Placing The Dislodged Leader Pin Into The; Rewinding The Tape Into The Cartridge - IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3580 L23 Setup And Operator Manual

To reposition the leader pin, perform the following steps.
1. Slide open the cartridge door ( 1 in Figure 14) and locate the leader pin 2
2. With plastic or blunt-end tweezers, grasp the leader pin and position it in the
3. Press the leader pin gently into the clips until it snaps into place and is firmly
4. Close the cartridge door.
Figure 14. Placing the dislodged leader pin into the correct position. The cartridge door is
open to show the leader pin.
5. To rewind the tape, insert the cartridge manual rewind tool ( 1 in Figure 15)
Figure 15. Rewinding the tape into the cartridge
6. Remove the rewind tool by pulling it away from the cartridge.
7. If you suspect that the cartridge has been mishandled but it appears useable,
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(you may need to shake the cartridge gently to roll the pin toward the door).
pin-retaining spring clips 3 .
seated.
into the cartridge's hub 2 and turn it clockwise until the tape becomes taut.
copy any data onto a good cartridge immediately for possible data recovery.
Discard the mishandled cartridge.