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Cleaning a Drive
Cleaning a Drive
When the amber-colored Clean indicator appears, you must clean the 9840
Tape Drive. The Clean indicator signifies that particular tape errors occurred or
a specific length of tape passed over the read/write heads. Perform the cleaning
procedure with the 9840 Tape Drive offline or online.
Note: Use this procedure to clean the drive in a CSL. To load the cleaning
You use a dry-cleaning cartridge for this procedure.
Note: Do not clean with the cleaning cartridge unless the Clean indicator
CAUTION:
Do not wet-clean the 9840 Tape Drive: no chemical cleaning is allowed.
To clean the 9840 Tape Drive, follow these steps:
1. If applicable, unload the cartridge tape from the drive.
2. Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive.
Note: If the drive immediately ejects the cleaning cartridge and the
The green Activity indicator flashes to indicate that cleaning is occurring.
When the Clean indicator turns off, cleaning is complete and the cleaning
cartridge ejects.
Note: If the operator panel displays the "Chk xxxx" message, a cleaning
3. Remove the ejected cleaning cartridge from the drive.
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cartridge, follow the load procedures in
Unloading" in Chapter 6, "Cartridge Scratch Loader."
illuminates. Cleaning more frequently may damage the head.
operator panel displays the "Exp ClCart" message, then the
cleaning cartridge is used up. Discard the worn cleaning cartridge
and insert a new cleaning cartridge. The cleaning cartridge can only
be used for about 100 times before you must discard it.
cartridge failure occurred (where xxxx is the fault symptom code).
Try the procedure again with a different cleaning cartridge. If the
problem persists, contact authorized service personnel.
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