Note:
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Not supported on the USB port.
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Not supported on the SAS/USB drive.
Function code 7: Run RS-422 wrap test
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Note: This function is described here for information only. It is not supported on the IBM® TS2260, TS2270, or the TS2280 tape drive.
This test causes the drive to process a check of the circuitry and connector for the RS-422 interface. This connector supports the Library Drive Interface (LDI) and the
Automation Drive Interface (ADI).
Before this function is selected, attach an LDI or RS-422 wrap plug to the drive 's LDI or RS-422 connector (in place of the LDI or RS-422 cable).
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive, and the appropriate wrap plug is attached to the RS-422 connector.
2. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see Entering Maintenance mode.
3. Press Unload once per second until appears in the Single-character Display (SCD). If you cycle past , continue to press Unload until the code is displayed
again.
4. To select the function, press and hold Unload for 3 seconds. After you select the function, flashes and the drive automatically starts the test.
If no error is detected, the diagnostic test loops and begin again. To stop the loop, press Unload for 1 second and release. When the loop ends, temporarily
displays in the SCD, and the tape drive exits Maintenance mode.
If an error is detected, the Fault light flashes and the drive posts an error code to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in Table 1. To clear the
error either turn the power off and then on again, or reboot the drive by pressing and holding Unload for 10 seconds.
Function code 8: Unmake FMR tape
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Function code erases the field microcode replacement (FMR) data and rewrites the cartridge memory on the tape. This action converts the cartridge into a valid scratch
(blank) data cartridge.
1. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see Entering Maintenance mode.
2. Press Unload once per second until appears in the SCD. (If you cycle past the wanted code, press Unload once per second until the code reappears.)
3. Press and hold Unload for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select function . The SCD changes to a flashing , requesting a cartridge.
4. Insert the FMR data cartridge (or the tape drive exits Maintenance mode). The SCD changes to a flashing . The tape drive erases the firmware on the tape and
rewrites the header in the cartridge memory to change the cartridge to a valid scratch (blank) data cartridge: The drive then ejects the cartridge and exits
Maintenance mode.
Note: If you inserted an invalid tape cartridge, error code or appears in the SCD. If you inserted a write-protected cartridge, or the media has read-only
compatibility, error code appears in the SCD. In either case, the tape drive unloads the cartridge and exits Maintenance mode after the cartridge is removed.
If the tape drive creates the scratch tape successfully, it rewinds and unloads the new tape, exits Maintenance mode, and the tape is ready to use.
If the tape drive fails to create the scratch tape, it displays an error code. To determine the error, see Table 1. The tape drive then unloads the FMR tape, and
exits Maintenance mode after the cartridge is removed.
Function code 9: Display error code log
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Function code displays the last 10 error codes, one at a time (the codes are ordered; the most recent is presented first and the oldest is presented last). If there are no
errors in the log, function code displays in the Single-character Display (SCD) and exits Maintenance mode.
1. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see Entering Maintenance mode.
2. Press Unload once per second until appears in the SCD. (If you cycle past the wanted code, press Unload once per second until the code reappears.)
3. Press and hold Unload, then release it to view the most recent error code.
4. Press and release Unload again to view successive error codes. Allow 2 - 3 seconds pass between each depression. The Ready light and Fault light flash On/Off
once for each successive error code. The SCD displays when all the error codes are displayed.
5. After all error codes are viewed, exit this function by pressing Unload again. The SCD displays and exits Maintenance mode.
Function code A: Clear error code log
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Function code erases the contents of the error code log.
1. Place the drive in Maintenance mode. For instructions, see Entering Maintenance mode.
2. Press Unload once per second until displays in the SCD. (If you cycle past the wanted code, press Unload once per second until the code reappears.)
3. Press and hold Unload for 3 or more seconds, then release it to select the function. flashes in the SCD, followed by . The tape drive erases all errors from the
error code log and exits Maintenance mode.
Function code C: Insert cartridge into tape drive
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