20 Operation and Maintenance
❐ Install five additional cartridges into storage slots 1 through 5.
✔ Verify that the LCD now shows that slots 1 through 7 have tapes present.
Close and Lock the Front Door
Close the FastStor door, turn the key a quarter-turn clockwise and remove it from the lock.
❐ Turn on the host computer power and launch the software application.
The application will now control the FastStor. Use the Mode commands, described on the following pages, to manually perform
FastStor functions.
Drive Status Messages
During on-line operation, your FastStor will place drive status messages on the top line of the LCD. The following table lists the
messages that will appear on the LCD:
Drive Status Message Description
CALIBRATE
Drive is calibrating head to tracks on tape
EJECTING
Drive is unloading tape
CLEANING
Drive is cleaning head with cleaning cartridge
ERASING
Drive is erasing tape
REAdING
Drive is reading tape
WRITING
Drive is writing to tape
SEEKING
Drive is seeking a position on tape
REWINdING
Drive is rewinding tape