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5. Push the magazine back into the device.
Figure 81 Removing a tape from the mailslot
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Status/Information
The Status/Information menu provides access to the following status options:
• “ Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory) ” on page 109
• “ Library information (Status/Information > Library Information) ” on page 110
• “ Drive information (Status/Information > Drive Information) ” on page 111
• “ Component status (Status/Information > Component Status) ” on page 111
• “ Network information (Status/Information > Network Information) ” on page 112
To access the Status/Information menu:
1. From the Home screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Status/Information . Press
Enter to select.
2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays your selected function. Press Enter to select.
Inventory (Status/Information > Inventory)
This option provides information on which slots have cartridges and which are empty. The second
line on the screen displays one of:
• Full (tapes without bar code labels)
• Bar code identification from the tape
• Empty
The device has the following inventory locations:
• Mailslot
• Left magazine
• Right magazine
• Drive 1
• Drive 2 (if two drives are present)
Each location provides different information:
• Drive or Mailslot: The screen display may read Mailslot AESO32L3 , where AESO32L3 is an example
of the bar code number on the tape, or it may read Full or Empty.
• Left or right magazine: The screen display may read Left Magazine or Right Magazine. The second
line on the display indicates which slots have a tape or are empty. Slots in the left magazine are
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