Attaching The Leader Pin To The Tape - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

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Figure 9-15. Attaching the leader pin to the tape
11. Close the pivot arm (
12. Swing the pivot arm open and trim the excess tape (
13. Use your fingers to remove the leader pin from the cavity (
14. Use the cartridge manual rewind tool to wind the tape back into the cartridge
15. Remove the rewind tool.
16. Remove the leader pin attach tool by lifting its end up and away from the
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TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
Note: Use care to ensure that the tape is centered over the leader pin. Failure
to properly center the tape on the pin will cause the repaired cartridge
to fail. When the tape is properly centered, a 0.25-mm (0.01-in.) gap
exists on both sides of the pin.
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swinging it over the leader pin so that the C-clip snaps onto the pin and the
tape.
it is flush with the reattached leader pin (
in the leader pin attach tool.
(wind the tape clockwise). Ensure that the leader pin is latched by the
pin-retaining spring clips on each end of the leader pin.
cartridge.
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in Figure 9-15) of the leader pin attach tool by
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in Figure 9-15).
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in Figure 9-15) so that
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in Figure 9-15)