Seagate 240 DDS-4 manual Manual cleaning

Models: 240 DDS-4

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Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual

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Note. A slowly flashing Clean LED may indicate that a tape is damaged or is nearing the end of its life. If cleaning the head does not correct the flashing LED condition, replace the cartridge.

Use the table below to determine how often to clean the autoloader.

Daily Usage

Optimum cleaning frequency

(hours)

(for DDS-4 tapes)

 

 

4

Twice a month

 

 

8

Weekly

 

 

12 or more

Twice a week

 

 

Cleaning procedure

To clean the tape heads on your DDS-4 drive, use only a Seagate-qualified cleaning cartridge designed for DDS-4 drives. You can purchase a Seagate cleaning cartridge, Model STDMCL, on the internet at http://buytape.seagate.com.

Note. The drive cannot recognize audio DAT cleaning cartridges.

Manual cleaning

You can clean the drive manually using the following procedure:

1.Place the cleaning cartridge in a magazine slot and insert the magazine into the autoloader.

2.Use the Select button to select the slot where you placed the cleaning cartridge.

3.Press the Enter button to load the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive. The autoloader starts the cleaning cycle automatically.

4.When the cleaning cycle is complete, if the cartridge is not automatically ejected, press the Eject button to return the cleaning cartridge to the magazine. Press the Eject button again to unload the magazine and remove the cleaning cartridge.

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Seagate 240 DDS-4 manual Manual cleaning