Selecting Cartridges; Removing A Tape Magazine; Loading And Unloading A Single Cartridge; Loading A Single Cartridge - Seagate Scorpion 96 Installation Manual

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Selecting cartridges

Five seconds after it detects a new tape magazine, the

autoloader will automatically mount the cartridge from slot 1.

To load a different cartridge, push the "Step" button on the

front of the drive until the number of the slot you want is

shown on the 8-digit LED display.

If you want to remove the magazine, press the "Open/Close"

button on the front panel.

After you press the Open/Close button, the autoloader drive

will update the system log, rewind the tape, and then eject

any cartridge currently loaded in the drive. The drawer will

then be released and automatically opened and the magazine

will move to the dismount position so you can remove it.

In addition to using multiple cassettes in a magazine, you can

also use single cartridges in the Scorpion 96 autoloader. This

section explains how to load and unload a single cartridge

under normal operating conditions.

1. Press the Open/Close button on the front panel to open

Note: If you have inserted a previously unused cartridge,

the drive will automatically initialize the cartridge before

writing to it. This process takes approximately 45

seconds. Do NOT attempt to eject the cartridge or the

magazine during this process. After a cartridge has been

initialized, it is ready for reading and writing.

Note. The time between pressing the Open/Close button

and cartridge ejection may be several seconds.

the drawer. The drawer will open and the 8-digit LED

display will indicate OPERATOR, to signify that operator

action is needed.

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