Attempting To Load The Magazine With A Cassette Already In Drive; Removing The Magazine From The Vls - ADIC VLS AIT Installation And Operating Manual

Attempting to Load the Magazine with a
Cassette Already in Drive
Random-Access Mode: If the cassette was loaded manually, it must be unloaded manually –
before you attempt to have the VLS load the magazine. Refer to the next section for manual
removal of a cassette. If the VLS robotics was used to load the cassette via applications
software, attempting to "load magazine" from the keyboard will fail – the unit will remain on-
line.
Sequential-Access Mode: If the cassette was loaded manually, it must be unloaded manually
– before you attempt to have the VLS load the magazine. Refer to the next section for manual
removal of a cassette. If the VLS robotics was used to load the cassette, the VLS will
remember and not allow a "load magazine" from the keyboard. Press ALT and then ENTER
to bring the VLS back on-line.

Removing the Magazine from the VLS

Before physically removing the magazine from the carriage, you must first initiate the
UNLOAD procedure.
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Make sure there is no cassette in the drive. If there is, go to the next procedure, Removing
the Magazine with a Cassette in Drive.
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Press ALT and then UNLOAD and wait until the unload procedure is finished. (If the
carriage is not in the unload position, it will move to the right. In addition, the grippers on
the pick arm will close.)
Note
UNLOAD
UNLOAD
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