Y-E Data YD-380 - 10 Using a Cleaning Disk

10.0 USING A CLEANING DISK
10.1 One of the problems with using different kinds of floppy disks
in the field is the build up of magnetic particles on the head
surfaces, which can reduce read/write capability. Two ways to
effectively eliminate this problem are direct cleaning of the
heads and proper disk management. Because the structure of
the heads makes direct cleaning difficult, we recommend using
~ cleaning disk.
10.2 Recommended Cleaning Disk:
Maker:.
Model:
Nagase Sangyo
CFD 5W
10.3 Head Cleaning Procedure
10.3.1 Dirty head surfaces can cause read errors and damage .the
magnetic surfece of a disk. If these problems begin to occur,
use the cleaning disk to clean the heads.
10.3.2 Procedure
1. Power up the disk drive and insert the cleaning disk in
the same way as a normal disk.
2. Load the read/write heads against the disk.
3. In order to increase the effectiveness of the cleaning
disk, the heads should come in contact with as much of
the disk as possible. Step the carriage in and out during
cleaning.
4. One cleaning should take no more than 5 minutes.
5. To determine if cleaning is completed, check with a
regular disk (new if possible) to see if the read/write
functions are error free and operating normally.