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LEDs
● =On
❍=Off
=Flash
a
Tape Drive State
POST (start)
POST (end)
Failed POST
Ready (no tape loaded)
Ready (tape loaded)
Normal tape motion
High-speed tape motion
SCSI bus reset
Error
Time to Clean
Top
(errors)
●●
fast
❍❍❍❍●
slow fast
Middle
(SCSI)
b
green
●
irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg. irreg.
Bottom
(motion)
●
c
❍
slow fast
●❍
fast
a
Slow flash = 1 flash/second (0.94 Hz).
Fast flash = 4 flashes/second (3.76 Hz).
Irregular flash = variable rate depending on SCSI bus activity. If the
tape drive is not connected to the SCSI bus, the LED will be off.
b
Green_8500 or 8200 format.
Amber_8500c or 8200c format.
c
If a tape is loaded, the bottom LED will flash slow and then fast during
the second part of the power-on self-test.
Table 2 tape drive states indicated by the LEDs
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EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL) 302967