Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

LEDs

This section describes the LED codes that are displayed.

The two LEDs on the front panels of the DDS drives indicate different activities or problems that occur.

Figure 18 lists the LED codes and their meanings for the DDS-DC early model drive. Figure 19 lists the LED codes and their meanings for the DDS- DC later model and DDS-2 drives.

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 18

DDS-DC (Early Model) Tape Drive LED Display Codes

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