Figure 12. Status Leds On The Front Of The Drive; Table 2. Led Flash Codes - Certance DAT 24 User Manual

Operation
Internal
DAT drive
Cartridge
Status LED
External
DAT drive
Power
LED

Figure 12. Status LEDs on the Front of the Drive

Table 2 on page 24 summarizes the LED flash codes for DAT24 drives.

Table 2. LED Flash Codes

LED Color
Yellow
Yellow
Green
Green
Green
Green and Yellow
Green power LED (external drives)
Cassette Insertion Slot
Drive
Status LED
(green)
(yellow)
Cassette Insertion Slot
Action
ON (lit)
Flashing Rapidly
ON (lit)
Flashing Slowly
Flashing Rapidly
Both flashing slowly
ON (lit)
Meaning
The drive is reading or writing normally.
A hardware fault occurred.
A cartridge has been inserted and is operating
normally.
A cartridge has been inserted but is generating
excessive errors beyond a predefined error
threshold (warning only). Use a DDS cleaning
cartridge to clean the heads.
The drive could not write the tape correctly (a
write error has occurred). Try using a DDS DAT
cleaning cartridge to clean the heads or try a
new cartridge.
A prerecorded audio cartridge has been
inserted and is being played automatically.
The external drive is powered on.
LED Codes
24