Cleaning The Tape Drive - IBM 220 Service Manual

Cleaning the Tape Drive

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7206 Model 220 Service Guide
Clean the 7206 Tape Drive whenever the Fault status light comes on or a system
I/O error related to that device occurs.
Attention: Use only the recommended cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive.
Use of other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and
may void the warranty.
To clean the 7206 Tape Drive tape drive:
1. Make sure that the power is on to the 7206 Tape Drive. (The power-on light
should be on.)
2. If a tape cartridge is in the 7206 Tape Drive, eject and remove the cartridge.
Note: The IBM cleaning cartridge has 50 white dots on the window side that
are designed to be used to log the use of the cartridge. Each time the
cartridge is used, mark one of the dots on the cartridge with a pen or
marker. When all of the dots have been marked, discard the cleaning
cartridge.
3. Grasp the cleaning cartridge ( 1 in Figure 5) by the outer edges, with the
window side up and the write-protect switch 2 facing you.
4. Lift the door on the front of the 7206 Tape Drive and slide the cartridge into
the opening on the front of the 7206 Tape Drive until the loading mechanism
pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
Figure 5. Loading the Cleaning Cartridge