Setting Write Protection On The Cartridge - IBM 80 GB VS160 User Manual

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2. If a tape cartridge is in the tape drive, eject and remove the cartridge.

Notes:

a. Cleaning cartridges can be used approximately 20 times. Once a cleaning

cartridge has been used to its maximum number of uses, the cartridge is

considered expired. The tape drive will detect, and automatically eject, an

expired cartridge. Never attempt to reuse an expired cleaning cartridge as it

will reintroduce debris removed during a previous cleaning of the tape

drive.

b. The IBM cleaning cartridge is shipped with a label on it that has 20 boxes

that are designed to be used to log the use of the cartridge. Each time the

cartridge is used, mark one of the boxes on the label with a pen or marker.

When all of the boxes have been marked, discard the cleaning cartridge.

3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge by the outer edges, with the window side up and

the write-protect switch facing you.

4. Slide the cartridge into the opening on the front of the tape drive until the

loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.

After the cleaning cartridge has been inserted, the remainder of the cleaning

process is automatic. The tape drive will do the following:

1. Loads the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive.

2. Cleans the drive by moving the cleaning tape forward for approximately 30

seconds.

3. Unloads the cleaning cartridge when the cleaning operation is complete.

4. Indicates a successful cleaning operation by turning off the Cleaning LED (if

the Cleaning LED was on prior to the cleaning process).

5. If the cleaning operation completes but the Cleaning LED remains on, repeat

the cleaning procedure with a new cleaning cartridge. If the LED still remains

on, go to Chapter 2, "Maintenance and troubleshooting," on page 2-1.

To determine how many times a cleaning cartridge may be used, check the

information printed on the cartridge. If you attempt to use a depleted cleaning

cartridge, the tape drive automatically detects the error and ejects the cartridge,

without turning off the cleaning LED, if already on.