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Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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ThefollowingtabledescribeseachofthecomponentsshowninFigure1on
page27and.
Component Description
Window Panels Thewindowpanelsontheoutersideoftheright‐andleft‐mostframesletyou
viewtheinsideofthelibraryandprovideaccesstotheinteriorcomponents.
Thewindowpanelsareequippedwithsafetyinterlocksthatpowerdownthe
libraryroboticswhenremoved.
Main Frame Themainframehousesthelibrarycontrolmodule(LCM),themainrobotics
controlmodule(RCM),theoperatorpanel,theTeraPackAccessPort(TAP),
controllers(RIMsorF‐QIPs),powersupplies,theEtherLibswitch(optional),
anddrives.Italsoprovidescartridgestorage.
Operator Panel TheoperatorpanelonthemainframeincludesacolorLCDtouchscreenand
librarypowerbutton.Tolearnmore,seeOperatorPanelandTouchScreenon
page39.Astylusformakingselectionsandtypingentriesonthetouchscreen
isconvenientlystorednearthescreen.
TeraPack Access
Ports (TAPs)
TheTeraPackAccessPorts(TAPs)actasentry/exitportsthatletyouimport
mediaintoorremovemediafromthelibrary.Thelibraryhastwotypesof
TAPs:
 Thecenter TAPletsyouimportorexportasinglemagazine.ThetwoTAP
chambersalternatetoprovideincreasedthroughput.
 Theoptionalbulk TAP letsyouimportorexportupto14TeraPackmagazines
inasingleoperation.
TolearnmoreabouttheTAPs,seeTeraPackAccessPorts(TAPs)onpage40.
Expansion Frames Expansionframesmakeitpossibletoincreasemediastoragecapacityorthe
numberofdrivesinthelibrary.SeeDriveandMediaFramesonpage61for
moreinformation.
Air Filters and Fans Theairfiltersonthe frontofmostframespreventparticulatecontaminantsfrom
beingpulledintothelibrarybytheaircirculationsystem.Redundantfansinthe
mainanddriv eframescirculatecleanairforclimatecontrolinsidethelibrary.
Doors (not shown) Lockabledoorsonthebackofthemain,driveexpansion,andbulkTAP
expansionframesenclosethedrivesandcableconnectionstoprevent
unauthorizedaccess.