IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Unloading the 4-mm Tape Cartridge

Unloading the 4-mm Tape Cartridge

Before

performing

the unload

operation, make sure

the power

to the

4-mm

tape

drive

is

on.

To

unload

and

eject the

tape cartridge,

press

the

unload

button.

The

4-mm tape

drive rewinds

the

tape

and

then ejects

the tape

cartridge from

the

tape

drive.

After pressing the unload button, the following occurs:

1. The Read-Write status light flashes during the unload operation.

2.The Ready status light and the Read-Write status light turns off when the cartridge is ejected from the tape drive.

The time required for a tape to rewind and unload is between 10 seconds and 1.5 minutes, depending on the position of the tape when the unload button is pushed.

If the tape cartridge cannot unload and has to be removed manually from the drive, contact your service representative.

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