Spectra TFinity User Manual page 252

Chapter 7 — Importing and Exporting Cartridges
When you place a magazine in the bulk TAP, make sure that the textured surface on
Caution
each side of the magazine is toward the inside of the library and that the guides on the
sides of the magazine fit into the media guides on the media shelf, as shown in
Figure 151 on page
damage to the carousel or the robotics.
To ensure that you place the magazine in the same location that it originally
Important
occupied in the carousel, remove one magazine at a time, perform the desired
exchange, and place the magazine back in the carousel.
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c. When all of the magazines have been retrieved or when a bulk TAP
is full, the carousel rotates to face the outside of the library and the
door release button LED is solid green. Press the button to open the
bulk TAP door (see Figure 150 on page 240).
Note: If you wait more than 10 minutes to open the door, the library
considers the operation complete. The LED turns off and the
carousel rotates to face the interior of the library. When you
attempt the next import or export operation using the bulk TAP,
the library will require you to remove any magazines in the
carousel before you can proceed.
d. Make the desired exchanges.
241. Loading the magazines incorrectly or at an angle can result in
 If you are exchanging magazines, remove each magazine from
the carousel and replace it with another one of the same type.
 If you are exchanging one cartridge for another, remove the
magazines from the carousel one at a time, exchange the desired
cartridges, and then put the magazine back into the same
location that it originally occupied.
e. Close the bulk TAP door firmly by pressing at the top and bottom.
An audible click indicates that the door is latched closed.
 If you fail to close the door within 10 minutes, the exchange
Notes:
operation times out.
 If you selected LeftAndRight TAP, the library starts processing
moves as soon as you close one bulk TAP door. The library
completes processing moves from the first bulk TAP before
starting to process moves for the second bulk TAP.
f. The TeraPorter moves the magazines in the carousel back to the
locations they originally occupied. If there are additional magazines
to exchange, the TeraPorter then retrieves the next set of magazines
and delivers them to the bulk TAP(s). The process continues as long
as there are magazines that have not been processed in the selected
location or until you click
TeraPack Magazines screen.
Exchange Magazines or Cartridges in a Partition
Stop Exporting on the Import/Export
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