Figure 62 Opening The Tape Cartridge Door - Quantum ATL M1500 User Manual

Appendix C DLTtape Cartridge Maintenance
Visual Inspection of DLTtape Cartridges
Figure 62 Opening
the Tape Cartridge
Door
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Swing the door open.
b
Tape
cartridge
door
7 Verify that:
• The tape is wound tightly on the reel
• The tape leader loop is sticking up about an eighth of an inch
• The tape leader loop is not bent or torn
If any of the above conditions are not met, do not use
Caution:
the cartridge.
8 Check for proper operation of the tape cartridge's write-protect
switch (see figure 63).
The switch should snap back and forth, and the orange tab should be
visible when the switch is in the write-protected position.
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