HP Ultrium 232e Getting Started Manual page 42

LED Sequence and Cause
The drive is ready for operation.
The drive is carrying out a normal
activity (read, write).
then
The drive is downloading firmware.
Firmware is being reprogrammed.
The drive requires cleaning.
Cleaning is in progress.
The drive believes the current tape or
the tape just ejected is faulty.
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Ready is ON.
Ready is FLASHING.
Ready is
FLASHING-steady
ON-FLASHING
Ready is FLASHING
fast.
Ready is OFF, others
are ON.
Clean is FLASHING.
Ready is FLASHING
and Clean is ON.
Tape is FLASHING.
Action required
None. This is normal.
None.
If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not reset or
power cycle it.
The drive is in OBDR mode.
See "Running HP OBDR" on page 28 for further
details.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See page 23 for
supported cartridges and instructions.
If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load a new
or known data cartridge after cleaning, call for
service.
None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on
completion.
The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes to
complete.
Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you are
using the correct format cartridge; an Ultrium data
cartridge or Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge. (See
page 23.)
Reload the cartridge. If the Tape LED still flashes or
starts flashing during the next backup, load a new or
known, good cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off, discard the 'suspect' tape
cartridge. If it is still on, call for service.