Quantum DLT VS80 manual LEDs on page 3-20for help troubleshooting your tape drive

DLT VS80 Tape Drive Installation and Operations Guide

Table 4-2describes what each front panel indicator means.

Table 4-2.Indicator Activity

Indicator	State	Operating Condition
Drive Error (amber)	Blinking	An unrecoverable tape drive error
		or a POST error has occurred—
		call Technical Support.
	Off	No tape drive Errors.
Ready (green)	On	Power to the tape drive.
	Off	No power to the tape drive.
	Blinking (constant period & duty	Tape is in motion.
	cycle)
	Blinking (dual period & duty	Reserved.
	cycle)
Clean /Media (amber)	Blinking	A hard read/write error that is
		probably recoverable has
		occurred. Clean the tape drive.
		The LED is off after completing a
		cleaning cycle with a DLT1
		cleaning cartridge or after loading
		a properly formatted data
		cartridge into the tape drive.
		Cycling the power to the tape
		drive also turns off the LED.
	Off	Cleaning is not required.
All three LEDs	On	POST is starting.
	Blinking	Firmware upgrade is in progress.
External Power LED	On	Power to the tape drive.
	Off	No power to the tape drive.

NOTE: Refer to Table 3-2, “Understanding Errors Indicated by Front Panel

LEDs” on page 3-20for help troubleshooting your tape drive.

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