2. With plastic or blunt-end tweezers, grasp the leader pin and position it in the
pin-retaining spring clips (
3
in Figure 8-9). Be careful not to touch the tape.
3. Press the leader pin gently into the clips until it snaps into place and is firmly
seated.
4. Close the cartridge door.
5. To rewind the tape, insert the cartridge manual rewind tool (
1
in Figure 8-10)
into the cartridge’s hub (
2
in Figure 8-10) and turn it clockwise until the tape
becomes taut.
6. Remove the rewind tool by pulling it away from the cartridge.
7. If you suspect that the cartridge has been mishandled but it appears useable,
copy any data onto a good cartridge immediately for possible data recovery.
Discard the mishandled cartridge.
Figure 8-9. Placing the dislodged leader pin into the correct position. The cartridge door is open to show the leader
pin.
Figure 8-10. Rewinding the tape into the cartridge
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