Manual Removal Of Tapes; Manual Removal Of A Tape From A Drive; Manual Removal Of A Tape From A Rear Slot - ADIC SCALAR 24 Installation And Operation Manual

Media barcode labels can be viewed through the magazine window.
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The magazines and rear storage slots are designed to prevent the cartridges from being inserted incorrectly.
The magazines and rear storage slots also include cartridge locks that prevent media from falling out of the
slots when the magazines are inverted or the library is transported. To remove the tapes from the rear slots
and the magazine, lift up on the green lever to release the locking mechanism.
The rear storage slots contain sensors that detect the presence of cartridges and automatically update
library inventory when cartridges are inserted or removed. Sensors also detect the presence/absence of the
magazines and the inventory is updated when the magazines are inserted or removed.
If you remove and then reinsert the magazines very rapidly, the sensors may
Note
not be able to detect the presence of the magazines. Ensure that you fully
insert the magazines and do not remove and reinsert them very rapidly.

Manual Removal of Tapes

You can remove a tape manually from a drive, the rear slots, the front magazines, and the picker. You can
position the picker to move it out of your way to be able to reach the back interior of your library. You can
also position the picker when you want to remove a tape from the picker by following the procedure below.
1 From the Tools menu, highlight
2 Press and to select the target slot to move the picker to.
3 Press to highlight Execute (

Manual Removal of a Tape From a Drive

1 Position the picker to the left, which is away from the drive, using the operator panel. Refer to the
procedure above.
2 Open the front door and remove the two magazines.
3 Press the eject button on the drive and remove the tape.
4 If the tape cannot be removed, send the drive to ADIC to be repaired.

Manual Removal of a Tape From a Rear Slot

1 Position the picker to the far right. Refer to the procedure above.
2 Power off the library.
3 Open the front door and remove the two magazines.
4 Reach into the back of the Scalar 24 and press up on the green lever to release a tape from the rear slot.
5 Gently pull the tape out toward you.
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