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Operations
The Operations menu provides access to the following options:
• “ Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right
Magazine) ” on page 97
• “ Cleaning the tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive) ” on page 97
• “ Moving tapes in the Autoloader (Operations > Move Tape) ” on page 98
• “ Updating tape cartridge inventory (Operations > Perform Inventory) ” on page 99
• “ Rebooting the Autoloader (Operations> Reboot Autoloader) ” on page 100
• “ Enabling password locks (Operations > Enable Autoldr Password Locks) ” on page 100
To access the Operations menu:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Operations . Press Enter
to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays your selected function. Press Enter to select.
Unlocking, removing, and replacing magazines (Operations > Unlock Left or Right Magazine)
These OCP options let you gain access to the left and right magazine. Access to the magazines
requires the use of the administrator password.
To remove a magazine:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next on the OCP until the screen displays Operations .
2. Press Enter to select.
3. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays either Unlock Left Magazine or Unlock Right
Magazine .
4. Press Enter to select the desired magazine to unlock.
5. Enter the administrator password if requested.
6. The display reads Left Magazine Unlocked or Right Magazine Unlocked .
7. Pull the released magazine out of the device.
8. The screen now displays Insert Left Magazine or Insert Right Magazine . The device cannot perform
any other operation until the magazine is replaced. After exchanging tapes in a magazine, slide
the magazine completely into the device. The magazine locks into place once it is correctly
installed and the device inventories the magazine. The Ready LED blinks while the device
inventories the magazine and then stops when the operation is complete.
Cleaning the tape drive (Operations> Clean Drive)
When the Clean LED is on, the tape drive needs to be cleaned. Cleaning times can range from a few
seconds to a few minutes during which time the Ready LED blinks. Use only the designated cleaning
cartridge for your tape drive model. All cartridges are available at http://www.hp.com/go/
storagemedia.
Use only Ultrium Universal cleaning cartridges.
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