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C H A P T E R
Rack Mount Controls and Indicators
Front Panel
The T10000 Tape Drive rack mount configuration chassis contains one or two drives.
The chassis front panel (
cartridges into each drive through separate cartridge loading slots. The front panel also
has a dual operator panel mounted between the cartridges loading slots. The upper
portion is for drive A (left), and the lower portion is for drive B (right).
Rack Mount Chassis Front Panel
FIGURE 2-1
Load/Unload Slot
The load/unload slots only accept T10000 tape cartridges. All other cartridge types will
not load into the T10000 tape drive.
After you have inserted a tape cartridge, the loader mechanism lowers the cartridges
onto the hub motor, and threads the tape (see
See
"Unload a Cartridge" on page 47
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) provides manual loading/unloading of tape
FIGURE 2-1
"Load a Cartridge" on page
to unload and remove a tape cartridge.
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