Xerox 128 Cleaning the system and its components, Cleaning the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive

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Routine maintenance

Cleaning the system and its components

NOTE: Follow the procedures in this section only when directed by Xerox Customer Support center personnel.

Cleaning tasks consist of the following:

Cleaning the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive

Cleaning the 26-track cartridge tape drive

Cleaning the DVD drive

Cleaning the diskette drive

Cleaning the sensors and the reflecting surfaces

Cleaning the display

Cleaning the exterior surfaces of the system

Cleaning the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive

Acleaning cartridge is shipped with each 18/36-track cartridge tape drive. This cartridge should be replaced after 500 uses.

When the tape drive needs to be cleaned, CLEAN appears in the message display after a cartridge is unloaded and during a rewind or locate operation.

NOTE: CLEAN is a status message, not an error message.

CAUTION: Never power off the tape drive without following the cleaning procedure once the CLEAN message appears.

CAUTION: The cleaning cartridge must be undamaged and clean.

To clean the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive read/write heads:

1.Remove any cartridge loaded in the tape drive.

2.Insert the cleaning cartridge.

The cleaning cycle takes approximately 15 seconds.

3.Remove the cleaning cartridge when it is unloaded.

4.Mark the usage on the tape label. Do not use a grease pencil.

You must clean the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive regularly to keep it functioning properly.

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