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Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media

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Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media Function Code E performs tests that determine whether a suspect cartridge and its magnetic tape are acceptable. The diagnostic takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and loops continually until you halt it. To halt the diagnostic, press the unload button. The diagnostic will continue to the end of its loop, then stop. The drive then exits maintenance mode. Attention: When you perform this test, data on the suspect tape will be overwritten. 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): Maint Mode: Select Exit Maint Mode Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the preceding step. 4. Press the unload button once per second until E appears in the single-character display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code, press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.) Maint Mode: Select Test Media 5. Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select the function. Immediately after the following message displays, ensure that the write-protect switch on the suspect cartridge is off, then insert the cartridge (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode). Test Media Load Scratch Tape After you insert the cartridge, the flashing C in the single-character display changes to E and one or more of the following messages display: Test Media Tape Loading = = = > Test Media Locating = = = > Test Media Rewinding = = = > followed by: 56 IBM 3580 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, and Service Guide

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Function Code E: Test Cartridge & Media
Function Code E performs tests that determine whether a suspect cartridge and its
magnetic tape are acceptable. The diagnostic takes approximately 15 minutes to
complete and loops continually until you halt it. To halt the diagnostic, press the
unload button. The diagnostic will continue to the end of its loop, then stop. The
drive then exits maintenance mode.
Attention:
When you perform this test, data on the suspect tape will be
overwritten.
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):
Maint Mode: Select
Exit Maint Mode
Note:
If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press
the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance mode.
To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the
preceding step.
4.
Press the unload button once per second until
E
appears in the single-character
display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code,
press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.)
Maint Mode: Select
Test Media
5.
Press and hold the unload button for 3 or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. Immediately after the following message displays, ensure
that the write-protect switch on the suspect cartridge is off, then insert the
cartridge (or the tape drive exits maintenance mode).
Test Media
Load Scratch Tape
After you insert the cartridge, the flashing
C
in the single-character display
changes to
E
and one or more of the following messages display:
Test Media
Tape Loading
===>
Test Media
Locating
===>
Test Media
Rewinding
===>
followed by:
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