Quantum Scalar 218FC User Manual page 75

The cleaning cartridge is exhausted after it has performed 20
cleanings. The cleaning tape includes a label with 20 small boxes
printed on it. Always place a check mark in a box each time the
tape performs a cleaning. Replace the cleaning cartridge when it
has performed 20 cleanings (all boxes will be checked).
The following table tells you when to use the cleaning tape:
If . . .
1. The Use Cleaning
Tape LED is
illuminated on the drive
front panel
2. A data cartridge causes
the Use Cleaning
Tape LED on the drive
front panel to blink
3. The Use Cleaning
Tape LED re-
illuminates after
performing a cleaning
and reloading the data
cartridge.
Note
It means . . .
The drive head needs
cleaning or the tape is bad
The data cartridge may be
damaged
Cleaning was not
accomplished because the
cleaning tape has exhausted
all cleaning cycles.
OR
The data cartridge may be
damaged
Operation and Maintenance
You should . . .
Use the cleaning tape. Load the
cleaning tape using the procedure in
section Using the Mailbox, subsection
Off-Line Mode, sub-subsection Moving
a Cartridge to a Drive or Storage Slot
earlier in this chapter.
When cleaning is complete, the beeper
will sound alerting you to remove the
cleaning tape. Use the procedure in
section Using the Mailbox, subsection
Off-Line Mode, sub-subsection Moving
a Cartridge to the Mailbox earlier in
this chapter to remove the cleaning
tape from the drive. Log the cleaning
onto the label.
Back up the data from this cartridge
onto another cartridge, it may be
damaged. A damaged cartridge may
cause unnecessary use of the cleaning
cartridge.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
Back up the data from this cartridge
onto another cartridge, it may be
damaged. A damaged cartridge may
cause unnecessary use of the cleaning
cartridge.
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