Chapter 6. Advanced Operating Procedures

The advanced operating procedures for the 3494 are described in this chapter.

Table 6 shows the advanced operating procedures an operator can perform by using the library manager at the rear of the library.

 

Table 6. Quick Reference to Advanced Operating Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

Task

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the library manager

ªUsing the Library Managerº on page 88.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making selections with the library manager

ªMaking Library Manager Selectionsº on

 

 

 

page 92.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making selections with a keyboard

ªSelections with the Keyboardº on page 92.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making selections with the pointing device

ªSelections with the Pointing Deviceº on

 

 

 

page 92.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Help pull-down

ªUsing the Help Pull-Downº on page 94.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Help search

ªHelp Searchº on page 95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Help action bar and function keys

ªHelp Action Bar and Function Keysº on

 

 

 

page 95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Operator menu

ªUsing the Operator Menuº on page 98.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Mode pull-down

ªUsing the Mode Pull-Downº on page 99.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Auto selection

ªAutoº on page 100.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Pause selection

ªPauseº on page 100.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Manual selection

ªManualº on page 101.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Online selection

ªOnlineº on page 101.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Offline selection

ªOfflineº on page 103.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Service menu selection

ªService Menuº on page 104.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switching the Active Library to Standby

ªSwitch Active Library Manager to Standbyº

 

 

 

on page 105.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switching the Active Accessor to Standby

ªSwitch Active Accessor to Standbyº on

 

 

 

page 106.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling Dual Active Accessors

ªEnable Dual Active Accessorsº on page 107.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabling Dual Active Accessors

ªDisable Dual Active Accessorsº on

 

 

 

page 107.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Shutdown selection

ªShutdownº on page 108.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Status pull-down

ªUsing the Status Pull-Downº on page 109.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Operational Status selection

ªOperational Statusº on page 111.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Component availability selection

ªComponent Availabilityº on page 115.

 

 

 

 

Using the VTS Status selection

ªUsing the Status Pull-Downº on page 109.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Performance Statistics selection

ªPerformance Statisticsº on page 119.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying Accessor Mounts per Hour

Figure 70 on page 122.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the VTS Active data selection

ªVTS Active Dataº on page 123.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the VTS Data ¯ow selection

ªVTS Data Flowº on page 125.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the VTS Mount hit data selection

ªVTS Mount Hit Dataº on page 126.

 

 

 

 

 

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