IBM 3590 manual Options and Status

Table 3. Options and Status

Area	Description
	Displays as manual, automatic, system, accumulate, or random when the
ACF Mode	ACF is installed.
	When the operator changes modes, any current ACF operation (cartridges
	in transit) are completed before the request is granted.
Drive Type	Table 2 provides the history of drive type indicators.
	v Cleaning: A cleaning cartridge is in the device.
	v Ready: A ready message is generated by the device when it is ready and
	other higher-priority messages do not apply. The ready indicator is
	displayed only when the transport is not moving tape. When ready or not
	ready, the state of the device is the same to both SCSI busses.
	v Ready at load point: The media is at the beginning of tape and the device
	is ready.
	v Accessing: The empty ACF transport is moving to a magazine position to
	either check for an unused volume or to get a volume to load.
	v Transferring: The device is moving a cartridge from the magazine or the
	priority cell to the drive, or from the drive to the magazine or the
Drive and ACF	priority cell.
	v Loading: The cartridge is being loaded into the drive.
Status
	v Locating: The device is moving the tape to a specific location.
	v Reading: The device is reading data from the tape to the device buffer.
	v Writing: The device is writing data to the tape from the device buffer.
	v Erasing: The device is logically erasing data from the tape.
	v Rewinding: The device is rewinding the tape to the beginning of the
	logical volume.
	v Unloading: The cartridge is being removed from the drive.
	v ACF Disabled: The ACF cannot perform an operation; for example, the
	magazine is not installed or the magazine was filled and the last
	imported cartridge was returned to the priority cell.
	v Blank Field: The ACF is inactive and the drive is not loaded.

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