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34 Operation and Maintenance
Drive Status
After completion of the drive POST and initialization, each drive will be in one of the four states listed in the
following table:
Drive State Indicator Displays and Actions
1. No cartridge is present
A. The Tape in Use LED turns OFF.
B. The Operate Handle LED turns ON.
C. The handle is unlatched.
D. The drive beeps momentarily.
2. A cartridge is present and the handle
is closed.
The drive loads the cartridge. When the Tape in Use LED stops
blinking and stays ON, the tape’s actual density lights. For
example, if the actual tape density is 2.6, then the LED turns ON
next to the 2.6 label. When the Density Override LED blinks,
you can select a density. The drive is ready for use.
3. A cartridge is present, but the handle
is open.
The Tape in Use LED turns OFF. The Operate Handle LED
flashes. The Scalar Library will close the handle and the drive will
load the cartridge. When the Tape in Use LED stops blinking and
stays ON, the tape’s actual density lights. For example, if the actual
tape density is 2.6, then the LED turns ON next to the 2.6 label.
When the Density Override LED blinks, you can select a density.
The drive is ready for use.
4. The drive detects an error condition. Then all right or left side LEDs blink repeatedly. You may try to
unload the tape and reinitialize the drive by pressing the Unload
key or turn power OFF and then ON again. The right or left side
LEDs stop blinking and the drive tries to reinitialize. The LEDs
turn ON steadily again and then turn OFF if the test succeeds.
The drive POST completes in about 13 seconds on each drive, and the drives will respond normally to all
commands. However, it may take longer for the media to become ready.