Figure 17. Front Panel-Internal Model - Seagate STD124000N Product Manual

Drive Operations
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Audio Mode Indicator
The cartridge status LED flashing in conjunction with the drive status LED indicates
that a prerecorded audio cartridge is inserted and is playing automatically.
External Power LED
The round, green LED on the external drive illuminates when power is applied to the
drive.
The following table summarizes the operation of the front-panel LEDs. See the
previous explanations to remedy fault conditions.
LED Action
Yellow ON (lit)
Yellow Flashing rapidly
Green ON (lit)
Green Flashing slowly
Flashing slowly
Green
(with yellow LED
flashing)
Green Flashing rapidly
Green, round
ON (lit)
(External
drives)
Drive Busy
(yellow)
Cassette in Place
(green)
Figure 17. Front Panel—Internal Model
Meaning
The drive is reading or writing the tape.
A hardware fault occurred.
A cartridge is inserted and does not generate
excess errors.
A cartridge is inserted but generates excessive
errors beyond a predefined error threshold.
(Warning only) Use a DDS cleaning cartridge to
clean the heads.
A prerecorded audio cartridge is inserted and is
playing automatically.
The drive could not write the tape correctly. (Error)
Use a DDS DAT cleaning cartridge to clean the
heads.
The external drive is powered on.
Cassette Insertion Slot
Eject Button
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