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__ 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 Clean Drive? screen is displayed.
__ 5. Press the Select button. The confirmation message Start Cleaning Drive
Note: If cell 10 is empty, you are prompted to insert a cleaning cartridge. Follow
__ 6. Press the Select button to begin the cleaning process. When the cleaning
__ 7. Confirm that the cleaning was completed successfully by looking at the
Note: Cleaning cartridges can be used for only 20 cleaning procedures. If you
Cleaning the drive by loading a cleaning cartridge
Complete the following steps if you do not want to store a cleaning cartridge in
the 87691VX Tape Autoloader.
Note: Before you insert a cleaning cartridge though the cartridge access door,
__ 1. If data cartridges are in all 10 cells, use the Export Cartridge option to
Note: If you do not have to export a cartridge to make room for the cleaning
__ 2. On the Home screen, press the Down a Level button to access the main
__ 3. Press the Next Choice button to scroll through the menus until the Choose a
__ 4. Press the Down a Level button once
__ 5. Press the Next Choice button until the Load Drive screen is displayed.
__ 6. Press the Select button to display the cell selection screen.
__ 7. Press the Next Choice or Previous Choice button to scroll through the
Command menu is displayed.
Now? is displayed.
the instructions to insert a cleaning cartridge. If you have not activated cell
10, an error message is displayed. Activate the cleaning cell and begin the
cleaning process again.
operation is completed, the drive ejects the cleaning cartridge, and it is
stored in cell 10.
operator screen. If there is no message, the cleaning was successful. If the
cleaning was not successful, a message that explains the failure is displayed.
You might be prompted to insert a new cleaning cartridge.
attempt to use a depleted cleaning cartridge, the drive detects the error and
immediately ejects the cartridge. Do not attempt to rewind the cartridge and
reuse it. This can cause debris to be deposited back onto the drive heads,
causing damage and errors.
make sure that you have disabled the Autoclean function.
remove a cartridge from the autoloader (see "Exporting tape cartridges" on
page 34). Before you press a button to close the door, insert the cleaning
cartridge. Then, press the Select button.
cartridge, use the Import Cartridge option to insert the cleaning cartridge
into the autoloader (see "Importing tape cartridges" on page 33.)
menus.
Command menu is displayed.
available cartridge cells. When the cell number that contains the cleaning
cartridge is displayed, press the Select button. The autoloader positions the
selected cell and the cleaning cartridge is loaded into the drive. The tape
drive automatically performs the cleaning and ejects the cartridge when the
cleaning operation is completed. Confirm that the cleaning completed
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