Loading a tape drive
Follow these instructions to load a tape into a drive.
1. Select Main-->Operation-->Drive and Tape Operations--->Load Tape from
Drive.
2. Press + or - to select the desired drive. You can only select empty drives.
3. When you have selected the empty drive you want, press OK.
4. Select Load to move the tape from a slot to a drive. A conformation screen
indicates when the tape is loaded into the drive.
Unloading a tape drive
Follow these instructions to unload a tape from a drive.
1. Select Main-->Operation-->Drive and Tape Operations--> Unload Tape from
Drive.
2. Press + or - to select the drive you want to unload.
3. Select Unload to move the tape from the drive to the tape slot from which it
came. If that slot is occupied, specify another location for the tape.
The tape drive will automatically rewind the tape before it is unloaded. A
conformation screen indicates when the tape has been unloaded.
4. From the Drive Operations menu, select Menu to return to the Operations
menu.
Cleaning the drive
Use a cleaning cartridge to clean a drive. The drive mechanism of the library must
be cleaned only if the Clean drive icon displays (see “Panel Icons messages” on
page 21). Excessive use of the cleaning cartridge can cause unnecessary wear on
the drive head. The library front panel will display a message when the cleaning
cartridge needs replacing.
Follow these steps to clean the drive mechanism.
1. Select Main-->Operation-->Drive and Tape Operations--> Unload Tape from
Drive-->Clean Drive .
2. Select Choose cleaning slot. Press + or - to select the slot location for the
cleaning tape. Refer to the label inside the library door, the front panel display,
or “Viewing the front panel controls” on page 19 for a list of the slot numbers.
3. Press + or - to select the number of the drive to be cleaned.
4. Select Clean. When the cleaning process is complete, the cleaning tape will be
returned to the original slot location. If the cycle failed, the front panel screen
will display the appropriate status information. See the next section.
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