Function Code 8: Unmake Fmr Tape; Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log - IBM TotalStorage 3580 L33 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Function Code 8: Unmake FMR Tape

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Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log

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Function Code erases the field microcode replacement (FMR) data and
rewrites the cartridge memory on the tape. This converts the cartridge into a valid
customer-supplied scratch (blank) data cartridge.
1. Place the drive in maintenance mode. For instructions, see "Entering
Maintenance Mode" on page 68.
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
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select function . The SCD changes to a flashing
4. Insert the FMR data cartridge (or the tape drive will exit maintenance mode).
The SCD changes to a flashing
tape and rewrites the header in the cartridge memory to change the cartridge
to a valid customer-supplied scratch (blank) data cartridge:
v If the operation is successful, the tape drive displays function code
rewinds and unloads the newly converted customer-supplied scratch data
cartridge, and exits maintenance mode.
v If the operation is not successful, an error code displays. To determine the
error, locate the code in Table 13 on page 61. To clear the error, turn the
power off, then on again.
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Function Code displays the last 10 error codes, one at a time (the codes are
ordered; the most recent is presented first and the oldest is presented last). If there
are no errors in the log, function code
(SCD).
1. Place the drive in maintenance mode. For instructions, see "Entering
Maintenance Mode" on page 68.
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
view the most recent error codes.
4. Press the Unload Button again to view successive error codes. Let two to three
seconds pass between each depression.
5. After viewing all error codes, exit this function and maintenance mode by
pressing the Unload Button again.
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appears in the SCD. (If you
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displays in the Single-character Display
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appears in the SCD. (If you
Appendix B. Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions
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