Cleaning The Tape Drive - IBM 7208 Model 345 Service Manual

Cleaning the Tape Drive

Clean the 7208 Tape Drive when the fault light comes on solid (see Table 1 on
page 2), or when the LCD indicates cleaning is required (see Table 2 on page 4).
Note: If you use AME with SmartClean cartridges exclusively, the IBM M2 tape
The 7208 Tape Drive counts the number of hours of tape motion and indicates
when it is time to clean the tape drive by displaying the message CLEAN SOON and
turning on the Fault status light.
To clean the tape drive, use only the IBM AME 8mm Cleaning Cartridge (part
number 35L1409). For uninterrupted operation, have one or more spare cleaning
cartridges available.
Attention: Do not operate the 7208 Model 345 Tape Drive in a poor air-quality
environment. If your environment contains an excessive amount of particulates,
they may permanently damage the media, the drive, or both. Contact your service
representative for more information.
To load the cleaning cartridge:
1. Make sure that the 7208 Tape Drive power is on and the Power-On Self Test
2. Grasp the cleaning cartridge ( 1 in Figure 5) by the outer edges, with the
Figure 5. Loading the Cleaning Cartridge
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drive automatically performs the cleaning operation using the cleaning
material in the cartridges. If you do not use SmartClean cartridges
exclusively, the drive may require regular cleaning with an IBM AME 8mm
cleaning cartridge.
has completed.
window side up and the write-protect switch 2 facing you.