Tandberg Data 600 3. How to Interpret the Front Panel LEDs and Other Controls, LED/Button, Action

SDLT 600 Product Manual Chapter 5: Using Your Tape Drive

Table 5-3explains the function of the other LEDs and controls in the front panel.

Table 5-3.How to Interpret the Front Panel LEDs and Other Controls

LED/Button/	Color/Symbol	Action	Explanation
Port Title
Drive Density	Orange/Green	On/Off	See Table 5-2 on page 5-10.
LED

			The tape drive is in use. This includes functions such
			as:
		Flashing	• The tape is moving.
	Green		• The tape drive is calibrating, reading, writing, or
Drive Status			rewinding the tape.
LED			• 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 tape drive.
		Off	The tape drive has not been powered on or is not
			plugged into a power source.
Cleaning	Yellow	On	Cleaning is required. Refer to “Cleaning the Tape
Required LED	!		Mechanism” on page 5-6for cleaning information.
		Off	Cleaning is not required.
Eject Button		Press	Use the Eject button to eject the tape data cartridge
			from the tape drive. When you press the button, the
			tape drive completes any active writing of data to the
			tape, then ejects the data cartridge.
			Refer to the applicable data cartridge appendix for
			detailed data cartridge handling procedures.
Infrared			This infrared port, also known as iTalk, provides a
Communication			wireless remote testing base for customers and
Port			integrators to access system diagnostic information.
			See your sales representative for more information.

Notes: 1 Whenever the tape drive resets, all LEDs illuminate briefly and then illuminate in sequence until the reset completes.

2Whenever the tape drive encounters an error, all LEDs flash together.

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