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Removing a tape cartridge
Attention: To clean the tape drive, use only an IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning
Cartridge. The use of cleaning methods other than an LTO cleaning cartridge
might cause damage to the drive.
To remove a tape cartridge, complete the following steps:
1. Make sure that the drive power is turned on.
2. Press the Unload button. The drive rewinds the tape and partially ejects the
cartridge. The Ready light flashes green while the tape rewinds, then becomes
blank before the cartridge partially ejects.
3. After the cartridge partially ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.
Important: Always remove an ejected cartridge before reinserting it.
Whenever you unload a tape cartridge, the drive writes any pertinent information
to the cartridge memory.
Mid-tape recovery
If the tape drive is reset while a cartridge is loaded, the drive will slowly rewind
the tape and eject the cartridge. If the drive power is turned off and then on again
while a cartridge is loaded, the drive will slowly rewind the tape. The drive will
not automatically eject the cartridge.
The Ready light flashes during tape movement. Push the Unload button to eject
the cartridge.
Figure 8. Inserting a cartridge into the drive
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