Chapter 3 Using Your Tape Drive

 

 

 

Front Panel LEDs and Tape Eject

Table 3 SDLT 600A LED

 

 

Codes

 

 

 

LED/Button/

Color/

 

 

Port Title

Symbol

Action

Explanation

All LEDs

All LEDs illuminate

SDLT 600A tape drive reset

 

briefly and then

 

 

 

illuminate in sequence

 

 

until the reset completes

 

No LED

No LEDs illuminate

No data cartridge is inserted

Cartridge Status

Green

Remains

Super DLTtape II data cartridge ejected

LED

 

On

 

 

 

Remains

Blank Super DLTtape II data cartridge inserted

 

 

On

 

 

 

Remains

SDLT 600A tape drive formatted Super DLTtape II

 

 

On

data cartridge inserted

Cartridge Status

Orange

On/Off

Incorrect cartridge inserted

LED

 

 

 

 

 

The tape drive is in use. This includes functions such

 

 

as:

Green

Flashing

• The tape is moving.

• The tape drive is calibrating, reading, writing, or

 

 

Drive Status LED

 

rewinding the tape.

 

• The tape drive is loading, unloading, or rewinding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The tape drive is idle. There may or may not be a data

 

 

cartridge in the tape drive.

 

 

 

 

Off

The tape drive has not been powered on or is not

 

 

plugged into a power source.

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Quantum A-Series manual LED/Button Color Port Title Symbol Action Explanation, Led