CONTROLS AND INDICATORS M2488 USER’S GUIDE
3-2 CG00000-011403 REV. A April 1997
Table 3-1. M2488 Front Panel Controls and Indicators
FIGURE AND
INDEX NO.
CONTROLS AND
INDICATORS
DESCRIPTION
3-1
1 ATTN LED When a mount/demount message is received from the host system, the
ATTN LED blinks to prompt the operator to mount the cartridge.
2 Cartridge Slot Cartridge opening.
3 Tape Position LEDs Indicates tape position between BOT and EOT. Lights illuminate
sequentially in the forward direction (wrap 1) and turn off sequentially
in the reverse direction (wrap 2).
4 Message Display Displays the background, host, fixed, not-ready, check or configuration
messages with eight alphanumeric characters, including symbols.
5
RESET
push-button Press to select the not-ready state, or reset check conditions.
6
UNLOAD
push-button Press to unload tape cartridge when in the not ready state.
7
START
push-button Press to make drive ready when in the not ready state.
8
TEST
push-button Pressed with the
UNLOAD
push-button to enter the offline (menu)
mode.
Press to display additional messages.
9
SHIFT
push-button Press with the
START
push-button in test mode.
10 COMP LED Illuminates during all write operations. Illuminates during all 36-track
reads and during 18-track reads if the compression bit is set in the
block ID for the data read. The compression LED will be off if the last
18-track block read is not compressed data.
11 SEL LED Illuminates when the tape drive is selected on the SCSI bus.
12 Air filter Replaceable air filter.
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