Chapter 3 - Operation; Understanding The Front Panel Display; Figure 8. Generic Front Panel Display - Certance LTO-2 Online User's Manual

3 Operation
This chapter describes how to operate the LTO-2 half-height drive.
Topics covered in this chapter are:
"Understanding the Front Panel Display" on page 25
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"Blink Codes" on page 26
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"Using LTO Cartridges" on page 27
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"Drive Maintenance" on page 29
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"Emergency Reset and Emergency Cartridge Eject" on page 59
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"Problems During Backup/Restore Operations" on page 60
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Understanding the Front Panel Display

Figure 8 below shows a generalized view of the LTO-2 half-height drive front-panel display.

Figure 8. Generic Front Panel Display

All drives have four LEDs on the front panel. The LED colors and functions are summarized below.
Power LED (green)
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Activity LED (green)
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Error LED (orange)
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Status LED (amber)
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The Activity, Error, and Status LEDs blink or go on to indicate information about the tape drive. For
more information about the "blink codes" associated with these LEDs, refer to "Blink Codes" on
page 26.
Power LED
Activity LED
Error LED
Status LED
Tape Load/Unload
Button
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