Operation; Summary Of Led Indications - Sony SDX-900V Product Specifications

4. Operation

4.1. Summary of LED Indications

The SDX-900V have 3 LEDs. Each LED shows "Tape Motion", "Cleaning Request", and "Replace Tape" as defined.
"Tape Motion" to show the tape motion in the drive.
"Cleaning Request" to be on, when CLEANING is required.
"Replace Tape" to be on, when the tape needs to be replaced. It should be on when a medium error occurred.
All of three LEDs flash fast simultaneously, when the drive is in malfunction.
The following table shows the meaning of each LED indications:
LED
Off No Tape
On Tape Loaded
Flash Slowly Tape Access in Progress
(Write/Read)
Flash Fast Tape Access in Progress
(Others)
All LED Flash Fast H/w Error Occurred
Flash Fast (0.3sec on/ 0.3sec off)
0.3 sec
Flash Slowly (0.9sec on/ 0.3sec off)
0.9sec
The following table shows the LED indication for each drive status/condition:
SONY AIT-4 drive SDX-900V series Ver.2.1
Table 4-1: Meaning of each LED indications
Tape Motion Cleaning Request
Cleaning is Not Necessary
Cleaning Request
Cleaning is Not Completed
0.3sec
4.Operation
Replace Tape
No Media Error Occurred
Media Error Occurred
Media Warning
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