape Drives and Cartridges
F-7
Table F-2
Cleaning Cartridge Guidelines
Problem
Cause
Solution
The Use Cleaning Tape
indicator Lights.
The drive heads need
cleaning or the tape is
defective.
Use the cleaning cartridge.
The cleaning operation
begins automatically as
soon as the cartridge
insert/release handle is
closed. When cleaning is
complete, the internal
beeper sounds to tell you to
remove the cleaning
cartridge.
A particular cartridge
causes the Use Cleaning
Tape indicator to turn on
frequently.
The data cartridge may be
defective.
Back up this data on
another cartridge, then
discard the old cartridge. A
damaged cartridge may
cause unnecessary use of
the cleaning cartridge.
The Use Cleaning Tape
indicator turns on after you
clean the drive heads and
reload your data cartridge.
Your data cartridge may be
the problem.
Try a different data
cartridge.
The Use Cleaning Tape
indicator is on after you
load the cleaning cartridge.
Cleaning has not been
done and the cleaning
cartridge has expired.
Replace the cleaning
cartridge with a new one.