Appendix LCD Messages
There are 3 types of LCD messages:
E : Error messages
I : Informational messages
S : Status messages
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At BOD | E | On | A SPACE command encountered an unexpected |
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| BOD (Beginning of Data). |
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| The tape is now positioned at the BOD. |
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At EOD | E | On | A READ or SPACE command encountered an unex- |
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| pected EOD (End of Data). |
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| The tape is now positioned at the EOD. |
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Bad Media | E | Flashing | A READ or SPACE command has failed because |
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| the tape is not in DDS format. |
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| Action: Unload the tape and use a |
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| (Media Recognition System) tape. |
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Cannot Write | E | Flashing | A WRITE, WRITE FILEMARK or ERASE command |
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| System tape. |
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| Action: Remove the cartridge and replace it with a |
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| Media Recognition System cartridge. |
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Clean fail: | E | Flashing | Cleaning failed, possibly due to an expired tape. |
Check Cleaning |
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| Action: Use a new cleaning cartridge. |
Tape |
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Clean Me | E | Flashing | A high error rate has been detected while reading or |
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| writing. |
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| Action: Insert a cleaning cartridge to clean the tape |
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| heads, ensuring that the tape in the cleaning car- |
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| tridge has not been used up. |
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Cleaning | S | — | A cleaning cartridge has been loaded into the drive |
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| mechanism. |
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Close Door | E | Flashing | The autoloader does not work because the front |
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| panel door is open. |
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| Action: This is probably caused by a magazine that |
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| is not fully inserted into the autoloader. Insert the |
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| magazine fully into the autoloader or remove it. |
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Drive Comms | E | On | The drive has stopped communicating with the |
Error |
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| changer mechanism. |
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| Action: Call for service. |
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Drive fault | E | — | The drive has detected an internal error. |
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