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The default screen shows the state of the tape drives, loader, and
number of cartridges present for this base unit. A rectangle in place of
the underscore indicates that a cartridge is present in that location.
2. Press the Enter button to enter the Menu Mode, displaying the Main
Menu.
3. Depress the down arrow button until the Configure Menu item is
selected, then press the Enter button.
____________________ Note _____________________
The control panel up and down arrows have an auto-repeat
feature. When you press either button for more than one-half
second, the control panel behaves as if you were pressing the
button about four times per second. The effect stops when
you release the button.
4. Press the down arrow button until the Set Special Config menu is
selected and press the Enter button.
5. Press the down arrow button repeatedly until the Alternate Config item
is selected and press the Enter button.
6. Press the down arrow button to change the alternate configuration from
the default (Standalone) to Slave. Press the Enter button.
7. After the selection stops flashing and the control panel indicates that
the change is not effective until a reboot, press the Enter button.
8. When the Special Configuration menu reappears, turn the power
switch off and then on again to cycle the power. The base unit is now
reconfigured as a slave to the expansion unit.
9. Repeat the steps for each TL881/TL891 base unit present that is to
be a slave to the expansion unit.
8.12.2.2.3 Powering Up the TL881/TL891 DLT MiniLibrary
When turning on power to the TL881 or TL891 DLT MiniLibrary, power
must be applied to the expansion unit simultaneously or after power is
applied to the the base units and data units. If the expansion unit is powered
on first, its inventory of modules may be incorrect and the contents of some
or all of the modules will be inaccessible to the system and to the host.
Configuring a Shared SCSI Bus for Tape Drive Use 8–71