Mounting A Cartridge Into A Drive; Figure 3-6. Removing/Replacing A Cartridge Tape In A Storage Cell - HP Surestore Tape Library Model 3/30 Hardware Operator's Manual

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Figure 3–6.

Removing/Replacing a Cartridge Tape in a Storage Cell

When manually placing cartridge tapes in storage cells, replace the cartridge right

side up (writing on top) with the VOLSER label facing out, as shown in

Figure 3–6.

Mounting a Cartridge into a Drive

To manually mount a cartridge tape into a tape drive, the load latch must be up,

which indicates the drive is open. The drive hub should be retracted when the load

latch is up, allowing a cartridge to slide into the opening. Figure 3–7 shows the

front of a tape drive with the load latch down (drive closed—loaded position) and

the load latch up (drive open—unloaded position).

Note: Move the load latch only with power to the drive and the green Operate

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Handle LED (Figure 3–9) on the drive face solid on (not flashing). The

latch has a breakaway feature to prevent damage. If it breaks away, return

it to one of the positions shown in Figure 3–7.

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