Loading Tape Cartridges Into The Library; Inserting/Removing Cartridges With Software; Keeping Cartridges In The Magazine - HP SureStore 4115w User Manual

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Loading Tape Cartridges Into the Library

If the software package requires that cartridges be inserted and removed using the

software, check the software documentation before proceeding.

Label all cartridges before inserting them into the magazines. (See "Labeling Tape

Cartridges" on page 2-4.)

The bar codes and storage slot locations are stored in library memory when the door

is closed and the Inventory Check test is automatically run.

To prevent cartridges from sliding out of the bulk load magazines when inserting

them into the library:

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Do not use excessive force when inserting the magazines. This can cause the

magazine "latching" mechanisms to fail.

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Do not insert magazines when the library power is turned off. During normal

library operation, the cartridge release button on top of the magazine is pushed

down by a special mechanism inside the library. This "unlocks" the cartridges,

allowing them to be inserted and removed from the storage slots as needed.

When the control panel RELEASE DOOR option is enabled, the button on top of

the magazine is released, which "relocks" the cartridges into the magazine slots.

During a power failure, however, this button is not released, and cartridges can

slide out of their storage slots if a magazine is inserted or removed from the

library. (If no magazines are in a library, the special mechanism defaults to the

position that keeps cartridges locked into the magazine storage slot.)

Operating the Library

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