Cleaning The Tape Drive (Operations> Clean Drive) - HP BL536A User's & Service Manual

3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Unlock Left Magazine or Unlock Right
Magazine.
4. Press Enter to select the desired magazine to unlock.
5. Enter the administrator password if requested.
6. The display reads Left Magazine Unlocked or Right Magazine Unlocked.
7. Pull the released magazine out of the device.
8. The screen now displays Insert Left Magazine or Insert Right Magazine. The device cannot
perform any other operation until the magazine is replaced. After exchanging tapes in a
magazine, slide the magazine completely into the device. The magazine locks into place once
it is correctly installed and the device inventories the magazine. The Ready LED blinks while
the device inventories the magazine and then stops when the operation is complete.
Cleaning the tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)
When the Clean LED is on, the tape drive needs to be cleaned. Cleaning times can range from a
few seconds to a few minutes during which time the Ready LED blinks. Use only the designated
cleaning cartridge for your tape drive model. All cartridges are available at
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Use only Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridges.
IMPORTANT:
Invalid Tape and the cartridge is returned to its original location.
IMPORTANT:
same cartridge after you have cleaned the drive, there may be a problem with that cartridge.
If you use the operator control panel to clean the tape drive, load the cleaning cartridge into the
mailslot or any other empty slot before beginning the cleaning steps. If you would like to keep a
cleaning cartridge in the device, the backup software must manage tape drive cleaning or be
configured to bypass the slot containing the cleaning cartridge.
To clean the tape drive:
1. Make sure a cleaning cartridge is in the mailslot or one of the magazines.
2. From the Home Screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Operations. Press
Enter to select.
3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Clean Drive. Press Enter to select.
4. Use Previous or Next until the screen displays Drive. The second line can display either Clean
Required or Good.
5. Press Enter. The screen displays either Cleaning Tape Slot 4 or Cleaning Tape Slot XX, where
XX represents flashing blocks. If a slot number is displayed, the tape in that slot has a bar
code label identifying the tape as a cleaning tape. If a slot number is displayed, continue to
Step 6. If no slot number is displayed, it indicates that the device is not able to detect that a
cleaning tape with a bar code is in the device. In this case, the operator must select the slot
where a cleaning tape resides.
6. Use Previous or Next to display the location of a cleaning tape.
7. When the correct location for the cleaning tape is displayed, press Enter to select. While the
device cleans the drive, Cleaning Drive in progress it displays.
8. After the cleaning cycle is complete, the screen displays either Cleaning Drive Complete, or
Cleaning Drive Failed. If the cleaning cycle failed, press Enter to display the error code and
message explaining the failure.
The device returns the cleaning cartridge to the original slot. If you loaded the cartridge from the
front panel, you should now unload it either by using the mailslot, or by removing the magazine.
When the tape drive cleaning cycle is complete, the Clean LED turns off (if previously on).
If the cleaning cartridge is not a valid cleaning cartridge, the LCD screen displays
If the Clean LED or the Attention LED (on load or unload) lights when inserting the
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