Loading And Unloading Cartridges In The Tape Drive; Loading Tape Cartridges; Unloading Tape Cartridges - IBM 87691VX VXA320 User Manual

Tape autoloader
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__ 7. Remove the tape cartridge.
__ 8. Press the Select button. The cartridge access door closes. The autoloader
__ 9. Continue exporting cartridges in the same manner until you have removed
__ 10. After you have finished exporting cartridges, the autoloader automatically

Loading and unloading cartridges in the tape drive

Use the following instructions to load and unload tape cartridges from the
autoloader tape drive.
Note: To avoid problems with loading and unloading, use only one label in each

Loading tape cartridges

To load cartridges, complete the following steps:
__ 1. On the Home screen, press the Down a Level button to access the main
__ 2. Press the Next Choice button to scroll through the menus until the Choose a
__ 3. Press the Down a Level button once.
__ 4. Press the Next Choice button until the Load Drive screen is displayed.
__ 5. Press the Select button to display the cell selection screen.
__ 6. Press the Next Choice or Previous Choice button to scroll through the

Unloading tape cartridges

To remove tape cartridges from the autoloader tape drive, complete the following
steps:
__ 1. On the Home screen, press the Down a Level button to access the main
__ 2. Press the Next Choice button to scroll through the menus until the Choose a
__ 3. Press the Down a Level button once.
__ 4. Press the Next Choice button until the Unload Cartridge screen is displayed.
__ 5. Press the Select button to display the cell selection screen.
__ 6. Press the Next Choice or Previous Choice button to scroll through the
remove the cartridge is displayed, press the Select button. The autoloader
positions the selected cell, and the cartridge access door opens.
checks for the presence of a cartridge in the specified cell. The cell selection
screen displays the next available cell number.
as many cartridges as you want.
scans the affected cartridge cells to update its cartridge inventory. Press the
Up a Level button to return to the Choose a Command menu.
label position on a cartridge. Multiple or poorly placed labels can obstruct
the drive load mechanism.
menus.
Command menu is displayed.
available cartridge cells. When the cell number from which you want to load
the cartridge is displayed, press the Select button. The autoloader positions
the selected cell and the cartridge is loaded into the drive. A series of status
messages is displayed as the operation proceeds. The Choose a Command
menu is displayed when the operation is complete.
menus.
Command menu is displayed.
available cartridge cells. When the cell number into which you want to store
the cartridge removed from the drive is displayed, press the Select button.
The autoloader positions the selected cell and the drive will unload the
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