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CHAPTER 5 Internal I/O Units
5.3.8
Ejecting a data cartridge
1
Check that the Tape LED is not blinking (the DAT drive is not operating).
2
Press the Eject button.
The tape rewinds and unloads. The Tape LED blinks during this operation.
When the tape has finished rewinding, the shutter automatically opens, and the data
cartridge is ejected.
It can take up to 120 seconds for a data cartridge to be ejected. After the tape is
ejected, the Tape LED goes out.
5.3.9
Cleaning the tape heads
The following section describes daily care of the DAT drive, the cleaning cartridge,
and how to clean the tape heads.
• Daily care
Equipment damage/Data destruction
The DAT drive reads and writes data using a magnetic head. This head becomes
dirty due to dust, dirt and magnetic particles off the tape inside data cartridges. If
you do not periodically clean the magnetic head using a cleaning cartridge, the unit
may become damaged or data may be lost.
The tape heads must be cleaned:
l After the DAT drive has been used for more than 24 hours.
(Generally, we recommend periodic cleaning, e.g. "Monday morning every
week".)
l If one month has passed since the last head cleaning even if the DAT drive has not
been used.
l Before you insert a brand new data cartridge.
l When the Clean LED starts blinking.
l If a cleaning instruction message is output on the console.
l After the magnetic head is automatically cleaned (a mechanical noise is audible)
for several seconds by the cleaning brush inside the DAT drive.
Note:
This sound does not indicate mechanical trouble.
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