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Table 1: Meaning of status LED and the SCD
Green Amber
status status
LED LED
Off Off
On Off
On Off
Flashing Off
(1Hz)
Flashing Off
(1Hz)
Off On
Off On
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White
encryption
status
LED SCD panel SCD dot
Off Off
Off Off
On Off
Off Off
On Off
Off Display
error code
Off Red/Solid
Meaning of LED and SCD panel
and SCD dot
Off The tape drive has no power or is
powered off.
Off
Media not Loaded:
The tape drive is powered on.
Media loaded:
At least one block other than the label
is not encrypted - or state is
1
unknown.
Off
Media loaded and all data on the
cartridge, not including the label, is
encrypted.
Off
The tape drive is reading from the
tape, writing to the tape, rewinding
the tape, locating data on the tape,
loading the tape, or unloading the
tape.
At least one block other than the label
is not encrypted - or state is
1
unknown.
The status light also flashes green if
the tape drive contains a cartridge
during the power-on cycle. In this
case, the drive completes POST and
slowly rewinds the tape (the process
may take approximately 13 minutes).
The light stops blinking when the
drive completes the recovery and is
ready for a read or write operation. To
eject the cartridge, press the unload
button.
Off All data on the cartridge, not including
the label, is encrypted and the tape
drive is reading from the tape, writing
to the tape, rewinding the tape,
locating data on the tape, or
unloading the tape.
On/Off Displaying error code on SCD at
maintenance mode option 9.
On/Off The tape drive is in maintenance
mode.
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