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Loading Cartridges Through the Mailslot, CART IN WRONG, LOAD SLOT, LOAD CLEANING

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Figure 4-3 Library Operation Loading Cartridges Into the Library Loading Cartridges Through the Mailslot To load a cartridge through the mailslot: 1. Verify that the drive status displays (if not, press CANCEL until it does). 2. Insert a cartridge into the mailslot so that the brand name printed on the top of the cartridge faces up and the tape label faces out (see Figure 4-3). Loading Tape Cartridges Through the Mailslot Library Operation If the cartridge is inserted incorrectly, it is ejected. CART IN WRONG displays briefly, then LOAD SLOT # displays. 3. Select either LOAD CLEANING or LOAD SLOT # (the flashing number is the first available storage slot in the library): • LOAD CLEANING places a cleaning tape in a special, reserved storage slot. Do not place data storage tapes into this slot; the host cannot access them. When a drive needs to be cleaned, a C status indicator displays after the drive number in the display window. (See "Cleaning the Tape Drives" on page 4-23.) • To select the storage slot shown in the display, press ENTER. To choose a different storage slot, press NEXT or PREV until the desired slot number displays, then press ENTER. 4-15

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Library Operation
Loading Cartridges Into the Library
Library Operation
Loading Cartridges Through the Mailslot
To load a cartridge through the mailslot:
1.
Verify that the drive status displays (if not, press
CANCEL
until it does).
2.
Insert a cartridge into the mailslot so that the brand name printed on the
top of the cartridge faces up and the tape label faces out (see Figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3
Loading Tape Cartridges Through the Mailslot
If the cartridge is inserted incorrectly, it is ejected.
CART IN WRONG
displays briefly, then
LOAD SLOT #
displays.
3.
Select either
LOAD CLEANING
or
LOAD SLOT #
(the flashing number is
the first available storage slot in the library):
•
LOAD CLEANING
places a cleaning tape in a special, reserved storage
slot. Do not place data storage tapes into this slot; the host cannot
access them. When a drive needs to be cleaned, a
status indicator
displays after the drive number in the display window. (See “Cleaning
the Tape Drives” on page 4-23.)
•
To select the storage slot shown in the display, press
ENTER
. To choose
a different storage slot, press
NEXT
or
PREV
until the desired slot
number displays, then press
ENTER
.
C