ADIC FastStor Mass Storage Device manual Drive Status Messages, Close and Lock the Front Door

❐Install five additional cartridges into storage slots 1 through 5.

✔Verify that the LCD now shows that slots 1 through 7 have tapes present.

Close and Lock the Front Door

Close the FastStor door, turn the key a quarter-turn clockwise and remove it from the lock.

❐Turn on the host computer power and launch the software application.

The application will now control the FastStor. Use the Mode commands, described on the following pages, to manually perform FastStor functions.

Drive Status Messages

During on-line operation, your FastStor will place drive status messages on the top line of the LCD. The following table lists the messages that will appear on the LCD:

Drive Status Message	Description
CALIBRATE	Drive is calibrating head to tracks on tape
EJECTING	Drive is unloading tape
CLEANING	Drive is cleaning head with cleaning cartridge
ERASING	Drive is erasing tape
REAdING	Drive is reading tape
WRITING	Drive is writing to tape
SEEKING	Drive is seeking a position on tape
REWINdING	Drive is rewinding tape

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