Half Height Drive: Tape Spooled Off Supply Reel; Half Height Drive - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Procedure
1. With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length of tape out of the take up reel from the
left side of the drive.
2. From the take up reel, thread tape around the rear of the tape path and over the head and rollers on
the left side of the drive.
3. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
4. Moisten a cotton swab with water and wet approximately 13 mm (0.5 in.) of the tape end and feed it
onto the supply reel (inside the cartridge).
5. From the bottom of the drive, insert a 2.5 mm offset hex wrench through the bottom cover access hole
and into the reel motor axle.
Figure 200. The hex wrench rewinds tape into cartridge
6. Turn the supply reel clockwise, allowing the moistened tape to adhere to the hub as it winds around
the supply reel (inside the cartridge).
7. Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is taut and remains within the flanges of the tape
guiding rollers. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
8. Go to "Ending procedure" on page 283.

Half height drive: Tape spooled off supply reel

Before you begin
Attention: DO NOT TOUCH THE OUTER GUIDE RAIL ( 2 ). THIS RAIL IS DELICATE AND
EASILY DAMAGED.
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