Ejecting Cartridges Through An Enhanced Cap - StorageTek 4410 Hardware Operator's Manual

LSM Automatic Mode

Ejecting Cartridges through an Enhanced CAP

Use the eject command to eject cartridges from an LSM. Refer to the appropriate
software manual for the command syntax and console messages.
1. Type the eject command at the console.
Locked appears on the display, if it is not already there.
The robot places cartridges into the CAP until all specified cartridges are in the CAP
or all CAP cells are filled. The rectangular boxes on the display represent the
magazines, and the horizontal lines within the boxes represent the cartridges in the
magazine slots. The number at the bottom of the display increments as cartridges are
added to the CAP.
Remove Cartridges appears on the console.
Eject replaces Locked on the display.
CAUTION:
ROBOT/MEDIA DAMAGE. Make sure that Eject appears on the display
before you open the CAP.
2. Open the CAP door.
3. Remove all the cartridges, either by removing the cartridges from the magazines
inside the CAP, or by removing the magazines from the CAP and taking the
cartridges from the magazines outside of the CAP.
Do not leave cartridges in the CAP, or Remove Cartridges will appear on the
display. If you removed the magazines, replace them with empty magazines. Make
sure that at least one magazine (the bottom one) is in the CAP.
4. Close the CAP door. Locked replaces Eject and Remove Cartridges on
the display.
Note: If the CAPs are operating in Paired CAP mode, you must open and close both
5. If more cartridges need to be ejected, the robot continues filling the CAP. Wait until
the CAP door is unlocked and repeat step
The eject operation ends automatically when all specified cartridges have been ejected.
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CAP doors every time you unlock the CAP.
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