When the Clean Drive LED is on, the autoloader's tape drive needs to be cleaned. An illuminated Media Attention LED or an exclamation point (!) in the inventory display may also indicate that the tape drive needs to be cleaned. Cleaning typically takes several minutes, during which the Ready LED blinks.
Each cleaning cartridge has an approximate life of 20 cleanings. The cleaning cartridge includes a label with 20 small boxes printed on it. Always place a check mark in a box each time you use the cartridge to clean the drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge when all boxes are checked.
The drive cannot keep track of how many times a cartridge has been used. Therefore, if you are using backup software to manage cleaning, then you must monitor the software logs to determine when you need to replace the cleaning tape. Refer to the backup software documentation for more information.
Caution Use only DLT 1 cleaning cartridges in the autoloader, available at http://www.hp.com/go/storagemedia. Use of any other type of cleaning cartridge can damage the read/write head in the tape drive. If you load any other type of cleaning cartridge or method, the autoloader will unload it within approximately 25 seconds.
Note If you are using Operator’s Panel commands to clean the drive, import the cleaning cartridge only after you have selected the Clean Drive command. If you would like to keep a cleaning cartridge in the autoloader, the backup software must manage drive cleaning.
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