Compatibility Of The Cleaning Tape; Loading The Cleaning Tape Into A Tabletop Tape Drive; Lto-3A - Quantum Tape Drives A-Series User Manual

Compatibility of the
Cleaning Tape
Loading the Cleaning
Tape Into a Tabletop Tape
Drive

LTO-3A

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User's Guide
The SDLT CleaningTape is intended for use in SDLT 600A tape drives
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Alternatively stated, the SDLT CleaningTape only cleans the SDLT MRC
heads.
Follow these steps to load an SDLT CleaningTape into an SDLT 600A
tape drive:
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1 Insert the cleaning tape, with the Front Slide Label Slot facing
outward, into the tape drive until the tape drive engages with the
cleaning tape and begins to take up the cleaning media. The green
Drive Status
2 When the cleaning cycle completes, the cleaning tape automatically
ejects from the tape drive and the yellow alert LED turns off.
Note: On the last cleaning, the cleaning tape will not eject. Use
the
expired cleaning tape and dispose of the cleaning tape.
Remove the cleaning tape, place it back into its plastic case, and mark the
label after each cleaning.
Excessive tape debris or other material can accumulate on the tape heads
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if the drive is:
• Used with non-approved media
• Operated in a hot, dusty environment
When this happens, the drive can experience excessive errors while
reading or writing, and illuminate the amber Status LED continuously
during operation. This means that the drive needs to be cleaned.
The LTO cleaning cartridge has the same dimensions as the tape cartridge
and contains an LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM), but is loaded with
cleaning media instead of recording media. Always keep the LTO
cleaning cartridge in its protective case when not in use.
To clean the A-Series LTO-3A tape drive:
1 Load an LTO cleaning cartridge into the tape drive.
LED flashes and the cleaning cycle begins automatically.
button on the front of the tape drive to eject the
Eject
Cleaning the Tape Mechanism
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