Cautions Concerning Cleaning - Fujitsu PRIMERGY LTO3 User Manual

4.3

Cautions Concerning Cleaning

The following 2 types of cleaning exist.
• Periodical cleaning (once every three months)
• Cleaning when cleaning is requested (Clean LED blinks)
Periodical cleaning
It is recommended to perform periodical head cleaning (every three months) as a preventive measure to
prevent dust from accumulating on the head. It is recommended to perform periodical cleaning to check
operations even when this product is not being used at all.
Cleaning when cleaning is requested
This product causes the Clean LED to blink when it judges that cleaning is required, urging you to
perform cleaning. If the product is used while the Clean LED is blinking, the data cartridge and
backup data may be damaged. When the Clean LED is blinking, immediately perform cleaning.
When the data cartridge life is over, it detects head dirt during backup and the Clean LED tends to
blink. Also, ejecting the data cartridge may take a long time, or the data cartridge may be unloadable.
If the Clean LED blinks continues to blink even just after cleaning the data, the life of the cartridge is
probably over. Replace the data cartridge with a new one regardless of the period of time and the
number of times the data cartridge has been used. It is recommended to check the number of times the
cartridge has been used/trial period of use of other data cartridges and replace them all the cartridges
close to the end of the replacement cycle.
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