OPERATING PROCEDURES M2488 USER’S GUIDE
5-12 CG00000-011403 REV. A April 1997
5-10.5 FACL Auto Mode Operation
5-10.6 FACL System Mode Operation
5-10.7 FACL Manual Mode Operation
5-10.8 FACL Cleaning Operation
The cleaning cartridge is retrieved from the cleaning cell, inserted into the drive, then ejected and
returned to the cleaning cell upon completion. The cleaning operation can be done by one of two
methods.
1. Automatic cleaning mode. In this mode, cleaning is controlled by the device itself.
2. Manual cleaning mode. In this mode, the drive is instructed to start the cleaning procedure from
the operator panel.
a. The tape cartridge may be unloaded manually by pressing
RESET
, then
UNLOAD
.
STEP ACTION
1 Press
START
to load the magazine. The first cartridge is loaded and the tape is positioned at BOT.
The drive enters the ready state.
2
When the LOAD UNLOAD command is issued
a
, the tape cartridge is ejected and stored in the mag-
azine. The next cartridge is automatically loaded.
STEP ACTION
1
✳N
is displayed.
2 FACL operation is controlled by the SCSI medium changer commands.
STEP ACTION
1 Select the manual mode (see paragraph 5-10.2). MANUAL LED illuminates.
2 Mount the FACL magazine and close the FACL door (if magazine is not loaded). See paragraph 5-
10.3.
3 Select the tape cartridge to be loaded by pressing
POSITION
until the position indicator displays the
selected position.
MOVE MAG
is displayed during positioning.
4
Press
START.
LOADING
is displayed. When loading is complete,
READY U
or
READY F
is
displayed.
5 The tape cartridge is unloaded using one of the methods described in paragraph 5-4.3. Open the
FACL door for tape cartridge removal.
STEP ACTION
1 Select the manual mode (see paragraph 5-10.2). MANUAL LED illuminates.
2
Select the cleaning cartridge by pressing
POSITION
until the position indicator displays
C
.
MOVE MAG
is displayed during positioning.
3 Press
START
.
4 Cleaning cartridge loads, cleans the drive, then ejects automatically.
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