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Maintenance
The AIT-70
D
/100
D
is a highly sophisticated unit. No routine maintenance is required apart from cleaning the
heads whenever the Cleaning Request message is displayed by the front panel Status LED (see Media
Warning Message in Chapter 4 of this manual).
The drive firmware is subject to being upgraded by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer upgrades the drive
firmware, specific instructions on how to perform the upgrade will be included with the upgrade tape.
If your AIT-70
D
/100
D
fails to operate correctly, immediately call the ATAC (see When You Need Assistance
in Chapter 5 of this manual).
Cleaning the Tape Heads
You should clean the tape heads whenever the Cleaning Request message is displayed on the Status LED.
Cleaning the heads is also a sensible first step if the
Error Rate Warning appears on the Tape LED. The
following messages will also be displayed on the LCD:
Caution
Using cloth swabs, cotton swabs, cleaning agents, or
unapproved cleaning cassettes will void your warranty.
Use only a Sony SDX-TCL cleaning cassette.
To clean the heads, insert the cleaning cassette in the drive. The drive will automatically load it and clean the
heads. After the cleaning operation, the cassette is ejected.
Caution
Do not remove the cleaning cassette before the drive
completely ejects it.
Write the date on the label of the cleaning cassette , so that there is a record of how many times it has been
used. After 70 uses, discard the cleaning cassette.
Note
If you load the cleaning cassette into the drive after it has been
used 70 times, it will go through the motions but it will not
clean the head (the cycle is noticeably shorter). Be sure to
discard the cleaning cartridge after 70 uses.