Using Cartridges - Freecom SUPERLOADER3 LTO2-HH Manual

Chapter 3 Operating the Autoloader

Using Cartridges

Using Cartridges

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Typically, when you first install the autoloader, you load your cartridges
into the magazines and then load the magazines into the autoloader.
However, you can insert and eject cartridges individually using the
mailslot, or you can eject a magazine, manually load and unload
cartridges, then load the magazine back into the autoloader. The
autoloader automatically detects the presence of a cartridge in the
magazine slot.
Note: On the front panel menu, whenever you see
means the tape enters and leaves the autoloader through the
mailslot. Whenever you see
is loaded into or unloaded from the tape drive.
If you try to perform an illegal operation, the autoloader refuses to
perform the operation. For example, if you try to load a cartridge through
the mailslot to the drive but the drive already contains a cartridge, the
mailslot does not unlock. If you try to unload a cartridge from the drive
while the autoloader is writing to the tape, the command will not be
initiated until the write command is completed.
Caution: If a tape cartridge is holding the mailslot door open on
power up, the robot will not move. The system detects that
the mailslot door is open but cannot detect the presence of
the tape. If the mailslot door is open, the bar code scanner
laser light may shine out the door and potentially cause
physical injury.
With the mailslot door open, do not insert your hand
through the mailslot door. This is to prevent bodily injury
from the robot. Precautions are in place to prevent the
robotic mechanism functioning in this circumstance.
If the tape cartridge is holding the mailslot door open
during operation, the system keeps track of the tape
movement and continues robotic motion. This can occur if
the robot ejects the cartridge out through the mailslot
door.
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