Status Lights (Fc 5746) - IBM Bull Escala E5-700 Manual

Status lights (FC 5746)

You might need to read the status lights on your tape drive to determine the operating status of the
drive. Use the information in this topic to perform this task.
The following illustration shows a front view of the tape drive:
Figure 1. Front view of tape drive
1
Eject button
2
Ready LED
3
Fault LED
4
Single-character display (SCD)
5
SCD light
The combinations of the lights and their definitions are shown in the following table.
Table 8. Definition of Status Light Combinations
Operation
Power-On Self-Test in
progress
After Power-On
Self-Test and drive
2
reset
No cartridge is
loaded
Cartridge is loading
or unloading
Cartridge loaded, no
activity
Data cartridge
loaded, activity
Cleaning is required
(clean bit is set)
Cleaning in progress
Cleaning cartridge
loaded, clean failed
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Power Systems: Managing devices
Ready
Off
2
3.0 seconds on 3.0 seconds on
Off
1
Flashing
On
1
Flashing
On or off
Flashing
Off
Fault Single character
display
Off or on Segments flashing
2
3.0 seconds on
3
Off or on Off or C
3
Off or on Off or C
3
Off or on Off or C
3
Off or on Off or C
3
On
Off
On 6 or 7
Response
1
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
2
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
3
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
3
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
3
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
3
Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
3
C Clean drive as soon
as possible.
3
C Wait for cleaning to
complete.
4
Replace cleaning
cartridge, which may
be expired.