Cleaning the Drive Head
The LTO standalone is a highly sophisticated unit. No routine maintenance is required apart from periodically cleaning the drive head
c
whenever
appears on the single-character display.
To clean the head, use an approved LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge. Insert the cleaning cartridge in the drive following the Loading the
Data Cartridge procedure described elsewhere in this chapter. The drive will automatically clean the head. When the cleaning operation is
complete, the drive will automatically unload and eject the cleaning cartridge, indicating that the cleaning cartridge should be removed.
Follow the Removing the Data Cartridge procedure elsewhere in this chapter to remove the cleaning cartridge from the drive.
Cleaning the Enclosure
The outside of the enclosure can be cleaned with a damp towel. If a liquid all-purpose cleaner is used, dry with a towel. Do not spray the
enclosure.
Note
Loading the cleaning cartridge into the drive at the end of its
cleaning cycle will result in a failed or shortened cleaning
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operation. If
is still displayed on the single-character display,
replace the cleaning cartridge and clean the drive again.
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