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5.6
Cleaning the tape drive
Perform magnetic head cleaning as follows:
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Periodically (once every three months)
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If the Clean LED flashes
You must use the Ultrium Universal Cleaning cartridge with LTO-5 tape drives,
as other cleaning cartridges will not load and run.
To clean the tape drive:
1. Insert the Ultrium Universal Cleaning cartridge.
2. The drive will carry out its cleaning cycle and eject the cartridge on
completion (which can take up to 5 minutes). During the cleaning cycle the
orange Clean LED will be on solidly and the green Ready LED will flash.
Each Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge cleaning cartridge can be used up
to 50 times with Ultrium tape drives. If the cleaning cartridge is ejected
immediately with the Tape LED on, it has expired.
5.7
Handling cartridges
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Do not touch the tape media.
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Do not open the drive door and touch the tape media.
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Do not attempt to clean the tape path or tape guides inside the cartridge.
Do not leave cartridges in the drive. The tape loses tension in the power-off
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state, which can lead to problems, particularly if the drive has been moved.
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Do not leave cartridges in excessively dry or humid conditions.
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Do not leave cartridges in direct sunlight or in places where magnetic fields
are present (for example, under telephones, next to monitors or near
transformers).
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Do not drop cartridges or handle them roughly.
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Stick labels onto the label area only.
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Do not bulk erase (or degauss) LTO format cartridges because this will
render them unusable.
Attach the label at the location shown in the following figure.
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LTO-5 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives
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