Using The 8Mm Cleaning Cartridge - Exabyte EXB-8500 Installation And Operation Manual

Using the 8mm Cleaning Cartridge

To prevent contamination of the tape drive and
damage to the heads, do not use the cleaning
cartridge for more than the number of cleaning
cycles specified on the cartridge label. Reusing the
material in the cleaning cartridge will redistribute
contaminants previously removed from the tape
path. Discard the cleaning cartridge after you have
used it for the specified number of cleaning cycles.
To use the cleaning cartridge, follow these steps:
1.
2.
Figure 11
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Apply power to the tape drive. When the power-on
self-test is complete, press the unload button and
remove any data cartridge from the tape drive.
Check the usage record on the label of the cleaning
cartridge to make sure that there is at least one
cleaning cycle remaining (see Figure 11). If there are
no cleaning cycles remaining, discard the cleaning
cartridge and use a new one.
Exabyte 8mm Cleaning Cartridge with label
showing cleaning cycles left
EXB-8500/EXB-8500c
CAUTION
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