IBM RS/6000 User Manual page 44

Before you load the cleaning cartridge, make sure the power to the tape drive is on.
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To clean the tape path, do the following:
1. Grasp the edges of the 8 mm cleaning cartridge with the window side of the
cartridge facing up. Slide the cartridge into the opening on the front of the 8mm
Tape Drive until the loading mechanism pulls it into the drive.
2. After you fully insert the 8 mm cleaning cartridge into the 8mm Tape Drive, the
following cleaning operations are automatically performed:
v The cleaning tape loads into the tape path. The message CLEANING... displays.
v The tape unloads and the cleaning cartridge ejects from the tape drive upon
v The amber disturbance status light goes off if the cleaning operation was
3. Record the use of the cleaning cartridge on the cartridge.
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Window side of tape cartridge
8 mm cleaning cartridge
Write-protect tab
The cleaning cycles take approximately two minutes.
completion of the cleaning operation.
successful.