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Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive
DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions
LEDs
This section describes the LED codes that are displayed.
The two LEDs on the front panels of the DDS drives indicate different activ-
ities or problems that occur.
Figure 18 lists the LED codes and their meanings for the DDS-DC early
model drive. Figure 19 lists the LED codes and their meanings for the DDS-
DC later model and DDS-2 drives.
Figure 18 DDS-DC (Early Model) Tape Drive LED Display Codes
OFF
Green
Amber
Pulsing Green
Pulsing Amber
Pulsing Green
and Amber
Key
Cassette Drive Meaning
Read/Write States
Write-Protect States
Error States
Cassette (un)loading
Cassette loaded/online
Cassette loaded/activity
Cassette loaded/offline
Cassette (un)loading
Cassette loaded/online
Cassette loaded/activity
Cassette loaded/offline
Media wear (caution)
High humidity
Self-test (normal)
Self-test (failure)