Led Summary; Clean Led; Table 8. Led Quick Summary; Table 9. Clean Led - Quantum Audio DAT72 Online Manual

Understanding the Drive LEDs

LED Summary

Table 8 on page 47 summarizes the actions of the front-panel LEDs.
TABLE 8. LED Quick Summary
LED
Clean
Media
Drive

Clean LED

The Clean LED indicates whether a drive needs to be cleaned.
TABLE 9. Clean LED
LED Status
ON continuously
Flashing slowly (approximately
ON 2 seconds, OFF 1 second)
Flashing rapidly
Color Action
Green ON (Lit)
Slow Flashing
Flashing
Green ON (Lit)
Flashing
Amber ON (Lit)
Rapid Flashing
Description
Drive requires cleaning. Use only an approved DDS cleaning cartridge.
Tape cartridge in use has exceeded a predefined soft-error threshold.
This signal is a warning only and does not indicate that data has been
compromised. Remove the tape and clean the drive using an approved
DDS cleaning cartridge. If the Clean LED still flashes after cleaning and
reinserting the original data cartridge, use a new cartridge for future
backups.
A cleaning cartridge that has exceeded its useful life has been inserted
into the drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge with a new approved
DDS cleaning cartridge.
Description
Cleaning is required.
Internal error rate threshold has been exceeded and
cleaning is required.
Cleaning cartridge in the drive has exceeded its useful
life. Replace the old cleaning cartridge with a new one.
An inserted cartridge is operating properly.
Drive could not write the tape correctly (write error).
Use a DDS cleaning cartridge to clean the drive.
Drive is reading or writing the tape normally.
A hardware fault has occurred.
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