MONITORING THE LEDS

Table 3-1LED states (continued)

Operation

LED Pattern

LED #1

LED #2

LED #3

LED #4

Service Notification (continued)

Broken tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

 

Off

 

Flashing

Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green/Amber

 

 

Green/Amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format recoverye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Off

 

Flashing

Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green/Amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature too high in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Off

 

Off

Flashing

tape pathf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Block Modeg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

Flashing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

Amber

 

Orange

Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-test running

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast scrolling green

 

Off or Flashing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-test passed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

Green

 

Green

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-test failedh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber

 

Amber

 

Amber

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware Load

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loading firmware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber

 

Green

 

Amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loading firmware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

 

Flashing

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green/Amber

 

Green/Amber

 

Green/Amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY: Flashing LEDs =

 

 

 

 

 

 

On =

Off =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aFor the power-on self-test, the LEDs scroll sequentially right to left then left to right in amber and green. LED 4 illuminates in red and green. When POST is completed, LED 4 is illuminated in green.

bWhen LED 2 is amber, hardware compression is enabled. When LED 2 is green, hardware compression is disabled.

cRetry the operation with another tape, making sure that the tape is not written in VXA-1 format. If the problem persists, try power cycling the tape drive to clear the error. If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, contact Tandberg Data Technical Support (see “Contacting Tandberg Data” on page iv). To capture a log of a problem, use VXATool, which is available as a free download from www.tandberg.com.

dYou may need to return the tape drive for service; contact Tandberg Data Technical Support. To get a log of the problem, use VXATool, which is available as a free download from www.tandberg.com.

eThe tape was written without a valid end-of-data mark, which often occurs if you power-down the tape drive while the tape drive was writing. The tape drive will perform a format recovery, which involves reading the data to determine where the end of data is located. This may take as long as 2 to 3 hours.

fRefer to “LED 4 is Flashing Orange” on page 26 for troubleshooting information.

gIf the tape drive is in Boot Block Mode, try power cycling the tape drive. If it remains in Boot Block Mode, load new firmware. VXA-320 firmware is available at www.tandberg.com.

hIf a self-test fails, clean the tape drive with a VXAtape cleaning cartridge. If the failure still occurs, try a new tape.

OCTOBER 2006

VXA-320 TAPE DRIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tandberg Data VXA-320 (VXA-3) manual Broken tape Flashing Off Green, Format recoverye Off, Tape pathf, Boot Block Modeg

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