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Tape Drive Cleaning
Caution: Because the cleaning cartridge is abrasive, you should not use it unless the cleaning message appears.
To clean the tape drive manually:
1.On the main menu, scroll to Command.
2.Press Enter.
3.On the Command submenu, scroll to Cleaning Tape.
4.Press Enter.
5.Log in as Operator.
6.On the Cleaning Tape submenu, scroll to Load to Drive.
7.Press Enter.
The autoloader moves the cleaning tape from its slot to the tape drive and then cleans the drive with it. When the cleaning is finished, you must return the cleaning tape to its magazine slot.
8.On the main menu, scroll to Command.
9.Press Enter.
10.On the Command submenu, scroll to Cleaning Tape.
11.Press Enter.
12.Log in as Operator.
13.On the Cleaning Tape submenu, scroll to Unload from Drive.
14.Press Enter.
The autoloader removes the cleaning tape from the tape drive.
15.When you have finished manually cleaning the tape drive, do one of the following:
■Store it to its magazine slot (see “Storing the Cleaning Tape”).
■Eject the cleaning tape from the autoloader (see “Ejecting the Cleaning Tape”).