Removing A Tape Cartridge; Cleaning The Drive Head - IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium T400 Setup, Operation, And Service Manual

Removing a Tape Cartridge

To remove a tape cartridge:
1. Ensure that the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive is powered-on.
2. Press the unload button. The drive rewinds the tape and partially ejects the
3. After the cartridge partially ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.
If you are unable to remove the cartridge, see "Manually Removing a Tape
Cartridge" on page 85. Whenever you unload a tape cartridge, the tape drive writes
any pertinent information to the cartridge memory.

Cleaning the Drive Head

Attention:
the IBM TotalStorage Cleaning Cartridge (Ultrium LTO 2), or an IBM-approved
cleaning cartridge.
Clean the drive head whenever C displays on the single-character display and the
status light is flashing amber. To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into
the tape load compartment (see Figure 10 on page 34). The drive performs the
cleaning automatically. When the cleaning is finished, the drive ejects the cartridge.
The IBM TotalStorage Cleaning Cartridge (Ultrium LTO 2), the IBM LTO Ultrium
Cleaning Cartridge, and most universal cleaning cartridges are generally valid for 50
cleanings.
cartridge. The status light flashes green while the tape rewinds, then goes out
before the cartridge partially ejects.
To clean the drive head, use the IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge,
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