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2. Press the operator panel Menu switch.
Online appears in the display window.
3. Press the operator panel Select switch to toggle the drive state.
Offline appears in the display window to indicate a successful transition to the
offline state.
4. Press the Menu switch until Exit Menu? appears in the display window.
5. Press either the Select switch to exit the menu system or the Menu switch to
return to the first main menu item.
Use the offline main menu as appropriate, see
▼ Reformat a Cartridge
You can reformat a data cartridge for new data recording using the offline drive
operations menu. Once a data cartridge is reformatted, old data is no longer
accessible because the reformatting and new data recording overwrites previous data
areas.
1. Press the Menu switch to access the menu system.
a. If the display shows Offline, go to step 2.
b. If the display shows Online, press the Select switch to place the drive
2. Press the Menu switch until Drv Menu ? appears in the display.
3. Press the Select switch to enter the submenu.
4. Press the Menu switch until MakeDataTp appears in the display.
5. Press the Select switch (Ld Data Tp appears in the display).
6. Inspect the cartridge for damage (see
on page
7. Load a write-enabled data cartridge in the drive load slot (see
Cartridge" on page
The drive reformats and ejects the data cartridge.
8. Remove the cartridge.
9. Press the Menu switch until Exit Drv ? appears in the display.
10. Press either the Select switch to enter the main menu or the Menu switch to
repeat the drive operations menu.
11. Press the Menu switch until Exit Menu? appears in the display
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Note – If you select Exit Menu? the display alternates between
Offline and the normal message after a cartridge has been
loaded as a reminder that the drive is still in the offline state.
Note – You cannot reformat a VolSafe data cartridge with the
offline drive operations submenu.
offline.
88).
62).
"Offline Menus" on page
"To Identify a Damaged Cartridge"
Menu System Tasks
55.
"Load a Data
Operator Tasks 67
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