Function Code A: Clear Error Code Log; Clear Error Code Log - IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3580 L23 Setup And Operator Manual

5. To view the most recent error code (the errors are numbered from 0 to 9, with 0
6. Press the unload button again to view successive error codes. Messages similar
7. To exit this function and maintenance mode, press the unload button until the

Function Code A: Clear Error Code Log

Function Code A erases the contents of the error code log.
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
3. Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes
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the most recent and 9 the oldest), press and hold the unload button for 3 or
more seconds, then release it to select the function. A message similar to the
following displays:
to the following display:
Note: To view another error code, wait 2 seconds before pressing the unload
button again.
followed by:
tenth error code displays (Error 9). Let 2 to 3 seconds pass between each
depression. Press the unload button again. The tape drive exits maintenance
mode and the following message displays:
followed by:
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive
is in maintenance mode):
Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press
the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance
mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the
preceding step.