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Function Code 7: Run RS-422 Wrap Test, Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape

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6. Make sure that the 3580 Tape Drive is terminated at one of its SCSI connectors or at the SCSI bus. 7. Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select the function. The 3580 Tape Drive automatically starts the test (one loop of which lasts for less than one second) and displays the following message: SCSI Wrap [Inst Plug] Running! v If no error is detected, the test will loop and begin again. To stop the loop, press and hold the unload button for several seconds. When the loop ends, 0 temporarily appears in the single-character display. The following message displays: SCSI Wrap [Inst Plug] Passed! The drive then exits maintenance mode and displays the following message: Ultrium Tape Drive Drive Empty Disconnect the SCSI wrap plug. v If an error is detected, the test stops, 8 appears in the single-character display, and the following message displays: ERROR! Drive/SCSI Bus Error To determine the error, locate 8 in Table 6 on page 39. To clear the error, turn the power off, then on again. Function Code 7: Run RS-422 Wrap Test Unavailable. Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape Function Code 8 erases the field microcode replacement (FMR) data and rewrites the cartridge memory on the tape. This converts the cartridge into a valid scratch (blank) data cartridge. 1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive. 2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear): Ultrium Tape Drive Drive Empty 3. Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive is in maintenance mode): 52 IBM 3580 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, and Service Guide

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6.
Make sure that the 3580 Tape Drive is terminated at one of its SCSI connectors
or at the SCSI bus.
7.
Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. The 3580 Tape Drive automatically starts the test (one loop
of which lasts for less than one second) and displays the following message:
SCSI Wrap [Inst Plug]
Running!
v
If no error is detected, the test will loop and begin again. To stop the loop,
press and hold the unload button for several seconds. When the loop ends,
0
temporarily appears in the single-character display. The following message
displays:
SCSI Wrap [Inst Plug]
Passed!
The drive then exits maintenance mode and displays the following message:
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
Disconnect the SCSI wrap plug.
v
If an error is detected, the test stops,
8
appears in the single-character
display, and the following message displays:
ERROR!
Drive/SCSI Bus Error
To determine the error, locate
8
in Table 6 on page 39.
To clear the error, turn the power off, then on again.
Function Code 7: Run RS-422 Wrap Test
Unavailable.
Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape
Function Code 8 erases the field microcode replacement (FMR) data and rewrites
the cartridge memory on the tape. This converts the cartridge into a valid scratch
(blank) data cartridge.
1.
Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2.
Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
3.
Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes
solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive is
in maintenance mode):
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