Sony LIB-D81 Product Description Manual page 48

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On the front of the AIT autoloader, press the CLEAN button for at least
three seconds.
[C L] flashes on the message display and cleaning starts.
Flashing display
When cleaning ends, the cleaning cartridge is returned to slot CL/8 and the
CLEANING LED goes out.
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When the CLEANING LED goes out, press the DOOR button, open the
front door, and eject the cleaning cartridge.
Caution
• If the CLEANING LED does not go out, it is possible that the cleaning
cartridge is spent. Replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one and
perform the cleaning procedure again.
• If there is a cartridge in the AIT drive when you begin cleaning the drive,
it is returned to its original slot before the cleaning procedure starts.
• If you are writing to a damaged cartridge, unloading may take some time.
For this reason, cleaning can take up to 20 minutes.
Notes
• If the cleaning cartridge is already set into slot CL/8, as recommended,
you only have to perform step 4 of this procedure to clean the AIT drive.
• If the AIT autoloader cannot clean the AIT drive, the following error
messages may appear.
Chapter 6 Cleaning the AIT Drive
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