HP 9840, Operation Manual

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9840 Operator Panel
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide— 429596-002
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Operator Panel Switches
IPL Switch
Use the IPL switch to reset the tape drive when necessary.
Pressing the indented switch causes Initial Program Load (IPL),
identical to the program initiations that takes place automatically
after power on sequencing is complete. “IPL Pend” (IPL Pending)
is displayed for one second when this switch is pressed.
During IPL, the following are normally displayed in sequence:
“LOAD XXXX” (XXXX = SCSI, FBCN)
“LOAD CC” (Load Common Controller Code)
“LOAD SERVO” (Load Servo Code)
“Start Init” (Start Initialization)
(A corporate ID, indicating tape drive loaded properly and is
operational)
Menu Switch
Use the Menu switch to enter and exit the menu system and
browse in and out of menus. The menu system allows you to
reconfigure the tape drive or perform special operations. Refer to
Appendix B, 9840 Menu System for more information.
When in normal operation mode, pressing this switch will take you
to the Online/Offline top menu. To make changes in the tape drive
configurations or to perform special operations, the tape drive
must be offline. Use the Select switch to change modes.
The most important Main Menu selections are:
Offline/Online state
Drive Configuration State
Special Drive Operations
Main Exit
Select Switch
When in a main configuration menu, pressing this switch selects
one of the direct configuration action choices in the Main Menu
itself, or the underlying submenus, depending on the structure of
the Main Menu. Refer to
Appendix B, 9840 Menu System for more
information.
When in the configuration submenu, pressing the Select switch
selects one of the direct configuration/action choices in the
submenu.
Table 2-1. Operator Panel Switches
Control Name Control Description