Control modes are described in the following table.

 

Table 7. Robot Control Modes

 

 

Control

Description

Mode

 

SCSI mode

In this standard operating mode, the application software

 

controls the motion of the robot by issuing SCSI com-

 

mands across the SCSI bus.

 

Note: The application software can issue commands to

 

the library regardless of the control mode. However, the

 

library must be in SCSI mode for the software to control

 

robot motion.

 

 

Sequent1

In these modes, the robot picks all cartridges sequentially,

and

from the first cartridge in the magazine through the last

Sequent2

cartridge in the fixed slots (or the last data cartridge slot

 

specified by the Max Addressable Slot option. In Sequent1

 

mode, the cartridges are processed in Drive 1 only. In

 

Sequent2 mode, the cartridges are processed in Drive 2

 

only.

 

 

LCD mode

If you want to perform any operations from the operator

 

panel that involve moving the robot, you need to set the

 

library to LCD mode.

 

 

Console mode

In this mode, you can control the motions of the robot from

 

a remote console program connected to the library’s 9-pin

 

serial port. For more information about the console pro-

 

gram, see the Diagnostics and Firmware chapter

 

 

To change the control mode:

1.If the security option is enabled, disable it.

2.Press [MENU] to display the menus, then press the down arrow until “Robot Mode” displays. The Robot Mode screen shows the currently activated mode.

R o b o t M o d e

S C S I

3. Press [ENTER]. An informational message displays, then the following screen displays.

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4.Use the arrow keys to select the desired mode and press [ENTER]. The Robot Mode screen shows the new selection.

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