IBM 40/80 GB DLT manual Understanding the status indicators, Requested

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Understanding the status indicators

The indicators on the right side of the drive front panel are:

.1/ Write Protect (orange): When this indicator is on, the tape is write protected.

 

.2/ Tape

in

Use

 

(yellow):

When

this

indicator

is

blinking,

the

tape

is

in

motion.

 

When

this

indicator

lights

steadily,

the

tape

is

loaded

 

and

ready

for

use.

 

 

 

.3/ Use

Cleaning

Tape

 

(yellow):

When

this indicator is on, the

drive

head

 

 

needs

cleaning

or

the

tape

is

damaged.

For

instructions

on

cleaning

the

drive,

go

 

 

to

“Cleaning

the drive”

on

page

1-26.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.4/ Operate

Handle

 

(green):

When

this

indicator

lights

steadily,

you

can

lift

the

 

Cartridge

Insert/Release

handle. If

 

the

indicator

is

blinking, push

the

handle

 

 

 

down

and

wait

for

the

indicator

to

stop

blinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

the

controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use

the

controls

listed

below

for

unloading

 

a

tape,

resetting

the

tape

drive,

inserting

or

releasing

a cartridge,

or

cycling

through

tape

capacity

options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.5/ Unload : Press this button to unload a tape or to reset the tape drive.

.6/ Cartridge

Insert/Release

:

Lift

this

handle to insert or remove a

cartridge

when

the

Operate

Handle

 

indicator

lights.

 

.7/ Select

:

When

the

Density

Override

indicator .8/ is flashing, you

can press

this

button

to

cycle

through

tape

capacity

options.

 

Reading

the

capacity

 

indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

indicators

on

the

left

side

of

the

front

panel

indicate

 

current

tape

cartridge

 

 

 

capacity

 

in gigabytes,

 

as

well

as any change in capacity

 

you

have

requested.

The

type

of data cartridge you use

determines

the

capacities

available

for

your

selection. See

 

 

“Selecting

recording

capacity”

on

page

1-24 for instructions

on

 

selecting

recording

 

 

 

 

capacity.

See

the

“Maximum

data

capacity”

table

on

page

2-3

 

for

more

details.

 

 

 

Note:

 

Tape

capacity cannot

be

changed

mid-tape.

To change

tape

capacity,

the

tape

 

 

 

 

 

must

be

rewritten

from

the

beginning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.8/ Density

Override

(yellow): When

this

indicator

is

lit,

it

indicates

that

you

 

used

 

the

Select

button to

change

tape

capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.9/ Compress

 

(yellow):

When

 

this

 

indicator

is

lit,

data compression

is

 

enabled.

 

.1ð/ 40.0

(yellow):

When

this

indicator

lights

steadily,

the

tape

is

recorded

at

 

40.0

GB

capacity.

When

this

indicator

 

is

blinking,

it

 

indicates

that

you

requested

 

 

this

capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.11/ 35.0

(yellow):

When

this

indicator

lights

steadily,

the

tape

is

recorded

at

 

35.0

GB

capacity.

When

this

indicator

 

is

blinking,

it

 

indicates

that

you

requested

 

 

this

capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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40/80 GB DLT Internal Tape Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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