Removing The Data Cartridge - Quantum 4000 Installation And Operation Manual

Table 5-5
LED
Tape in Use
Operate
Handle
All LEDs

Removing the Data Cartridge

Caution
Caution
5-14 Operation and Maintenance
Table 5-5 indicates what is happening during cartridge use:
Tape in Use Indications
(Right Indicator Panel)
State
ON steady
Blinks irregularly
Blinks regularly
ON and beeper
sounds
Blinking
Remove a cartridge from the drive before turning OFF host
system power. Failure to remove a cartridge before turning
OFF host system power can result in cartridge and drive
damage.
To unload a cartridge from the drive perform the following
steps
Step 1 Push the Unload button.
The Tape in Use LED will blink as the tape rewinds.
A data cartridge can only be unloaded when the Operate
Handle LED is ON. Do not attempt to open the Cartridge
Insert/Release Handle unless this LED is ON steady.
Step 2 When the Operate Handle LED is ON (and the
beeper has sounded), pull the Cartridge
Insert/Release Handle open to eject the cartridge
from the drive.
Step 3 Remove the cartridge.
Meaning
A cartridge is loaded, but the tape is not
moving. This can mean no application is
communicating with the controller, or that
the application is communicating but is not
delivering commands for tape motion.
A read or write is in progress.
Tape is loading, unloading, or rewinding.
Tape is unloaded into the cartridge and the
cartridge can now be removed, or if the
drive is unloaded, a cartridge can now be
inserted.
An error has occurred during operation.
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