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Repositioning, Reattaching, Leader

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Repositioning or Reattaching a Leader Pin Attention Use a repaired tape cartridge only to recover data and move it to another cartridge. Continued use of a repaired cartridge may void the warranties of the drive and the cartridge. If the leader pin in your cartridge becomes dislodged from its pin-retaining spring clips or detaches from the tape, you must use the IBM Leader Pin Reattachment Kit (part number 08L9129) to reposition or reattach it. (Do not reattach the pin if you must remove more than seven meters (23 feet) of leader tape.) The sections that follow describe each procedure. Repositioning a Leader Pin A leader pin that is improperly seated inside a cartridge can interfere with the operation of the drive. Figure 11 shows a leader pin in the incorrect 1 and correct 2 positions. To place the leader pin in its proper position, you will need the following tools: v Plastic or blunt-end tweezers v Cartridge manual rewind tool (from Leader Pin Reattachment Kit, part number 08L9129) Figure 11. Leader pin in the incorrect and correct positions. The cartridge door is open and the leader pin is visible inside the cartridge. To reposition the leader pin, perform the following steps. 1. Slide open the cartridge door and locate the leader pin ( 2 in Figure 12 on page 36. You may need to shake the cartridge gently to roll the pin toward the door). Using Ultrium Media 35

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Repositioning
or
Reattaching
a
Leader
Pin
Attention
Use
a
repaired
tape
cartridge
only
to
recover
data
and
move
it
to
another
cartridge.
Continued
use
of
a
repaired
cartridge
may
void
the
warranties
of
the
drive
and
the
cartridge.
If
the
leader
pin
in
your
cartridge
becomes
dislodged
from
its
pin-retaining
spring
clips
or
detaches
from
the
tape,
you
must
use
the
IBM
Leader
Pin
Reattachment
Kit
(part
number
08L9129)
to
reposition
or
reattach
it.
(Do
not
reattach
the
pin
if
you
must
remove
more
than
seven
meters
(23
feet)
of
leader
tape.)
The
sections
that
follow
describe
each
procedure.
Repositioning
a
Leader
Pin
A
leader
pin
that
is
improperly
seated
inside
a
cartridge
can
interfere
with
the
operation
of
the
drive.
Figure
11
shows
a
leader
pin
in
the
incorrect
±1²
and
correct
±2²
positions.
To
place
the
leader
pin
in
its
proper
position,
you
will
need
the
following
tools:
v
Plastic
or
blunt-end
tweezers
v
Cartridge
manual
rewind
tool
(from
Leader
Pin
Reattachment
Kit,
part
number
08L9129)
To
reposition
the
leader
pin,
perform
the
following
steps.
1.
Slide
open
the
cartridge
door
and
locate
the
leader
pin
(
±2²
in
Figure
12
on
page
36.
You
may
need
to
shake
the
cartridge
gently
to
roll
the
pin
toward
the
door).
Figure
11.
Leader
pin
in
the
incorrect
and
correct
positions.
The
cartridge
door
is
open
and
the
leader
pin
is
visible
inside
the
cartridge.
Using
Ultrium
Media
35