Cleaning Cartridges; Write Protecting A Cartridge; Cleaning Cartridge Compatibility - HP 157770-001 - DAT Drive 20/40 Tape User Manual

1. tab closed, cartridge write-enabled
2. tab open, cartridge write-protected
Figure 21 Write protecting a cartridge
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Cleaning cartridges

You must use the correct type of cleaning cartridge for your tape drive, see
DAT 320 tape drives: Only clean the tape drive when the Clean LED is flashing.
All other models: HP recommends weekly cleaning of the tape drive using an HP cleaning cartridge.
Table 6 Cleaning cartridge compatibility
Tape drive model
HP StorageWorks DAT 320 tape drives
HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drives
All other HP StorageWorks DAT tape drives
Do not use swabs or other means of cleaning the heads. The cleaning cartridge uses a special tape
to clean the tape heads. A cleaning cartridge can only be used 50 times or as instructed on the
cartridge packaging. Always place a check mark in a box each time you use the cartridge to clean
Cleaning cartridge required
You must use a DAT 320 cleaning cartridge, part number
Q2039A
You must use a DAT 160 cleaning cartridge, part number
C8015A
You must use a standard cleaning cartridge, part number
C5709A
Table 6 on page 49.
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