Releasing The Y-Rail - IBM TS3310 Maintenance Information

2. From the front of the library, open the I/O station and access door of the 9U
Figure 8-22. Releasing the Y-rail
3. From the back of the library, find the rear Y-rail release mechanism, which is
To align the gear racks in a multi-module library:
1. Slightly push up and pinch the gear rack locking mechanism ( 1 in Figure 8-18
2. While pinching the gear rack locking mechanism ( 2 in Figure 8-18 on page
3. Manually inspect the track to ensure there are no gaps.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other gear rack.
5. Manually raise the picker and disengage the picker locking mechanism ( 1 in
2 is the rear Y-rail.
expansion module. Squeeze the handle of the Y-rail release mechanism, lift it
out of its locked position, and slide it downward as far as it will go.
1 Y-rail in unlocked, functional position
located in the interior of the right side of the module. Squeeze the handle of
the Y-rail release mechanism, lift it out of its locked position, and slide it
downward as far as it will go. Doing this aligns the Y-rails with the Y-rails of
the module beneath it.
CAUTION:
Check to make sure that there is no gap between the top and bottom Y-rails
on both the front and back of the library. If a gap exists, the library cannot
mechanically initialize.
on page 8-22) to unlock the gear rack in the control module.
8-22), push the gear rack down until it aligns with the gear rack in the
expansion module, then release your hold on the locking mechanism.
Figure 8-23 on page 8-26) if necessary. If the gear racks are properly aligned, the
picker will slowly move to the bottom of the library.
4 squeeze here to release
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