Figure A-5. Problems To Look For Inside The Data Cartridge Door - Tandberg Data SDLT 600 Product Manual

Data Cartridge Inspection Procedure
7. Open the data cartridge door by pressing on the tab in the door pivot notch as shown in
Use care that you do not touch the tape leader.
Compare what you see inside the data cartridge door to
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cartridge clips, including:
Bent or towed-in appearance on one or both clips
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Improper seating (clips should be fully retracted towards the left side of the opening)
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Bending of the leader bar that supports the clips.
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Leader bar
Properly "toed" data cartridge buckling clips

Figure A-5. Problems to Look for Inside the Data Cartridge Door

Examine the visible tape leader for excessive debris, oily or sticky residue, condensed droplets of
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moisture, or any other signs of contamination.
Finally, check for proper operation of the data cartridge's write-protect switch (refer to
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on page
should snap smartly back and forth, and the orange tab should be visible when the data cartridge is
set to provide write protection (you cannot write over the data already on the media).
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A-7). This sliding switch, located on the end of the data cartridge used for the label,
Figure
Data cartridge buckling clips excessively toed-in
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A-5. Look for damage to the data
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