3. Close the door of the I/O Station. The library will automatically start an
inventory. The cartridges in the I/O Station will be counted but unassigned
until they are moved into storage slots.
4. Go to Main → Control → Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the
desired data slots. See “Control: Move Cartridges” on page 5-17 or “Manage

Library: Move Media” on page 5-49 for more information.

If the library does not have an I/O Station (all slots are assigned to storage), and

you wish to import media, you will need to release a magazine and insert the
cartridges manually following these steps:
1. Go to Main → Control → Magazine. Choose the desired magazine to
unlock/remove.
2. Pull out the magazine and insert a data cartridge(s) into the empty slots.
3. Push the magazine back into the library. The library will automatically start an
inventory.
4. To move cartridges in the magazine once they are inserted, go to Main →

Control → Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the desired slots.

See “Control: Move Cartridges” on page 5-17 or “Manage Library: Move

Media” on page 5-49 for more information.

Note: If you run a library configuration backup program on your host

computer, use the program to run an audit of the library after new

cartridges have been added to update the backup program.

Export Media

To remove cartridges from your library using your I/O Station, follow these steps:

1. Go to Main → Control → Move Cartridges and move the data cartridges into the
I/O Station. See “Control: Move Cartridges” on page 5-17 or “Manage Library:
Move Media” on page 5-49 for more information.
2. Go to Main → Control → Open I/O Station. The I/O Station will unlock itself
3. Pull out the magazine and take the data cartridge(s) out of the I/O Station
4. Push the magazine back into the library. The library will automatically start an

inventory of the I/O station.

If you do not have an I/O Station (all slots are assigned to storage), and wish to

export media, you will need to release a magazine and take out the cartridges
manually following these steps:
1. Go to Main → Control → Magazine. Choose the magazine you wish to
unlock/remove.
2. Pull out the magazine and remove the desired data cartridge(s).
3. Push the magazine back into the library. The library will automatically start an
inventory.

Note: If you run a library configuration backup program on your host

computer, use the program to run an audit of the library after cartridges

have been removed to update the backup program.

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