Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

Cassette

Drive

Meaning

Read/Write States

Cassette (un)loading

Cassette loaded/online

Cassette loaded/activity

Cassette loaded/offline

Write-Protect States

Cassette (un)loading

Cassette loaded/online

Cassette loaded/activity

Cassette loaded/offline

Error States

Media wear (caution)

High humidity

Self-test (normal)

Self-test (failure)

Key

OFF

Green

Amber

Pulsing Green

Pulsing Amber

Pulsing Green

and Amber

Figure 15

DDS Tape Drive LED Display Codes

LED Warning Conditions

The following sections describe actions to take if the LEDs indicate a warning condition.

High Humidity If the LEDs display the high humidity signal, the humidity is too high. The drive does not perform any operations until the humidity drops.

Self-Test (Failure) If the LEDs display the self-test (failure) signal, a fault was diagnosed during the self tests. Note the pattern of the pulses and contact your local service representative.

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