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Operating the drives
5.3 Operating the streamer drive (optional)
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Figure 17: Control panel of the streamer drive
1 = Remove button
2 = "Ready" indicator
When the system unit is powered up, the streamer performs a self-test, during which time
the indicators are also lit or flashing. The meaning of the indicators during normal operation
is as follows:
The "Ready" indicator (2)
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The "Activity" indicator (3)
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The "Fault" indicator (4)
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Please also observe the instructions later in this section for handling magnetic tape
cartridges.
is dark when there is no tape cartridge loaded,
is lit green when there is a tape cartridge loaded and the drive is ready.
is dark when the drive is not active,
flashes green when the tape is in motion, when a tape cartridge is currently being
ejected, or when a cleaning operation is being performed.
is dark when no fault condition exists,
is lit amber when a cleaning operation is required or currently being performed,
flashes if a drive fault or a tape cartridge fault has occurred.
Operating the streamer drive (optional)
3 = "Activity" indicator
4 = "Fault" indicator
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