Exabyte EXB-8205 manual Using the 8mm Cleaning Cartridge

Using the 8mm Cleaning Cartridge

Exabyte 8mm Cleaning Cartridges are available in two sizes: 3c and 12c. Used in the EXB-8205, EXB-8505, or XL tape drives, the 3c cleaning cartridge provides up to 9 cleanings. The 12c cleaning cartridge provides up to 36 cleanings.

Note: If you use these cleaning cartridges in an Exabyte full-high tape drive (EXB-8200, EXB-8200SX, EXB-8500, or EXB-8500c), you will get fewer cleaning passes per cartridge. These tape drives have longer tape paths than the EXB-8205, EXB-8505, or XL tape drives, and require more material for each cleaning.

CAUTION

To prevent contamination of the tape drive and damage to the heads, never rewind and reuse the cleaning cartridge. Reusing the material in the cleaning cartridge will redistribute contaminants previously removed from the tape path.

To use the cleaning cartridge, follow these steps:

1.Apply power to the tape drive. When the power-on self-test is complete, press the unload button and remove any data cartridge from the tape drive.

2.Insert the cleaning cartridge in the tape drive. The cleaning cycle is performed automatically by the tape drive and lasts from 2 to 3 minutes. When the cleaning cycle is complete, the cleaning cartridge is automatically unloaded and ejected.

Important

If there are no cleaning cycles remaining for the cleaning cartridge, the tape drive ejects it without performing the cleaning cycle. The top and bottom LEDs remain lit. Discard the cleaning cartridge when no more cleaning cycles remain.

May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL) 29