IBM 8233-E8B Manual page 59

Figure 5. Front view of tape drive
Table 34. Index number and the corresponding description for the front view of the tape drive
Index number Description
1 Unload button
2 Status lights
3 Liquid crystal display (LCD)
The status lights and their ISO symbols are on the device as follows:
Ready (green)
Activity (green)
Fault (amber)
The combinations of the lights and their definitions are shown in the following table.
Table 35. Definition of status light combinations
Operation
POST or Reset
Error or Failed POST
Ready (No Cartridge
Loaded)
Ready (Cartridge Loaded)
Normal Cartridge Motion
High Speed Motion
Time to Clean Cartridge
Cleaning in Progress
Ready
On
Off
Off
On
On
On
N/A
On
Activity
On
Off
Off
Off
Flashing
Fast Flashing
N/A
Flashing
Fault
On
Flash
On
On
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