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Operation
Operation of the tape drive involves the following front panel components:
v Power Button
v Unload Button
v Single-character Display (SCD)
v Status Light
These components allow the user to:
v Insert and remove a tape cartridge
v Perform diagnostic and maintenance functions
v Update drive firmware
Power Button
The Power Button is a push button that turns the tape drive on or off. The button
is located on the front panel (see 5 in Figure 3 on page 2). When the Power
Button is in the off position, the primary electrical power within the enclosure is
still active. To remove all electrical power to the enclosure, unplug the power cord
from the receptacle at the rear of the drive (see 1 in Figure 4 on page 3).
When the unit is powered-on but idle, the Status Light (see 3 in Figure 3 on page
2) is solid green; when it is performing a function, the Status Light is flashing
green.
Unload Button
The Unload Button ( 4 in Figure 3 on page 2) enables the following functions to
be performed:
v Rewind the tape into the cartridge and eject the cartridge.
v Enter or exit maintenance mode, or perform diagnostic or maintenance
v A panic reset.
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functions. For more information, see Appendix B, "Performing Diagnostic and
Maintenance Functions," on page 67.
Attention
If you press the Unload Button during host operation, the tape drive ends the
command that is being processed, and unloads and ejects the tape cartridge.
Note that (depending on its location on the reel) the tape may take as long as
10 minutes to completely rewind and eject.
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