Seagate 240 DDS-4 manual Automated cleaning

A-36 Scorpion 240 Autoloader Installation Manual

5.Record the date of the cleaning on the cleaning cartridge label.

Each time the cleaning cartridge is loaded, a new, unused portion of cleaning tape is advanced over the entire tape path. The drive does not rewind a cleaning cartridge. After about 30 cleaning cycles, the entire tape is used up , and you must purchase a new cleaning cartridge.

If you insert a cleaning cartridge that has been used up, the cleaning cycle will not be carried out. Instead, the Clean LED will flash rapidly and the LCD will display the message, “REPLACE CLEANING TAPE.” The cleaning cartridge will not be returned to the magazine, the Clean LED will stay on, and the LCD will display the message, “CLEANING REQUIRED.” In this case, press the Eject button to remove the magazine and replace the old cleaning tape with a new one.

Automated cleaning

If your backup-and-restore software includes a tape-drive head-cleaning feature, you can use the software to clean the drive. Some software packages are preprogrammed to use Slot 6 to clean the drive automatically. The software prompts the autoloader changer to load the cartridge into the tape drive and initiates the cleaning cycle. When the cleaning cycle completes, the tape drive ejects the cleaning cartridge and the changer automatically returns the cartridge to the magazine slot. Refer to your software documentation for details.

If, during automated cleaning, you try to use a cleaning cartridge that has been used up, the cleaning cycle will not be carried out. Instead, the LCD will display the message, "REPLACE CLEANING TAPE". Then the cleaning cartridge will be returned to the magazine, the Clean LED will stay on, and the LCD will display the messages "REPLACE CLEANING TAPE" and "CLEANING REQUIRED". After the software operations are complete you may use the Eject button to remove the old cleaning tape and insert the new cleaning tape.