Cleaning the Magazine
The High Performance Cartridge Tape and Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape subsystems are highly refined mechanical devices. To maintain the maximum performance, the operator should take time to inspect and clean the magazine and the cartridges. Damaged or dirty magazines or cartridges can reduce subsystem reliability and cause the loss of recorded data.
Monitor the conditions of all magazines and cartridges for contaminants.
vBefore inserting a magazine into the ACF, inspect the magazine for contaminants. Wipe the exterior of the magazine with a
vBefore inserting cartridges into a magazine, inspect the magazine cartridge storage cells for contaminates. Wipe the interior surfaces of the cartridge slots with a
vInspect all cartridges when either inserting or removing them from the magazine. Clean any cartridge that has contaminates on the external surfaces. See “Cleaning the Tape Cartridge” on page 70 for procedures to clean the tape cartridges.
Note: Inspect cartridges and magazines when they are removed from a clean environment. Clean them of any contaminates that may be present before they may be inserted into a tape subsystem.
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