Loading And Unloading The Magazine And Cartridges - HP dat72 5242 User Manual

Section 3: HP 5242-ACL Tape Drive
2.4

Loading and Unloading the Magazine and Cartridges

Caution: Check that the magazine label adheres firmly to the label area on the magazine. (See Figure
30). If the label is placed anywhere other than in the label area, the magazine might jam in the
mechanism. Ensure that the corners of cartridge and magazine labels stick firmly to the
surface and do not curl at their edges. Remove any old labels from the label area before
placing a new label. Never use non-standard labels, and never stick anything to the cartridge
in any other place than in the label area.
Use only cartridges labeled DAT72 or DDS-3. Do not use DDS-2 or DDS-1 cartridges or any
cartridge generically labeled DAT. They will not work.
2.4.1 With the area opposite the side label pointing toward the center of the magazine, place the
required number of cartridges into the magazine. (see Figure 30.)
Figure 30
2.4.2 Loading the Magazine Into the Autoloader
2.4.2.1 With the large arrow on the top of the magazine pointing toward the autoloader, insert the
2.4.2.2 Apply steady pressure until the mechanism takes the magazine and pulls it into the
2.4.2.3 When the magazine check is complete, the tape drive loads the first available cartridge.
2.4.2.4 The tape drive now performs a load sequence:
HP StorageWorks DAT 72 (Models 5242 and 5242-ACL) User's Guide
Loading cartridges in a magazine
magazine into the slot in the front of the autoloader. (See Figure 31.)
Figure 31 Inserting a magazine
autoloader. The autoloader then checks which magazine slots contain cartridges.
Do Not
fix labels here.
Label
Area
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