Load cartridge button
Press the Load Cartridge button to load the selected cartridge from the magazine into the drive and then put the autoloader into stacker mode. In stacker mode, the loaded cartridge is used first; when it is full, or the host server sends an UNLOAD command, the autoloader replaces it with the cartridge from the next highest numbered slot in the magazine. See page 23 for more information about autoloader modes.
LCD
The LCD display shows status information about the autoloader in each of its five regions, see figure 11.
•The
•The large numeral shows the number of the cartridge currently loaded in the drive or the cartridge that you have selected by pressing the Select button repeatedly.
•"DC" is displayed when data compression is being used for writing. "WP" is displayed when the cartridge is
•The six numbered boxes on the right of the display are individually lit to show which magazine slots contain cartridges.
•The display at the bottom of the display shows how much tape has been used in the current partition. The more lines shown, the more tape has been used. When all the lines show, the partition is full.
To localize the display
The autoloader allows you to localize the LED display so that messages are displayed in the desired language.
1Switch on the autoloader and hold down the Select button on the front panel for five seconds to access the Language? feature.
2Press the Select button to scroll through the available languages. The selected language is displayed in the LCD display.
If you select Numeric, messages will be displayed as numerical codes, which are defined in the electronic User’s Guide on the HP StorageWorks Tape
3Press the Load button to store the selected language and exit the language selection utility.
Note To exit the language selection facility without selecting a language, press the Eject button. If the Select button is not pressed for two minutes, the drive will automatically exit the language selection facility without selecting a language.
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