Full-High Drive: Tape Tangled Along Tape Path - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Figure A-14. Rewinding tape into cartridge
7. Go to "Ending Procedure" on page A-25.

Full-high Drive: Tape Tangled along Tape Path

Note: If the cartridge in the drive is an INPUT tape containing ACTIVE or 'ONLY
10 additional turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
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Loader motor worm gear
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Outer guide rail
(WARNING: Do Not Touch)
COPY' data (i.e., there is no backup), eject commands issued at the host fail
to unload the tape, and power-cycling the drive fails to eject the cartridge,
make no further attempts to unload this tape. Call Technical Support and
open a PMR if one isn't already open, to initiate the process of sending the
drive with the loaded cartridge in for recovery.
1. Carefully pull out excess tape and untangle.
Note: If you find the tape to be broken, go to one of the following
appropriate procedures:
v "Full-high Drive: Tape Spooled Off Supply Reel" on page A-7
v "Full-high Drive: Tape Pulled from or Broken near Leader Pin" on
page A-9
--OR--
"Full-high Drive: Tape Broken in Mid-tape" on page A-13
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Appendix A. Information for Trained Service Personnel
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Takeup reel motor
Supply reel motor
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