Compaq 340622-002 manual Front Panel Controls, 3Operating and Cleaning the Drive

4-3Operating and Cleaning the Drive

Meaning of Front Panel LED Display continued

LED Display	Meaning
STEADY AMBER	A media or hardware error has occurred.
	To recover from this error the user should remove the
	cartridge and reset the drive (either by using the
	application software or by toggling the drive’s power OFF
	then back ON.)
	This error may indicate that the drive needs to be cleaned
	or that the cartridge is defective.
BLINKING AMBER	The drive has detected an exhausted cleaning cartridge.
	The user should remove and discard this cartridge.
STEADY RED	A fatal error has occurred.
	This error typically indicates that there is a problem with
	the drive. If this is a hard error, the user must replace the
	drive.
BLINKING RED	This is associated with drive selftests which are beyond the
	scope of this guide.

Front Panel Controls

The front panel includes the cartridge ejector button. (See Figure 4-1.) Use the ejector button to remove cartridges from the drive.

NOTE: The drive does not eject cartridges automatically.

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